Oh blimey there's only three days to go to the Olympics and for the first time ever I'll be living in the same country that they're taking place in and how exciting is that!!!! WAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Now, naturally, a lot of attention has been focused on what this means for China, and how they will handle the scrutiny that will come with having the Olympic circus turn up to town and rampage through Beijing. I, for one, hope that it goes well for them. The arguments about whether or not the games should be politicised are completely fatuous (the games always have been, surely?) but the sight of the Western press pack circling round clearly hoping for some juicy scandal to blast over their front page puts my teeth on edge. Leave the Chinese alone for God's sake!!! Let them have their coming out party in style, and don't give ammo to those who would want them to clamp down yet further in terms of freedom of speech and openness by going for the cheap shot of a lurid headline. Tomorrow's chip wrapper after all.......
Anyway, amongst all the hullabaloo, I'd almost forgotten that I should be whipping myself up into a nationalistic fervour about the UK's medal prospects. They are slim, granted, and not in exactly mainstream sports, but I think I may have found my top tottie for the games to concentrate my attention on for the next couple of weeks.
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I think we will have to agree to disagree on the whole top tottie issue....
I am looking forward to a few weeks of rabid jingoism (although will have to put in the cheers for my adopted country as well - biggest gold prospect seems to be in some kind of BMX racing!).
Are you going to any of the events?
er are you sure? He sounds like a bit of a disagreeable character to me. "£^*&$&* sailors...
Now now, let's not go down the sailors/paddlers route - he's hardly the lardy type that hangs out around the Yacht Club bar...
In my experience anyone who's at the top of the tree is a bit unhinged one way or the other. I thought he sounded quite cute to be honest.....
On the whole China-bashing thing I have found myself, especially on my recent trip to the UK, becoming one of China's defenders on this one. China is a hell of a lot more open an free than many of the regimes that the US and Europe happily prop up (Saudi anyone?) and the charge that it makes international relations decisions based on economic interests is naive - that is how everyone makes them!
I am off to Beijing, will be braving the flight with a 7 month old, and intend to enjoy every minute of the party while watching the toppest totty of all - the rowers.
Well, yes, Mummy, but have you seen the swimmers?
No wonder Doug got into swimming, thta's all I can say...
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