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General Topics => All things that have nothing to do with Turkey => Topic started by: Rimms on July 27, 2012, 21:41:24 PM
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Is it just me or are you embarrassed about this ? And what's with the French announcements before those in English ?
Surely it must get better
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I'm actually impressed with it and I don't impress easily! Just said the same as you on Facebook about the French translation first? How rude.
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Mrs B is fuming about this, George >:(
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Doesn't she like George then? :D
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The French thing is a DISGRACE >:(
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It got better when they played the music, but I don't think it showcased UK as an exciting and forward looking nation. Big chance missed for me.
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I thought it was excellent
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There's only so much you can do in one stadium, live...
I thought it was very vibrant and colourful - that'll do for me, I'm easily pleased :)
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Brilliantly put together - the content ? not sure
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Mrs H maintains two things.....
1. it wasn't the real Queen and
2. there are more French speakers in the world than English speakers
Answers on a whatever...
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All right, Bejing has set a bar that can't be followed. Have a look on U Tube and see just how good it was in comparison. Please, no austerity arguments
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??? ;)
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Agreed Rimms - and someone should ask Lordie Coe about that.
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Mrs H maintains two things.....
1. it wasn't the real Queen and
2. there are more French speakers in the world than English speakers
Answers on a whatever...
I don't think it was the real Queen parachuting out of the helicopter
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Oh, and sadly she is wrong on the other one too!
More people speak Vietnamese than French. More people speak Spanish than English though. That may be where it came from.
:D
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I loved it, and really didn't want to!
French is the official Olympian language and is always used first apparently
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Excellent apart from the speech before Liz! Well done GB!
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More countries speak English :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most_widely_spoken_languages_(by_number_of_countries)
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Should have been English and then French The games are in England not France
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Loved it all bar Paul Mcartney, who seems to spoil everything he appears in
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Watched in pub with no sound after people started walking round the stadium, I thought it was very tedious, maybe the commentary helped?
I could not believe the countries that I have never heard of.
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I thought the Queen really showed her sense of humour in joining in with the Bond thing, but didn't Beckham look great driving that boat, massive smile on his face, Beckham for next Bond!!!! ;)
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French is the official olympic language, as the games were revived by a Frenchman, Pierre de Coubertin. At every games of the modern era the announcements have been in French first & then the language of the host nation.
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I thought it wa great but agreed with Mike ...Paul Mcartney ...why oh why . : :) What a load of cr#p .He is well past his sell by date. :-[
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Enjoyed and felt proud of the Industrial revolution theme...plus the Bond / Queen theme... also an absolutely fitting end with McCarteney`s Hey Jude .. ( pity about the acoustics )
Overall if Bejing scored 10 out of 10 .. then London`s was a good 8 / 9 !!
The NHS theme though sure told the world watching.. come on over here and get in on it.. but then there are thousands here saturating our NHS who didnt need to see the display
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Proud to be British not remotely embarrassed about our heritage or the show. The is the United Kingdom not China we do things differently, thank goodness, we are about history, heritage we are an understated nation. Love the cauldron 10/10 GREAT BRITAIN
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Proud to be British not remotely embarrassed about our heritage or the show. The is the United Kingdom not China we do things differently, thank goodness, we are about history, heritage we are an understated nation. Love the cauldron 10/10 GREAT BRITAIN
could not have put it better myself.
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Well done Danny, a local to us here in Radcliffe :)
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Agree Macca well past his sell by date, still the Arctic Monkeys made up for it :)
The music through the decades was good, wrong track by the Sex Pistols though it should have been God save the Queen ;) Danny Boyle loves controversy.
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Well said GB.
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Agree about Macca as well should have had Coldplay to close it.
As regards the rest - brilliant - and done well below the cost of Beijing.
This was in the radio times and sums it up:
Luckily, Boyle enjoys working on a relative shoestring; most of his films come in under $20m. The Beijing opening ceremony cost an estimated £64m; Boyle has £27m at his disposal. Beijing was spectacular, sure, but its display had a kind of post-communist clinical feel about it. Boyle, by turn, brings humanity and passion to his work. His ceremony will surely reflect the Britain we’d like to be: inclusive, caring, energetic, positive and quietly ambitious.
Well done everyone involved :-)
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There seems to be mixed feelings this morning with some people expecting more. For me it was, I thought, a triumph! The engineering and technical input and erection of the stadium by British workmen and experts, the thousands of volunteers who took park in the "drama" (200 hours per person in rehearsals) together with the genius and imagination that is Danny Boyle, who was handed a huge task, he and all those involved in GB 2012 should be proud. I loved every symbolic and sentimental thought that went into the drama. The competing countries' colourful appearance was a feast for the eyes. I especially applauded those nations that recognised their female competitors for the first time in otherwise male dominated Arabic countries and felt that the atmosphere oozed the togetherness of every nation coming together in one World.
Nothing bothered me last night, not evem Mr McCartney or the French speak! I thought it was fab ;o)
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Very eloquently put Bubsmum! I too, thought it was a triumph.
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Proud to be British not remotely embarrassed about our heritage or the show.
You might have been if it had been accurate and full. Where was the slavery and imperial colonisation - we were World leaders at those too!
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Loved it all bar Paul Mcartney, who seems to spoil everything he appears in
Every time Mike ! - At least they got one thing right playing Pink Floyd Dark Side of the Moon when the magnificent "arty" cauldron was in its fullest glory ! :)
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I don't think it was the real Queen parachuting out of the helicopter
Of course it was the real Queen. But it wasn't a real helicopter.
Glad the point about French being the official language of the modern Olympics has been made. I was worried about the danger of apoplexy in some CBF members - "Damn foreigners sticking their noses in OUR Olympics. I blame the EU!". Perhaps the commentators could have done a better job of explaining this.
About the ceremony: well it was a bit puzzling wasn't it? I thought Glastonbury Tor was a great idea to display the flags, and the cauldron was terrific. I liked the human touch (e.g. featuring the workers who built the stadium) and the humour but I thought much of it was directed almost exclusively at a British audience so I'd like to hear what some of the estimated 1 billion worldwide audience made of it.
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Does the German Official really understand what he is doing ???? - Look at Camilla's face !! ;D
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Look at Camilla's face !! ;D
I'd rather not, if it's ok with you ;)
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From being one of the great sceptics before these games began I'm now a fully paid up supporter!
I loved the opening ceremony, thought there were some inspirational segments (the Queen and James Bond, Beckham bringing the torch in the speedboat to name just two) But the best for me was at the end. To keep everyone guessing right up to the last minute who was going to light the cauldron and then see the torch handed over to the young athletes to perform the ceremony was wonderful. The true spirit of the Olympics. Watching the arms of the cauldron lift to form the 'bowl' was amazing. True genius.
Only thing that spoiled it for me too was Paul McCartney! Why does he still keep getting invited to these occasions?! He's only a step up these days from Cliff Richard : :)
Looking forward now to seeing the medals roll in (hopefully!)
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I thought Mike Oldfield and The Artic Monkeys were very good.
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I have sampled public opinion over at the Masons Arms - regular haunt of some Britain's most rabid, reactionary, foul-mouthed, and downright obnoxious senior drinkers (readers of the now hidden, and therefor disused, Grumpy Old Men forum may remember this place). The majority opinion, with one exception, was that the ceremony was "effing, beebing brilliant". Everyone had their own favourite bit. One very popular snippet was the pouring out of molten metal at the iron foundry and its casting into 5 golden rings (and yes, they knew it wasn't real iron - but it looked like it).
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I have never watched any opening ceremonies before, so can't compare with Beijing,but I thought Danny Boyle did a great job. I especially like the comedy bits, the bond theme & the Queen & Rowan Atkinson. Oh and the gorgeous Mr Beckham! Wonderful,come on Team GB 8)
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Is it just me or are you embarrassed about this ? And what's with the French announcements before those in English ?
Surely it must get better
Baron de coubertain was the founder of the modern Olympic games that s why all announcements are n French first
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Does the German Official really understand what he is doing ????
I imagine he is just following the historical theme of the opening ceremony and remembering the 1936 games.
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After 4 pages can I ask...
What is a ceronomy :)
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My goodness you're taking a chance there. :o
Asking a straightforward question, that is ;)
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After 4 pages can I ask...
What is a ceronomy :)
It is a medical term applying to damage to a delicate part of your internal anatomy that you would not like lifelong friends or close members of your family to mention. It is a very considerable breach of normally accepted etiquette even to refer to it in public.
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I'll move this to adult jokes then
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I can't really comment because I didn't see the opening ceremony. I have however taped it so I'm just wondering whether to start flicking through it? Having seem some of the comments thought, why weren't the Rolling Stones involved considering it's their 50th anniversary???
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I believe Mick Jagger announced last week that The Stones had declined the offer of taking part
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I imagine he is just following the historical theme of the opening ceremony and remembering the 1936 games.
I bet he enjoyed Paul McCartney's song choice too.
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I would normally knock the british establishment, I just can't do with all the media hype. However after watching and enjoying every minute of the ceremony I thought it was a huge success, the queen's part in it was perfect. I was proud to see a multi-cultured balance and thought it an overwhelming great opening, and one that every brit should be proud of. Well done Danny Boyle and the rest.
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I imagine he is just following the historical theme of the opening ceremony and remembering the 1936 games.
I bet he enjoyed Paul McCartney's song choice too.
;D ;D ;D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_5lteSIJzQ
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Tiggsy I wasn`t proud to see a multi coloured balance ...it was very noticable... but I believe Danny Boyle leans to the `left`anyway.. within ten years or less the `balance` as you refer to will be `tipping` in favour of the multi coloured in the UK .... but getting back to the ceremony..one of many examples friday night was...didnt it look a wee bit rediculous placing that black guy in a top hat and dressed up portraying a big industrialist in the 19th century standing and dancing next to Isambard Brunel ???
I am not racist..... just dont like the way the UK is heading.
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Hi from new member Kevin Sowten (husband of Angela) and counting down to 3 weeks Friday for another 16 days in Calis :) :) :)
Good old Google :-
Baron Pierre de Coubertin- the founder of MODERN olympics was french (not to be confused with ancient olympics which was founded by greeks) . Hence, In every Olympics, French is the first official language of Olympics, English is the second official language and then the announcements are made in language of the host country.
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"within ten years or less the `balance` as you refer to will be `tipping` in favour of the multi coloured in the UK ...."
The rest of the world too........best get used to it ;D
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French is the official olympic language, as the games were revived by a Frenchman, Pierre de Coubertin. At every games of the modern era the announcements have been in French first & then the language of the host nation.
Thanks liz101 ;)
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I've never seen a multi-coloured person. Do you have a photo of one of them so I can spot them when they tip the balance?
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Your issue is clearly racism, in my opinion, which must be awful for someone who is not racist.
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I watched the whole thing live via BBC 1. Was a late night though and didnt go to bed till 3 am but I loved and proud to be British. We did it our way and didnt try to emulate Beijing, after all, we dont have several million slaves at our disposal like China does.
The way they let 7 youngsters light the torch and not an established sports person was great but not sure why Mohammed Ali was there as I am sure, from what I last heard, he was American. Also very surprised by the amount of female athletes awarded by their nations to be flag bearers.
10 out 0f 10.
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Danny Boyle take a bow. The only that got me was when Steve Redgrave handed over the torch to the 7 kids only 6 of them were mentioned on the loudspeaker leaving a very weeed of kid/family.
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Its only Monday and there's a long way to go yet. But as its stands we have 2 medals so far and Germany have none. So a good start. But we have we have to beat those boys and girls from down under. Can't have them getting one over us.
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just like to congratulate luke cambell on his gold, nice to hear something good about Hull for a change.Well done Luke you have made us all proud.