Bryan Posted February 7, 2014 Report Posted February 7, 2014 It's not about paintings. It's about yellow water coming out of the taps. It's also about being asked not to flush toilet paper, but to leave in in the bucket beside the door to be thrown out later. You must not travel much. That's standard procedure in many countries. Quote
jacee Posted February 7, 2014 Author Report Posted February 7, 2014 You must not travel much. That's standard procedure in many countries. Toilet paper in the wastebasket is also common at many cottages with septic systems. Yellow water isn't attractive, but it happens. . Quote
Bonam Posted February 7, 2014 Report Posted February 7, 2014 Oh yeah? Do your accommodations typically look anything like the pictures here: http://thechive.com/2014/02/06/conditions-at-the-sochi-olympics-are-badhilarious-32-photos/ A real World Class event their hosting here. If our accommodations in Vancouver were like this, it would have been an embarrassment to our entire country. Here you are defending it. I see a lot of stuff under construction, some toilet arrangements/signs common in other parts of the world, etc. Not so much defending it as making fun of the whiners complaining about it. Not all of the world does everything to the same standards as Western countries do... I'm shocked! Quote
cybercoma Posted February 7, 2014 Report Posted February 7, 2014 In China, their toilets are generally a hole in the floor. They didn't provide those kinds of accommodations for the athletes though. This is clearly an embarrassment. It shows that Russia's re-emergence on the world stage is nothing more than a Potemkin Village. Sochi was supposed to be a resort town and it couldn't be the further from it. Quote
Mighty AC Posted February 7, 2014 Report Posted February 7, 2014 It's not about paintings. It's about yellow water coming out of the taps. It's also about being asked not to flush toilet paper, but to leave in in the bucket beside the door to be thrown out later. Agreed. People have also been warned not to use the water on their faces because it contains something that burns a little. Some nations temporarily weld the man hole covers shut for security reasons. In Sochi a large number of them are completely missing leaving deep unprotected holes in the middle of streets. Big Bad Vlad has paid billions to showcase a national embarrassment. Quote "Our lives begin to end the day we stay silent about the things that matter." - Martin Luther King Jr"Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities" - Voltaire
Mighty AC Posted February 7, 2014 Report Posted February 7, 2014 I like that Google chose a pro-gay doodle today. "The practice of sport is a human right. Every individual must have the possibility of practicing sport, without discrimination of any kind and in the Olympic spirit, which requires mutual understanding with a spirit of friendship, solidarity and fair play." –Olympic Charter Quote "Our lives begin to end the day we stay silent about the things that matter." - Martin Luther King Jr"Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities" - Voltaire
Mighty AC Posted February 7, 2014 Report Posted February 7, 2014 This ad by the Canadian Institute of Diversity and Inclusion is outstanding! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=effb2JYiKXM Quote "Our lives begin to end the day we stay silent about the things that matter." - Martin Luther King Jr"Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities" - Voltaire
bush_cheney2004 Posted February 7, 2014 Report Posted February 7, 2014 I see a lot of stuff under construction, some toilet arrangements/signs common in other parts of the world, etc. Not so much defending it as making fun of the whiners complaining about it. Not all of the world does everything to the same standards as Western countries do... I'm shocked! Agreed....when in Russia, do as the Russians do. It's the Olympic Games, not Club Med for tourists expecting five star accommodations. Quote Economics trumps Virtue.
GostHacked Posted February 7, 2014 Report Posted February 7, 2014 Agreed....when in Russia, do as the Russians do. It's the Olympic Games, not Club Med for tourists expecting five star accommodations. So built it, to never use it again? If you cannot provide tourism after, then it's a waste of money period. Quote
guyser Posted February 7, 2014 Report Posted February 7, 2014 Toilet paper in the wastebasket is also common at many cottages with septic systems. Yellow water isn't attractive, but it happens. . TP is not common at many cottages anymore. Yellow-ish water ios, but thats due to iron content. Quote
jacee Posted February 7, 2014 Author Report Posted February 7, 2014 TP is not common at many cottages anymore.How so? Quote
guyser Posted February 7, 2014 Report Posted February 7, 2014 How so? Ooops...I meant not common as in putting it in bins. Used to be the case, but better TP is available and nobody (practically) doesnt just flush it down. Quote
-TSS- Posted February 7, 2014 Report Posted February 7, 2014 Ice-hockey is really the only event I'm truly interested in in these games. It doesn't mean I wouldn't enjoy watching other events but I'll have forgotten about them soon after. Quote
eyeball Posted February 8, 2014 Report Posted February 8, 2014 So built it, to never use it again? If you cannot provide tourism after, then it's a waste of money period. Waste of money? Maybe on paper or in theory, but I'm betting that Sochi's greatest economic utility has long since already been realized - as a laundromat for who knows how many billions of government mafia dollars. Quote A government without public oversight is like a nuclear plant without lead shielding.
Shady Posted February 8, 2014 Report Posted February 8, 2014 LOL, Russian Olympics getting even more ridiculous. The woman who lit the Olympic torch, tweeted a racist picture of Obama with a banana last year. http://washington.cbslocal.com/2014/02/07/russian-who-lit-olympic-cauldron-tweeted-racist-picture-of-obamas-last-year/ Quote
GostHacked Posted February 8, 2014 Report Posted February 8, 2014 LOL, Russian Olympics getting even more ridiculous. The woman who lit the Olympic torch, tweeted a racist picture of Obama with a banana last year. http://washington.cbslocal.com/2014/02/07/russian-who-lit-olympic-cauldron-tweeted-racist-picture-of-obamas-last-year/ But, Shady.... Obama. Quote
Shady Posted February 8, 2014 Report Posted February 8, 2014 So the fifth ring in the opening ceremonies didn't open. But somehow when they showed Putin watching the ceremonies from his suite, the tv screen had all 5 rings. He's a magician! http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/winter-olympics/10625401/Sochi-opening-ceremony-How-was-Vladimir-Putins-television-screen-showing-all-five-Olympic-rings.html Quote
-TSS- Posted February 9, 2014 Report Posted February 9, 2014 Norway will probably sweep the board when it comes to medals. There will be some leftover crumbs for other nations too. Quote
Shady Posted February 9, 2014 Report Posted February 9, 2014 Norway will probably sweep the board when it comes to medals. There will be some leftover crumbs for other nations too.Huh?Canada won the medal count in 2010. Norway will do well in skiing and ski jumping, but that's about it. Quote
Wilber Posted February 9, 2014 Report Posted February 9, 2014 Huh? Canada won the medal count in 2010. Norway will do well in skiing and ski jumping, but that's about it. Nope. Canada had the most gold but was third in total medals. Quote "Never trust a man who has not a single redeeming vice". WSC
Shady Posted February 9, 2014 Report Posted February 9, 2014 Nope. Canada had the most gold but was third in total medals. Gold medals are worth more. Regardless, Norway wasn't a factor. Quote
Wilber Posted February 9, 2014 Report Posted February 9, 2014 Gold medals are worth more. Regardless, Norway wasn't a factor. Not in the medal count. Norway has won more winter medals than any other country, with a population of only 5 million. Quote "Never trust a man who has not a single redeeming vice". WSC
Shady Posted February 9, 2014 Report Posted February 9, 2014 Not in the medal count. Norway has won more winter medals than any other country, with a population of only 5 million. Good for them. They still didn't have more medals than us and a few other countries. So the assertion of Norway sweeping the board of medals isn't very accurate, which was what I was addressing. They're a fine country though. Quote
Wilber Posted February 9, 2014 Report Posted February 9, 2014 No country is going to sweep the medals but Norway is expected to do very well. Quote "Never trust a man who has not a single redeeming vice". WSC
Shady Posted February 9, 2014 Report Posted February 9, 2014 Russian state media admits to tv coverup. http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jkwktvXYmzRSaD06MF8Lioq9TpRg?docId=d2f9a7fe-b4af-4ed9-8102-51a038089c80&hl=en Quote
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