The closing ceremony was a few days ago, but the news channel is still spending half the time showing re-runs, mostly of flag raising and anthem singing. 'Milking' is being taken to a new level. And there's also the Para-olympics to look forward to. As long as there are more chances to wax lyrical about the combining of China's history and the Olympic spirit, bla bla bla, I'm sure there's more to come. The closing ceremony itself, I was at a friend's dormitory, and just when the England bit was about to start, he decided it would be fun to watch a re-run of the 1999 military parade in Beijing for the 50th anniversary of the People's Republic. Fun it was.
In the fews days before and after, the TV coverage was focusing a huge amount on what foreign media were saying about the Games. There seems to be an obsession with what foreign media say about China, and not just the West. Comments like 'Taijiki President praises successful games, hopes Games will further improve Tajik-China relationships" were seen all the time rolling across the bottom of the screen. I'm not too sure why it is, but shots of foreigners saying great things about Beijing, Chinese people, etc, were played incessantly. In saying that, it does seem everything went pretty well.
I've had enough Olympics. Next time I'll write about new flatmate, who is quite possibly a direct descendant of a hippopotamus.
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