http://backofthebook.ca/2010/02/06/ambivalent-at-the-olympics/2001/ Politics, tech, media, culture and more, from a Canadian point-of-view Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:35:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://backofthebook.ca/2010/02/06/ambivalent-at-the-olympics/2001/#comment-1767 Michael Thu, 11 Feb 2010 06:31:33 +0000 http://backofthebook.ca/?p=2001#comment-1767 Funny how things never seem to change. When the Olympics were in Atlanta years ago, we were complaning about the "strange mascot", the over priced tickets and residents there were leaving to take advantage of the crazy rates people would pay to stay near the events. Parking was also something that the residents charged the outsiders for in areas where it was normally free. At least your mascot, has some small connection to the area. Nice to see that no matter where you are, the way the Olympics are viewed by outsiders and the host city never seem to change. Funny how things never seem to change. When the Olympics were in Atlanta years ago, we were complaning about the “strange mascot”, the over priced tickets and residents there were leaving to take advantage of the crazy rates people would pay to stay near the events. Parking was also something that the residents charged the outsiders for in areas where it was normally free. At least your mascot, has some small connection to the area. Nice to see that no matter where you are, the way the Olympics are viewed by outsiders and the host city never seem to change.

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