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The official Olympics 2016 thread • Page 2
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sport 17,064 posts
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Dougs 100,414 posts
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Registered 18 years agoThe good thing is, they have almost a dry run with the world cup in 2014. Which I will be entering every competition going to get there for. -
The-Bodybuilder 17,871 posts
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Registered 17 years agoecureuil wrote:
:-D Love it.
http://i.imgur.com/2otHo.jpg
Seriously though, remember the fear of a terrorist bombing during our Olympics? (touch wood) I'm sure no tourist wanted to get blown to pieces either.
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DaM 17,729 posts
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Registered 20 years agoPsychotext wrote:
Everyone (including me) said that about South Africa for the World Cup, but it seemed to go OK.
Tempted to go to this... but Rio seems like the sort of place you get robbed, stabbed or kidnapped. =/
They'll just bulldoze all the slums into the sea and ship the inhabitants up the Amazon. -
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Armoured_Bear 31,233 posts
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Registered 10 years agoDirtbox wrote:
People are traumatised and shocked at being told to use a bin for the toilet paper, have they never been in a 3rd world country before?
How prepared is Sochi for the Winter Olympics?
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sport 17,064 posts
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Registered 16 years agoArmoured_Bear wrote:
Had to do the same when I stayed in Athens during the Olympics. It's not really a problem.
Dirtbox wrote:
People are traumatised and shocked at being told to use a bin for the toilet paper, have they never been in a 3rd world country before?
How prepared is Sochi for the Winter Olympics?
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Armoured_Bear 31,233 posts
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Registered 10 years agosport wrote:
Yep, it's normal in Greece, Thailand, Vietnam etc.
Armoured_Bear wrote:
Had to do the same when I stayed in Athens during the Olympics. It's not really a problem.
Dirtbox wrote:
People are traumatised and shocked at being told to use a bin for the toilet paper, have they never been in a 3rd world country before?
How prepared is Sochi for the Winter Olympics?
Not very
Not exactly a big deal, the Olympics do seem a mess but wham an odd thing to make a fuss about. -
Psychotext 70,652 posts
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Registered 15 years agoPretty stupid in new buildings that were built to showcase Russia. It's like no-one ever invented macerators.
Doesn't matter though, no-one will want to use the toilets anyway...
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FWB 56,369 posts
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Registered 20 years agoThey have no experience with building infrastructure, especially outside Moscow. Of course it was going to be a fuck up. -
nickthegun 87,711 posts
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Registered 16 years agoBellend looking hats off to the germans and their 'festive' uniforms:
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Load_2.0 33,582 posts
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Registered 18 years agoYou can find shit parts of any city and snap a few photos to make it look awful but some of those rubbish dumps are pretty hard to miss. -
No doubt to encourage teamwork. -
nickthegun 87,711 posts
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Registered 16 years agoAnd cottaging. -
Psychotext 70,652 posts
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Registered 15 years agoAt least they have their shit bin between them.
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Gay propaganda. -
minky-kong 14,787 posts
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In Soviet Russia, toilet shit on you! -
Psychotext 70,652 posts
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Load_2.0 33,582 posts
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Registered 18 years agoYou only get that top quality finish from 50 billion of spending. -
CosmicFuzz 32,632 posts
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Whizzo 44,810 posts
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Registered 20 years agoYou have to remember in Russia hot air falls rather than rises, Stalin ordered it so.
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Hoping once it kicks off tomorrow journos can do their actual job and focus on the events. -
localnotail 23,079 posts
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Registered 13 years agoWhy isn't there a separate thread? -
Psychotext 70,652 posts
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Registered 15 years agograysonavich wrote:
Hopefully the infrastructure will be up to it.
Hoping once it kicks off tomorrow journos can do their actual job and focus on the events. -
Dougs 100,414 posts
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Registered 18 years agonickthegun wrote:
Some top trolling there.
Bellend looking hats off to the germans and their 'festive' uniforms:
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Dougs 100,414 posts
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Registered 18 years agoArmoured_Bear wrote:
To be fair, that was one of many issues and it wasn't as if they made a big deal of it. Just said they were surprised. Which I would be too given its brand new infrastructure.
Dirtbox wrote:
People are traumatised and shocked at being told to use a bin for the toilet paper, have they never been in a 3rd world country before?
How prepared is Sochi for the Winter Olympics?
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CosmicFuzz 32,632 posts
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Registered 15 years agoDougs wrote:
Yeah, I think it's less "third world country" and more "50 billion??!"
Armoured_Bear wrote:
To be fair, that was one of many issues and it wasn't as if they made a big deal of it. Just said they were surprised. Which I would be too given its brand new infrastructure.
Dirtbox wrote:
People are traumatised and shocked at being told to use a bin for the toilet paper, have they never been in a 3rd world country before?
How prepared is Sochi for the Winter Olympics?
Not very
Hardly third-world country prices! -
Armoured_Bear 31,233 posts
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Registered 10 years agoDougs wrote:
Armoured_Bear wrote:
To be fair, that was one of many issues and it wasn't as if they made a big deal of it. Just said they were surprised. Which I would be too given its brand new infrastructure.
Dirtbox wrote:
People are traumatised and shocked at being told to use a bin for the toilet paper, have they never been in a 3rd world country before?
How prepared is Sochi for the Winter Olympics?
Not very
"People have asked me what surprised me the most here in Sochi. It's this. Without question ... it's ... THIS."
I read that as it being the most surprising thing of all and IMO it pales in comparison to the likes of the radiators and under pillow dockets but it's no big deal.
I don't want to make a big deal of their big deal.gif)
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Yeah, this is a supposedly civilised country that has just spend more than $50bn on setting up the event. The least you expect for that kind of cash is running water and a flushing toilet.
To be fair, though, 30bn of that almost certainly went on bribes.
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