Since ancient times commercial activities to events like the London Summer Olympics. There was food, mementos, and apparel for sale on the outskirts of the early games in Olympus illustrating how culture has long been the bedrock of commerce.
Manufacturers and tradesmen can find work where there is demand for goods and services. In ancient times business flourished around activities like the Olympic games, and so they will around the events in London in 2012. The city has been presented with an economic opportunity.
British people in particular are apt to complain about the weather. Ironically this same maligned weather could be a major strength of Britain’s staging of the event. In Summer the days extend and a warm glow suffuses the long twilight hours. As Shakespeare pointed out, only the memory of a beautiful woman can exceed the pleasures of a lovely, temperate Summer’s day day in England.
Another major strength of the Games might be the fast fading notion of the English gentleman. It is true that many real English gentlemen have migrated to the erstwhile colonies but a memory of the ethic remains in English culture. People are expected to be honest, honorable and trustworthy. This ethic, together with the English language, has actually been an economic boon which has attracted people to London as a financial and cultural center.
The character of English people can be a great strength but also a a weakness. Arrogance is one of the least attractive aspects of Empire but has unfortunately outlasted it. An Englishman who says nothing at breakfast and looks down his nose at colonials who dare to speak presents a very pompous figure who can leave a sour aftertaste of England.
Another weakness that cannot easily be avoided is the cost of living. An ordinary Chinese person will not be able to contemplate spending more than a thousand yuan for a hotel room when a similar room in Beijing will cost three hundred. For those who are not sponsored visitors to London will be the elite. Television will enable people across the globe to enjoy events, perhaps more closely than those in an actual venue, but much of the atmosphere is lost.
London does not rank highly when quality of life is measured objectively. Permanent work is scarce because employers are afraid to fall foul of thickets of labor legislation that will commit them to huge employment expenses. However the Games will bring a welcome burst of casual or short term jobs for those who find even such work hard to come by. Those who are flexible and quick to seize opportunities may find welcome short term opportunities.
Thoughts of terrorism might leap to mind when thinking of threats to the London summer Olympics. Certainly gathering crowds do attract predators but the insanity of terrorism seems to be abating across the world. A greater and more insidious threat might lie in corruption. Already a dedicated police team has been assigned to counter threats to fix games and performances in the interests of online gamblers. Just a few fixed outcomes could undermine the whole ethical character of an event held in the country that was the original home of gentlemen.
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