2012 Summer Olympic Games in London

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What I will say is, I'm glad other people are pleased about and interested in it.

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I'd say what I thought about it all, but I doubt this thread is the right place to do it.

What I will say is, I'm glad other people are pleased about and interested in it.

The event I'll be watching is the "How To Avoid At All Costs" one.

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I am surprised at how a few of you are so negative about the games.

My city of Vancouver hosted the last winter Olympics, and there were a lot of negative comments about the cost(s) and the "inconvenience(s)" for the city - BUT - it was a fabulous experience! The party started and it was a great time. The hospitality industry had a HUGE boost. Everyone was friendly and helpful to the huge amount of tourists who were in our country/city.

I know for a fact, that the winter Olympics helped Canadians unite and be proud of our country and citizens. We are not known as a bragging country .... but we showed our Colours proudly and in going to these Summer Olympics, again, we are seeing lots of our top athletes stoked to share and participate and hopefully take a medal in London.

So sad that people cannot appreciate all of the effort and determination and personal costs that these athletes have chosen for their sports ..... and to participate in the most elite event ever, is such an honour. I wholeheartedly support all of the athletes, from every country .... uniting under the umbrella of the London 2012 Olympic Games. It will surely be one of the finest games ever!

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I dislike the olympics because it's much fuss over something small. And I only like watching some sporting events, such as badminton horse trials and red bull plane racing. Others I'm meh about, olympics I dislike so much because at this time of the year I'd rather have more choice of things other than olympics olympics olympics........

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I know for a fact, that the winter Olympics helped Canadians unite and be proud of our country and citizens. We are not known as a bragging country .... but we showed our Colours proudly and in going to these Summer Olympics, again, we are seeing lots of our top athletes stoked to share and participate and hopefully take a medal in London.

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I am surprised at how a few of you are so negative about the games.

My city of Vancouver hosted the last winter Olympics, and there were a lot of negative comments about the cost(s) and the "inconvenience(s)" for the city - BUT - it was a fabulous experience! The party started and it was a great time. The hospitality industry had a HUGE boost. Everyone was friendly and helpful to the huge amount of tourists who were in our country/city.

I know for a fact, that the winter Olympics helped Canadians unite and be proud of our country and citizens. We are not known as a bragging country .... but we showed our Colours proudly and in going to these Summer Olympics, again, we are seeing lots of our top athletes stoked to share and participate and hopefully take a medal in London.

So sad that people cannot appreciate all of the effort and determination and personal costs that these athletes have chosen for their sports ..... and to participate in the most elite event ever, is such an honour. I wholeheartedly support all of the athletes, from every country .... uniting under the umbrella of the London 2012 Olympic Games. It will surely be one of the finest games ever!

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Shout out to All The Florida Gators Olympians!!!!

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Who said I couldn't appreciate the effort and determination and discipline of the athletes? I said I was glad OTHER people are pleased and interested in it. I was going to avoid posting negativity, but since you have decided to mention it, I will say I feel negatively about it because of the three community projects I was working with (that were helping to keep disaffected youths off the street) being shut down due to the funds being, and I quote from two of the funding group managements, "redirected to the Olympics". So basically, all the money for the projects that were working and keeping little gits off the streets and not causing bother were shut down. Guess where vandalism and anti-social behaviour began to soar again?

It's nice people want to be fit and get paid money for it and impress other people by doing sporty stuff, but with the money being redirected down to London at the expense of people who do not live in London, nor will see their local economies boosted by it, then sorry, but I actually don't feel like getting out my pompoms and cheering them on. Besides the fact I'm not interested in sport, I think the organisation in for the Games in our country has been farcical and short-sighted.

I also hope that my worries about terrorist attacks and trouble like we had last year with the rioting are all unfounded. Maybe if less troops had been made redundant they wouldn't have needed to go private for security and make us a laughing stock, nor would the heroes returning from overseas have to suspend spending time with their families on leave for this. I just hope they have a good time on duty.

Over and out.

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just heard about the Spanish uniforms ..... apparently the athletes are somewhat speechless, though one athlete said the uniform "makes me wanna ask, fries with that burger" .....

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OMG can I have a McChicken Sandwich. Actually strike that I hope sales of MacDonalds do really badly at the Olympics seeing as how they have banned all other food outlets from selling chips (fries) during the games at all the venues unless they are being sold as fish and chips!!

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LOL look at his facial expression! So beaten. At least they're spared the dumbass beret/flight attendant blazer combo that the Americans will have to wear for opening ceremony. That foot-tall Ralph Lauren logo won't be crass or commercial at all.