Chicago Olympics

jmdeegan · 10-02-2009, 08:26 PM

agreed. i think it obviously has the appealing, eye-popping scenery which will make for excellent "filler" pieces always covered in the olympics. the fact that brazil is quietly one very big player in the world economy, this can be a huge boost for them.

i sadly did not get to see rio, just sao paulo, but yes, this will certainly help them/drive infrastructure work. if rio is half as in need as sao paulo was, then this will be a huge gain for brazilans.

im just waiting for people to say that the native language is spanish.....

graphicgr8s · 10-02-2009, 08:27 PM

Originally posted by jmdeegan

agreed. i think it obviously has the appealing, eye-popping scenery which will make for excellent "filler" pieces always covered in the olympics. the fact that brazil is quietly one very big player in the world economy, this can be a huge boost for them.

i sadly did not get to see rio, just sao paulo, but yes, this will certainly help them/drive infrastructure work. if rio is half as in need as sao paulo was, then this will be a huge gain for brazilans.

im just waiting for people to say that the native language is spanish.....

Every one knows it's the Swahili dialect of Portuguese.

jmdeegan · 10-02-2009, 08:33 PM

Originally posted by graphicgr8s

Every one knows it's the Swahili dialect of Portuguese.

sadly, not everyone does....most people i ran across (many who i expected to know better) assumed i could get by with spanish (which i dont know anyways).

Parallax · 10-03-2009, 07:09 AM

Originally posted by graphicgr8s

Why would the IOC want to come to a place where the President is always on a world apology tour?

Yep. Say what you want about Kin Jung Il, and Hugo Chavez; at least they like their countries.

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10-02-2009, 08:26 PM	#46
jmdeegan Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: nyc Photos: Gallery Posts: 564	agreed. i think it obviously has the appealing, eye-popping scenery which will make for excellent "filler" pieces always covered in the olympics. the fact that brazil is quietly one very big player in the world economy, this can be a huge boost for them. i sadly did not get to see rio, just sao paulo, but yes, this will certainly help them/drive infrastructure work. if rio is half as in need as sao paulo was, then this will be a huge gain for brazilans. im just waiting for people to say that the native language is spanish.....

10-02-2009, 08:27 PM	#47
graphicgr8s Guest	Originally posted by jmdeegan agreed. i think it obviously has the appealing, eye-popping scenery which will make for excellent "filler" pieces always covered in the olympics. the fact that brazil is quietly one very big player in the world economy, this can be a huge boost for them. i sadly did not get to see rio, just sao paulo, but yes, this will certainly help them/drive infrastructure work. if rio is half as in need as sao paulo was, then this will be a huge gain for brazilans. im just waiting for people to say that the native language is spanish..... Every one knows it's the Swahili dialect of Portuguese.

10-02-2009, 08:33 PM	#48
jmdeegan Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: nyc Photos: Gallery Posts: 564	Originally posted by graphicgr8s Every one knows it's the Swahili dialect of Portuguese. sadly, not everyone does....most people i ran across (many who i expected to know better) assumed i could get by with spanish (which i dont know anyways).

10-03-2009, 07:09 AM	#49
Parallax Senior Moderator Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: South Dakota Photos: Gallery Posts: 19,332	Originally posted by graphicgr8s Why would the IOC want to come to a place where the President is always on a world apology tour? Yep. Say what you want about Kin Jung Il, and Hugo Chavez; at least they like their countries.