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Post by kurumais on Feb 12, 2018 3:48:38 GMT
nobody is watching?
i love the olympics. i want to see curling and speed skating
i love figureslating and female figure skating the most.
that russian alina zagitova is head and tails better than everyone else.
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Post by Timelord007 on Feb 12, 2018 8:18:53 GMT
Took Bargain Hunt off for this so not watching.
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Post by whiskeybrewer on Feb 12, 2018 12:56:52 GMT
Ive been watching the Red Button stuff as it doesn't cut away to crappy interviews. Also the time difference makes it weird lol
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Post by muckypup on Feb 12, 2018 13:23:09 GMT
Took Bargain Hunt off for this so not watching. Don’t worry buddy bargain hunts on Bbc 2 |
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Post by muckypup on Feb 12, 2018 13:30:16 GMT
It’s all very impressive but ultimately pointless and futile.....
The commentators talk utter twaddle and I hate the tribalistic banner waving.
But it’s far more fun and interesting than the oh so yawnsome summer ones.
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Post by coffeeaddict on Feb 12, 2018 13:52:16 GMT
Personally I could care less about the Olympics. Cities waste massive amounts of money on them, as do national and provincial governments. Far too often many of the venues are never used afterward and allowed to fall into disrepair, same with the housing.
I'd rather see the money wasted on the Olympics go into something useful to society - housing for the homeless would be a great start.
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Post by dalekbuster523finish on Feb 12, 2018 21:00:18 GMT
The Olympics is great. The problem is that a lot of the events this time round are on at awkward times due to the time difference. I imagine less are watching than usual as a result.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 12, 2018 21:19:51 GMT
Enjoyed what I have watched so far. So much better display of skill than all that Dancing on Ice nonsense.
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Post by dalekbuster523finish on Feb 12, 2018 21:37:11 GMT
Enjoyed what I have watched so far. So much better display of skill than all that Dancing on Ice nonsense. It's not really a fair comparison. They have tons more training than the celebrities on Dancing On Ice. |
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Post by Timelord007 on Feb 13, 2018 5:52:36 GMT
Took Bargain Hunt off for this so not watching. Don’t worry buddy bargain hunts on Bbc 2 Yay  |
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Post by sherlock on Feb 13, 2018 11:58:43 GMT
Due to current essay workload I haven't kept up with the games really. I might iPlayer some stuff at the weekend.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 13, 2018 12:04:22 GMT
Personally I could care less about the Olympics. Cities waste massive amounts of money on them, as do national and provincial governments. Far too often many of the venues are never used afterward and allowed to fall into disrepair, same with the housing. I'd rather see the money wasted on the Olympics go into something useful to society - housing for the homeless would be a great start. Maybe look at the amount governments spend on the military, or how the rich continually avoid paying tax which would easliy stop the homeless issue etc. But of course things like the olympics are an easy & very visible target. |
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Post by doomlord on Feb 13, 2018 14:51:34 GMT
I love the fact that North and South Korea are united under one flag.
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Post by coffeeaddict on Feb 13, 2018 15:07:23 GMT
Personally I could care less about the Olympics. Cities waste massive amounts of money on them, as do national and provincial governments. Far too often many of the venues are never used afterward and allowed to fall into disrepair, same with the housing. I'd rather see the money wasted on the Olympics go into something useful to society - housing for the homeless would be a great start. Maybe look at the amount governments spend on the military, or how the rich continually avoid paying tax which would easliy stop the homeless issue etc. But of course things like the olympics are an easy & very visible target. My country is one that spends very little on military when compared to other G20 countries. As to tax avoidance, the government spent most of last year cracking down on tax avoidance among the rich, including those using international tax havens. So I restate - the Olympics are a massive waste of money that would be better used in other areas. |
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Post by dalekbuster523finish on Feb 13, 2018 15:49:28 GMT
I love the fact that North and South Korea are united under one flag. I see that as potentially problematic. By joining forces with North Korea are they now supporting Kim Jong Un's nuclear ambitions? |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 13, 2018 16:27:19 GMT
Maybe look at the amount governments spend on the military, or how the rich continually avoid paying tax which would easliy stop the homeless issue etc. But of course things like the olympics are an easy & very visible target. My country is one that spends very little on military when compared to other G20 countries. As to tax avoidance, the government spent most of last year cracking down on tax avoidance among the rich, including those using international tax havens. So I restate - the Olympics are a massive waste of money that would be better used in other areas. Not in the UK they haven't done much to crack down on tax avoidance. But thanks for telling me the same point again I guess about the olympics. The Monarchy for example are an even more massive waste of monet that would be better used in other areas. |
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Post by dalekbuster523finish on Feb 13, 2018 18:11:30 GMT
My country is one that spends very little on military when compared to other G20 countries. As to tax avoidance, the government spent most of last year cracking down on tax avoidance among the rich, including those using international tax havens. So I restate - the Olympics are a massive waste of money that would be better used in other areas. The Monarchy for example are an even more massive waste of monet that would be better used in other areas. I can't agree with that. The monarchy brings a lot of tourism and revenue into the country. |
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Post by sherlock on Feb 13, 2018 18:43:51 GMT
I love the fact that North and South Korea are united under one flag. I see that as potentially problematic. By joining forces with North Korea are they now supporting Kim Jong Un's nuclear ambitions? The Korean Peninsula remains one of the most tense regions at present, any move towards establishing better relations between the two Koreas is positive. The joint-team is really just a gesture, but it's an important step to perhaps easing tensions in the longer-term. |
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Post by dalekbuster523finish on Feb 13, 2018 18:45:36 GMT
I see that as potentially problematic. By joining forces with North Korea are they now supporting Kim Jong Un's nuclear ambitions? The Korean Peninsula remains one of the most tense regions at present, any move towards establishing better relations between the two Koreas is positive. The joint-team is really just a gesture, but it's an important step to perhaps easing tensions in the longer-term. But what if it also signals an agreement between both North and South Korea in terms of wanting to launch nuclear missiles? |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 13, 2018 18:47:25 GMT
The Korean Peninsula remains one of the most tense regions at present, any move towards establishing better relations between the two Koreas is positive. The joint-team is really just a gesture, but it's an important step to perhaps easing tensions in the longer-term. But what if it also signals an agreement between both North and South Korea in terms of wanting to launch nuclear missiles? It won't. |
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