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First Language for London Olympics to be French.

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  • vivatifosi
    vivatifosi Posts: 18,746 Forumite
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    Does it really matter? There are plenty of other countries in the world that have to put up with English being used at major events when it isn't the main language there.
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  • CloudCuckooLand
    CloudCuckooLand Posts: 1,905 Forumite
    iolanthe07 wrote: »
    The French inaugurated the modern Olympics at the end of the nineteenth century, so French is the first language for the games.


    The French copied a Brit...

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wenlock_Olympian_Society_Annual_Games

    "Baron Pierre de Coubertin visited the Olympian Society in 1890, who held a special festival in his honour. He was inspired by Dr Brookes and went on to establish the International Olympic Committee."
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  • chris_m
    chris_m Posts: 8,250 Forumite
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    purch wrote: »
    Yes.

    The 2012 Olympics will be held in Paris. :eek:

    Personally, I've always thought we should have sub-contracted it to Paris anyway - make a bit of money from the French instead of pouring loads that we don't really have down a big hole in the ground.
    ;););)
  • ILW
    ILW Posts: 18,333 Forumite
    The more I hear, the more the whole thing winds me up.
    The bit that really gets me though is the Olympic road lanes just for dignitaries. One runs from Park Lane to the Olympic Village because many of the officials insist on staying in the West End. And we are paying for all this rubbish.
  • purch
    purch Posts: 9,865 Forumite
    Yeah, but after the Olympics anyone trying to get from central London to Stratford in a hurry (i.e. drug dealers, pimps etc........can't think of anyone else) will be well catered for :eek:
    'In nature, there are neither rewards nor punishments - there are Consequences.'
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