I love the Olympics, it is something that for me shows the best of humanity. The world comes together, representing all nations and all walks of life, and in a friendly atmosphere competes as equals.
When I heard it was coming to London, I was over the moon (until the very next day) and I still am. The Olympics is about more than money, we are privileged that it is coming to us and that the eyes of the world will be on our capital and our culture and everything that makes me proud to be British to celebrate something that, as mentioned above, I think is the best.
I wont go as far as to say sod the cost, but I think the values it has are too easily overlooked when money comes into it. When you think of how much money is pissed away on welfare fakers who cant be assed to work as just one example, I think it is a small price to pay for greatness and for being a part of something that really matters
2006-11-22 03:01:36
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answered by Caffeine Fiend 4
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Yeah, I pretty much agree with you, although to say that the money will be wasted is a slight overstatement. The city that stages the Olympics does get some benefits. It will help regenerate East London and will provide sporting arenas for kids in that area to get involved in sport so it's not a total waste. Some free tickets would definitely would be cool though.
2006-11-22 03:03:55
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answered by Katya-Zelen 5
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Luckily it is mostly only London council tax payers who are paying not the general population. I love the Olympics and it is very exciting to have it here, but too much political intereference has already soured it. It will cost more and there will be many last minute panics (look at the Dome and Wembley) . On balance, I am dreading it. I bet tickets will be prohibitive too.
2006-11-22 03:03:11
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answered by SteveNaive 3
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Having the okympics here is a lonce ina lifetime thing for most of us.
It gives us the opportunity to show what a wonderful country and people that we are.
The games will leave a long lgacy of good for the future in the local area and for sport all over the uk. It's a chance for us to show the world that we are a firendly nation despite the debacle in iraq
2006-11-24 08:24:50
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answered by Anonymous
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I agree, it does seem like a ripoff doesnt it, especially since we dont have a choice in the matter. i cans ee how businesses will prosper and the economy as a whole, but not how the regular employee and house owner. I think a rebate is justified
2006-11-22 02:56:24
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answered by shano 2006 1
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I wasn't. yet a number of my family members stay in London. So my uncle who would not stay in London, rang my uncle who does yet he exchange into in Turkey on trip. yet then him and his spouse have been given the 1st airplane lower back simply by fact they have 3 toddlers besides as grandkids who have been nonetheless there on the time and weren't answering there telephones and that. yet fortuitously they have been ok and hadn't definitely been the place the bombings have been besides the undeniable fact that it relatively is only the certainty simply by fact we went from such excitment the day earlier to such 'i won't be in a position to think of of the word' the subsequent the place 1000's of families lost their companion and childrens and the certainty I got here so on the brink of dropping my cousins i won't be in a position to think of what the people who did lose their companion and childrens went with the aid of. I additionally get hectic while i won't be in a position to get with the aid of to family members even nevertheless i exchange into no the place close to the bombings. and of direction it relatively is common to nonetheless be shaky approximately something so vast that passed off. i'm happy you and your loved ones are ok - i assume have been the diverse fortunate ones. Then i exchange right into somewhat too youthful to appreciate relatively what exchange into occurring yet i exchange into nonetheless scared and now I understand only how 'vast' an apprehension it exchange into for my auntie and uncle and something of the family members. Now, i'm ok and so are something of my family members. We shouldn't difficulty with regard to the previous yet i be attentive to that's much less stressful suggested than performed. The previous is the previous - it relatively is performed and over and it won't be in a position to harm us from now on. (:
2016-10-12 22:02:45
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answered by ? 4
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And when it is all over the tax payer will have to keep paying for the upkeep as well - I doubt council tax bills will ever go down.
2006-11-22 21:50:37
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answered by Charlene 6
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If I were someone in England, no. I don't want International people crowding the streets with firecrackers and fireworks.
Since I'm in USA I'm kinda glad.
2006-11-24 11:03:20
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answered by RRE 2
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Unless it costs me any money, yes.
2006-11-22 02:58:17
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answered by Anonymous
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usual mismanagement will mean we actually lose money
2006-11-22 03:01:13
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answered by musicman 3
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