If its the london olympics

[whisky]

How come all the announcements are in french first?

 

[Fuddlemiff]

It's lame isn't it? I know that English and French are the official languages of the modern olympics, but it should clearly be the host country's language that's used first.

 

[whisky]

Indeed, particularly noticeable right at the start, where the queen of England opening the London Olympics is announced in French.

Later followed by a tribute to British culture, announced in French first.

Somehow I cant imagine this flying in France if they had the Olympics there and everything was announced in English first.

 

[Fuddlemiff]

Of course, if a certain MP had his way the announcements would've been in German.

 

[Ilyanna]

Of course, if a certain MP had his way the announcements would've been in German.

From what I've learned about inter-European hostilities, I can imagine that this would actually be preferrable to having them in French for quite a no. of Brits.

 

[Fuddlemiff]

I was alluding to an MP who was recently photographed at a Nazi themed party and last night complained on Twitter that the Olympics was too multicultural. Big mistake!

I don't know which Brits would prefer; German or French, but I think everyone was just rather bemused by the French announcements rather than being annoyed by them.

 

[Cassie]

The opening ceremonies weren't shown in Americaland until it was all over. No Frenchies in our announcements!

 

[SAUSAGEMAN]

The Olympics were invented by the French. Deal with it.

 

[SAUSAGEMAN]

 

[CaptainWacky]

It's payback for Jean-Luc Picard being English.

 

[whisky]

The Olympics were invented by the French. Deal with it.

So the Greeks had nothing to do with it then?

 

[headvoid]

There old be more nakedness and misogyny if we followed the old method. A French bloke invented the modern Olympics in the 1870's from memory.

 

[Cassie]

Damn Frenchies!

 

[whisky]

They also invented killing the monarchy, around the same time, how come they didn't have that tradition in the Olympics?

 

[SAUSAGEMAN]

But they do. Fuddlemiff mentioned in the other thread that the Olympic announcers don't use aristocratic titles like "Sir" or "Dame".

 

[Fuddlemiff]

Though they do use "Her Royal Highness/Her Majesty the Queen", rather than calling her Elizabeth.

 

[Eggs Mayonnaise]

Or LIZZY IN DA HIZZY.

 

[headvoid]

If runners start to slow down in races they say "CHOP CHOP" and snigger into their berets.

 

[Tisiphone]

I know NBC showed a Ryan Seacrest interview instead of a tribute to those who died in the London train bombings.

Or, I think that's what the tribute was for. Once Ryan Seacrest is on the screen, I'm fascinated by his plasticity.

 

[whisky]

Not just the train bombings, but also both world wars.

I thought they might just have missed the begging of the war tribute, then joined half way though.