tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post77513285636837944..comments2024-01-24T11:41:28.022+00:00Comments on A Cuban In London: Sunday Mornings: Coffee, Reflections and MusicA Cuban In Londonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16423293358605007539noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-73101417450876302352012-07-20T21:11:53.365+01:002012-07-20T21:11:53.365+01:00Many thanks for your kind comments. It's going...Many thanks for your kind comments. It's going to be a very funny (as in strange) and exciting period, I reckon.<br /><br />Greetings from London.A Cuban In Londonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16423293358605007539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-47668388267009697312012-07-20T15:57:02.070+01:002012-07-20T15:57:02.070+01:00You may be a British citizen but your heart is sti...You may be a British citizen but your heart is still Cuban. Maybe mine is a little as well. My nephew just competed in the international pre-collegiate games for volleyball and guess who won? Cuba! I was so excited seeing all those smiling brown faces. My nephew actually purchased the Cuban track suite (it was the coolest) and I almost snatched it off of him. Of course, the U.S. won a bronze medal and I'm very pleased for that but you'll never see me snatching any U.S. suits.Fly Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18191335990973494972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-63044026482158922312012-07-20T10:09:39.676+01:002012-07-20T10:09:39.676+01:00I can well imagine the onslaught of miseries on ci...I can well imagine the onslaught of miseries on citizens when anything of the stature of Olympics is organized in a city. I caught the news about the bus getting lost that Sarah mentions in her comment above. When I saw that, my first reaction was, "Ah! so this happens in places other than India as well... !"<br />Have a great summer aheadSGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07439071211238467709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-4740883100816792452012-07-20T01:03:23.647+01:002012-07-20T01:03:23.647+01:00You just made my husband’s night by posting All Ar...You just made my husband’s night by posting All Around My Hat, one of our absolute favorites. I had to play it twice. We’re Chelsea supporters too. It’s funny; I’d have guessed you were an Arsenal supporter. My family cheers for the Boston Red Sox, but I’m torn about the Yankees since I grew up in NYC. It amuses me that you support the Yankees too.<br /><br />Our American friends are amazed that our British relations are quitting the UK to visit us in Maine during Olympic season, but it’s not like they’d see any of it, although my nephews ran along the street beside the torch carrier in Bristol. I’m happy to not be in London for the games, myself. I can already imagine all the delays on the Underground etc. I heard the hilarious story of the foreign athlete’s bus getting lost for hours in London. Still, it is an honor to host. Keep us posted.<br /><br />Sorry to be so late to visit. I’ve been offline and outdoors with my kids. The Maine summer is short so we must make the most of it.Sarah Laurencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00423008641739156182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-34491771602013100832012-07-16T10:53:24.602+01:002012-07-16T10:53:24.602+01:00It's not just the banned products at the venue...It's not just the banned products at the venues... Have you seen the list of prohibited words that traders and others must not use in their advertisements (unless they are official sponsors, of course)? Words like "summer", for example - and armies of word police going into the offices of firms to enforce the bans!<br />Good job it's still a free country!Dave Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-4370062967670574522012-07-15T17:36:50.051+01:002012-07-15T17:36:50.051+01:00I probably AM Mr Curmudgeon where all this is conc...I probably AM Mr Curmudgeon where all this is concerned!<br /><br />Tour de France? Brilliant! Wonderful! TV coverage? You are immediately talking names - Wiggins, Cavendish, Cadel Evans, etc. Oh yes, and the teams are called after businesses...<br /><br />Who's taking part in the games? From the ads I see on TV it's BP and Lloyds TSB. The athletes seem to be reduced to actors in TV commercials.<br /><br />Sorry... I should cheer myself up and get in to the spirit of it all. Probably. :)Dominic Rivronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02618013365521035400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-43755306717687658732012-07-15T16:48:33.804+01:002012-07-15T16:48:33.804+01:00It's very weird visiting London at the moment....It's very weird visiting London at the moment. I'm not into big, mega-sponsored, over-crowded events... but I hope there's something a bit more special about the Olympics despite my natural cynica streak. I was involved in a Physics Olympiad competition, many years ago now, and it was an amazing experience to have so many people from different countries living and competing in one space. I hope the Olympic athletes get even half of that feeling from the experience.Rachel Cotterillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08969719330048416996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-49479082502621231362012-07-15T14:31:36.668+01:002012-07-15T14:31:36.668+01:00It must be most difficult in London right now and ...It must be most difficult in London right now and I bet it promises to get worse. On the branding and sponsors that is to be expected with major companies spending as much as they do. I get that but for the small person it can be most annoying I am sure. Hang in there. Here in my house we will not be watching it all but I wish team USA luck just the same.tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.com