What's the matter with people? Oh, OK, maybe not all people. But I
guess I mean the media. I don't suppose it even gets a mention
overseas, but here, every day, we are beset with stories about the
Olympics (which start in about 10 days time, unless you are interested
in the footbal, which starts in a week) and they are all bad. Security
is a shambles, border checks will be overwhelmed, Heathrow won't be able
to cope, motorists are confused about the road markings, transport will
be overcrowded, food is too expensive, tickets unsold, tracks
waterlogged, beach volleyball players having to wear tracksuits, etc.
All negative.
TV, radio and newspapers alike seem only to find
members of the public who are wont to complain about everything
Olympic. The Jeremy Kyle Show yesterday (which I know only puts down
and moans about everything) managed to find listeners who claimed they
were already fed up with the Olympics and wouldn't watch any of it.
Someone even complained that their soaps were being shown at a different
time because of the Olympics. Come on people!
This is going to
be the biggest sporting event ever seen in this country. It is going to
be accompanied by a massive festival. It's going to be fabulous!
It
is such a major event, there are bound to be hitches. But I'm not a
bit worried. It will all go smoothly and we will all have a great time.
Yesterday,
the Olympic torch passed through this area and thousands of people
turned out, even at the cack of dawn, to watch and cheer the runners.
These are the people the media ought to interview, never mind the
handful of moaners they use. Let's start having a few more positive
stories now.
And what a contrast with the athletes themselves.
They are all so excited and hyped up for the event. And of course they
have been training incredibly hard for years for this opportunity. Let's make sure they are not the only positive ones. Let's all get behind them. And
let's protest about the beach volleyball cover up.
Apart from anything
else, Olympic athletes are almost all young; isn't it wonderful to see
so many young people belying the unfortunate image they have had to put
up with from to time and doing remarkable things. Let's hope the next generation will in fact be inspired.
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