HOuse for rent in Beijing, Olympic Travel

On Dec 19, 2:41 am, grusl <george.w.russ... RemoveThis @gmail.com> wrote:
> On Dec 19, 2:14 pm, trendy2clot... RemoveThis @gmail.com wrote:
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> > Beijing Apartment renting,
>
> [snip spammy plea for tenant]
>
> I'm betting that this will be one of the most poorly attended Olympics
> in recent times, if you discount compulsory attendance by cheering
> rent-a-crowds.
>
> Cheers,
> George W Russell
> Bangalore


The reason is?
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On Dec 19, 11:18 pm, PeterL <po.n....DeleteThis@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Dec 19, 2:41 am, grusl <george.w.russ....DeleteThis@gmail.com> wrote:

>
> > I'm betting that [Beijing] will be one of the most poorly attended Olympics
> > in recent times, if you discount compulsory attendance by cheering
> > rent-a-crowds.
>
> The reason is?

I just don't see people wanting to go to Beijing. It's a vast
unfriendly construction site for unnecessary shopping malls, even
without a massive overbearing security operation. Plus its government
has a nasty reputation: we'll see how many non-Chinese gold medal
contenders fall ill mysteriously. And the Olympics are generally a
fading drug-addled diversion of public money. I'm lucky to be here at
the time, where there'll be little discussion, unless India looks like
it could salvage a bronze in shooting or archery.

Cheers,
George W Russell
Bangalore
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On Dec 19, 11:32 am, grusl <george.w.russ... RemoveThis @gmail.com> wrote:
> On Dec 19, 11:18 pm, PeterL <po.n... RemoveThis @gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > On Dec 19, 2:41 am, grusl <george.w.russ... RemoveThis @gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > I'm betting that [Beijing] will be one of the most poorly attended Olympics
> > > in recent times, if you discount compulsory attendance by cheering
> > > rent-a-crowds.
>
> > The reason is?
>
> I just don't see people wanting to go to Beijing. It's a vast
> unfriendly construction site for unnecessary shopping malls, even
> without a massive overbearing security operation. Plus its government
> has a nasty reputation: we'll see how many non-Chinese gold medal
> contenders fall ill mysteriously. And the Olympics are generally a
> fading drug-addled diversion of public money. I'm lucky to be here at
> the time, where there'll be little discussion, unless India looks like
> it could salvage a bronze in shooting or archery.
>
> Cheers,
> George W Russell
> Bangalore


You have not been keeping with the Olympics have you? Overbearing
security operations are now the norm at all future Olympics. People
who go to these things will go, and this will be one huge Olympics
esp. with the security and people have less fear of a terrorist attack.
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On Dec 20, 3:31 am, PeterL <po.n....TakeThisOut@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Dec 19, 11:32 am, grusl <george.w.russ....TakeThisOut@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > On Dec 19, 11:18 pm, PeterL <po.n....TakeThisOut@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > > On Dec 19, 2:41 am, grusl <george.w.russ....TakeThisOut@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > > I'm betting that [Beijing] will be one of the most poorly attended Olympics
> > > > in recent times, if you discount compulsory attendance by cheering
> > > > rent-a-crowds.
>
> > > The reason is?
>
> > I just don't see people wanting to go to Beijing. It's a vast
> > unfriendly construction site for unnecessary shopping malls, even
> > without a massive overbearing security operation. Plus its government
> > has a nasty reputation: we'll see how many non-Chinese gold medal
> > contenders fall ill mysteriously. And the Olympics are generally a
> > fading drug-addled diversion of public money. I'm lucky to be here at
> > the time, where there'll be little discussion, unless India looks like
> > it could salvage a bronze in shooting or archery.
>
>
> You have not been keeping with the Olympics have you? Overbearing
> security operations are now the norm at all future Olympics. People
> who go to these things will go, and this will be one huge Olympics
> esp. with the security and people have less fear of a terrorist attack.- Hide quoted text -
>

I doubt very much that there'll be any kind of disruption, but we'll
see how the foreign visitor numbers shape up. No, I won't be watching.

Cheers,
George W Russell
Bangalore
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"grusl" <george.w.russell RemoveThis @gmail.com> wrote in message
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> On Dec 19, 2:14 pm, trendy2clot... RemoveThis @gmail.com wrote:
>> Beijing Apartment renting,
>
> [snip spammy plea for tenant]
>
> I'm betting that this will be one of the most poorly attended Olympics
> in recent times, if you discount compulsory attendance by cheering
> rent-a-crowds.

I think you're wrong.

It looks like the ideal destination for all the backpacking types who think
that will be able to pick up something cheap at the last minute.

tuim
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"tim (not at home)" <tims_new_home.TakeThisOut@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
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> "grusl" <george.w.russell.TakeThisOut@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:7b2a06ec-a988-4c14-aef2-a39e04b300d0@s19g2000prg.googlegroups.com...
>> On Dec 19, 2:14 pm, trendy2clot....TakeThisOut@gmail.com wrote:
>>> Beijing Apartment renting,
>>
>> [snip spammy plea for tenant]
>>
>> I'm betting that this will be one of the most poorly attended Olympics
>> in recent times, if you discount compulsory attendance by cheering
>> rent-a-crowds.
>
> I think you're wrong.
>
> It looks like the ideal destination for all the backpacking types who
> think that will be able to pick up something cheap at the last minute.
>

I may be wrong, I'll concede. However, I don't think Beijing is much of a
backpacking destination these days, and why would there be a last-minute
expectation of cheap rates if it isn't under-booked?

Cheers,
George W Russell
Bangalore
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