... until the Opening Ceremony of the Olympics.
If Londoners are excited, I am unaware of it. Life goes on as usual. Public transport is getting busier with tourists starting to arrive because of summer holidays having started. This week the newspapers have been full of mis-management headlines regarding the security: too few trained security dogs, and extra help from the army being flown in from abroad. There has also been another problem with a flyover which they might not be able to fix before the Games and which will add further to the already anticipated traffic chaos.
There were also discussion about the (in-)appropriateness of the sponsors. Does fast food go together with sports? But also: who else would put up the money to fund the Games?
It's a bit of a pity, I think. Maybe the excitement will arrive when the torch arrives in a week's time. Even though personally, I'm just dreading the tube and DLR delays that will surely occur.
The Games also promise to be the wettest Olympics ever held.
Ah well, London is fulfilling all the cliches, isn't it?
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