So... the Olympics are in full swing here. But for months the talk of the Olympics have been a point of contention among our UK friends.
Before we arrived there was a lotto system in which the residents of the UK asked for tickets. It was poorly done with many residents getting lots of tickets (that all had to be paid for at once and one had to take all or nothing) and too many getting no tickets at all. My friends were furious. I learned quickly that it was a taboo subject!
As the games drew closer, tickets have been released, and more people have had the opportunity to buy tickets, including many of my friends. I have not purchased any tickets and at this point, I may have well missed our chance to go. We really wanted diving tickets. The kids have little interest to see anything else and I have to admit that I am not excited to pay an exorbitant amount of money to drag them to an event. Also at this point, we are trying to do a bit of sight seeing as well. We head to Paris this week!
Right now there is a big outrage among the public in the UK right now because of the number of empty seats that are at the events. The BBC talked about it for a good 10 minutes and Lord Coe who is in charge of the Olympics here in the UK has promised a through investigation. Right now they are having the Army step in to take the seats. In case you have not heard, the army was recently called up to come and do the security since the private contractor was unable fulfill their contract.
All in all it is a huge disappoint to see those empty seats. I know that many residents of the UK were so disgruntled with the ticket system, that many people have left the country on holiday. I imagine that if they are watching the events and seeing those empty seats, they have to be even more incensed about the whole thing! What a shame, especially with the UK tax dollars that have gone into the preparations for this grand event.
Before we arrived there was a lotto system in which the residents of the UK asked for tickets. It was poorly done with many residents getting lots of tickets (that all had to be paid for at once and one had to take all or nothing) and too many getting no tickets at all. My friends were furious. I learned quickly that it was a taboo subject!
As the games drew closer, tickets have been released, and more people have had the opportunity to buy tickets, including many of my friends. I have not purchased any tickets and at this point, I may have well missed our chance to go. We really wanted diving tickets. The kids have little interest to see anything else and I have to admit that I am not excited to pay an exorbitant amount of money to drag them to an event. Also at this point, we are trying to do a bit of sight seeing as well. We head to Paris this week!
Right now there is a big outrage among the public in the UK right now because of the number of empty seats that are at the events. The BBC talked about it for a good 10 minutes and Lord Coe who is in charge of the Olympics here in the UK has promised a through investigation. Right now they are having the Army step in to take the seats. In case you have not heard, the army was recently called up to come and do the security since the private contractor was unable fulfill their contract.
All in all it is a huge disappoint to see those empty seats. I know that many residents of the UK were so disgruntled with the ticket system, that many people have left the country on holiday. I imagine that if they are watching the events and seeing those empty seats, they have to be even more incensed about the whole thing! What a shame, especially with the UK tax dollars that have gone into the preparations for this grand event.
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