On 15 Mar, 21:25, "alex_t" wrote:
As a born and bred Londoner I think it's absolutely great
that it's coming to London, and it seems that the various
announcements today regarding decisions on the funding of the games
should mean that the resulting turbulence is by and large dealt with
now rather than later.

Well, I live in London only for a year (and 15 days), but I totally
support the Olympics ;-)
Besides, something *must* be done with local wastelands...


Good stuff. Of course I didn't mean to imply that only born and bred
Londoners can support the Olympics, or indeed that only those who are
born and bred are Londoners!

But when does a Londoner become a Londoner is a long conversation,
best enjoyed over a pint of London Pride in a solid London public
hostelry... or some other refreshment that's to your taste in an
establishment of your choosing (with a shisha in a Little Lebanon cafe
perhaps)... some have said that being a Londoner comes as a sudden
flash of revelation whilst out walking along the Thames or staring out
over the sweeping skyline from an elevated vantage point... this post
is creeping off topic so I'll finish it there!