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retro_eidasThis is more randomness, but I discovered today that San Diego and Tijuana are considering a joint bid for the 2016 Olympic games.
Am I the only one that thinks this is one of the worst. ideas. ever?
Undoubtedly, the American / Mexican olympic committees would try to take the opportunity and gouge the US / Mexican gov'ts for funding to clean up TJ (if they started now they might just finish by 2016, although I'm probably being generous), but I can't even imagine the amount of red tape that they'd have to go through to even begin considering something like this. Dual nation Olympics? Have any of these folks ever actually been to Tijuana? Frankly, I think someone is smoking the good shit. TJ: The Olympic city.... Hell? It shall freeze over.
Am I the only one that thinks this is one of the worst. ideas. ever?
Undoubtedly, the American / Mexican olympic committees would try to take the opportunity and gouge the US / Mexican gov'ts for funding to clean up TJ (if they started now they might just finish by 2016, although I'm probably being generous), but I can't even imagine the amount of red tape that they'd have to go through to even begin considering something like this. Dual nation Olympics? Have any of these folks ever actually been to Tijuana? Frankly, I think someone is smoking the good shit. TJ: The Olympic city.... Hell? It shall freeze over.
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Date: 2005-01-30 05:18 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-02-02 12:09 am (UTC)It can be done I suppose, it would be a novel idea if it could work. Although it probably would work a lot better if the countries were Norway/Sweden or something. Neighboring countries whose relations are a lot more comfortable then those between the US and Mexico.
making the city internationally known after the games?
San Diego and TJ are practically like one city... but I'm sure any Mexican you ask out there probably wouldn't want Tijuana representing their country. Monterrey or Chihuahua (close to the border, but not border cities) would be better, but not TJ. Ever.