Quote:
Originally Posted by Northendzone
i truly question teh value of tourism draw. i beleive that i am pretty average, and that i know some other average people, and not once have i ever heard anyone say "hey, the last olympics were in XXXXX, the place looked cool, let's go there".
what does worldwide prestige mean?
lastly, if we hold the olympics here every couple of decades, you are still going to need new facilities as they age
|
I moved to Finland in 1990, and the one thing everyone said when they heard where I was from was about the Olympics.