True. At the time of answering Yes I was caught up in the hysteria of the Opening Ceremony. Upon reflection (ie, re-reading articles about the risks posed to tourists) I'm not so sure anymore... Let's hope it does pass without any major incident. Although there was that bomb during Atlanta '96 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centennial_Olympic_Park_bombing) that killed two and injured 111.
My parents were just in South Africa a month or two ago. They said that their experience was that a lot of the hype about increased danger to tourists turned out to be just that: hype, and that it wasn't really any more dangerous than it has been in the past (they've been to S. Africa a few times before).
But, eh, who knows? Sample space of one (or two), etc.
Anyway, danger (to tourists, or otherwise) is just one of the many dimensions along which one could measure success.
And I am so not qualified to discuss most of them. I'd like to have an opinion (even if just a totally cock-eyed one), but again: don't feel I know remotely enough to comment.
I said that I wasn't excited, but probably a large part of that is that I moved house yesterday, and am still unpacking stuff and generally am not spending much time thinking about sport. Also most of the games are on after midnight here.
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Date: 2010-06-12 05:10 am (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2010-06-12 06:21 am (UTC)But, eh, who knows? Sample space of one (or two), etc.
Anyway, danger (to tourists, or otherwise) is just one of the many dimensions along which one could measure success.
And I am so not qualified to discuss most of them. I'd like to have an opinion (even if just a totally cock-eyed one), but again: don't feel I know remotely enough to comment.
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Date: 2010-06-12 09:06 am (UTC)I said that I wasn't excited, but probably a large part of that is that I moved house yesterday, and am still unpacking stuff and generally am not spending much time thinking about sport. Also most of the games are on after midnight here.
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Date: 2010-06-13 02:51 am (UTC)