marciosmg said: badgenome said: marciosmg said: PS - Zexen, I could invite you to stay with me for you to save some money. But I wont! What a bastard! Well, he is from Argentina! And he would just go there to steal my PS3! Yes, in 2016, Zexen still wont have a PS3.

Then I guess you could invite me.

OT:I think besides Brazil, Argentina and Chile there isnt a country safe enough and with good economy that could host them.

The problem with the olimpics is that they take place in a determined city, so all your infrastructure(stadiums, etc...) has to be in it. I think we could host something smaller like pan american games in Santiago if the goverment decided to spend money in it, but as we are now, we could never do it.

And I think Madrid would have been my choice, but the London games are in the same continent, Tokio had a lot of its people against them and I wouldnt like the most important sport being played in an ugly american football field in chicago, besides, I dont think its a safe place, not a lot more than Rio.

Chicago was only the front-runner in the media because they were delusional enough to believe that Obama would make a difference ...

The United States has hosted the Olympics 8 times which is more than any other country in the world, traditionally have difficulty getting full crowds to any sport that American athletes are not favourites in, have some of the least respectful crowds (often booing competitors who beat American atheletes), and often are logistical nightmares. Chicago has been in the news recently for an incident which demonstrated that the city can't keep school children safe when walking home from school which begs the question of how safe athletes and tourists will be when they come to the city. Finally, since the late 90s the IOC has been aggressively trying to fight the image that they award the Olympics based on factors outside of the actual proposals, so brining in president Obama and Oprah (along with famous athletes) to sell Chicago to the IOC was probably the opposite of what Chicago should have done.

Realistically, anyone who has watched this happen in the past knew that Rio was going to win ...

Edit:  I should also have added that Chicago doesn’t really stand out culturally in a way that really lends itself to attracting events like the Olympics. The Olympics tends to rotate (to a certain extent) between the big "Dream Cities" and smaller cities that offer a distinct culture; Chicago isn’t really either.

pastro243 said: marciosmg said: badgenome said: marciosmg said: PS - Zexen, I could invite you to stay with me for you to save some money. But I wont! What a bastard! Well, he is from Argentina! And he would just go there to steal my PS3! Yes, in 2016, Zexen still wont have a PS3. Then I guess you could invite me. OT:I think besides Brazil, Argentina and Chile there isnt a country safe enough and with good economy that could host them. The problem with the olimpics is that they take place in a determined city, so all your infrastructure(stadiums, etc...) has to be in it. I think we could host something smaller like pan american games in Santiago if the goverment decided to spend money in it, but as we are now, we could never do it. And I think Madrid would have been my choice, but the London games are in the same continent, Tokio had a lot of its people against them and I wouldnt like the most important sport being played in an ugly american football field in chicago, besides, I dont think its a safe place, not a lot more than Rio.

"An ugly American football field"? That's a pretty elitist stance to take.

ironman said: pastro243 said: marciosmg said: badgenome said: marciosmg said: PS - Zexen, I could invite you to stay with me for you to save some money. But I wont! What a bastard! Well, he is from Argentina! And he would just go there to steal my PS3! Yes, in 2016, Zexen still wont have a PS3. Then I guess you could invite me. OT:I think besides Brazil, Argentina and Chile there isnt a country safe enough and with good economy that could host them. The problem with the olimpics is that they take place in a determined city, so all your infrastructure(stadiums, etc...) has to be in it. I think we could host something smaller like pan american games in Santiago if the goverment decided to spend money in it, but as we are now, we could never do it. And I think Madrid would have been my choice, but the London games are in the same continent, Tokio had a lot of its people against them and I wouldnt like the most important sport being played in an ugly american football field in chicago, besides, I dont think its a safe place, not a lot more than Rio. "An ugly American football field"? That's a pretty elitist stance to take.

I mean that I hate it when I see football being played in american football(the sport) fields, the lines bother me.

pastro243 said: ironman said: pastro243 said: marciosmg said: badgenome said: marciosmg said: PS - Zexen, I could invite you to stay with me for you to save some money. But I wont! What a bastard! Well, he is from Argentina! And he would just go there to steal my PS3! Yes, in 2016, Zexen still wont have a PS3. Then I guess you could invite me. OT:I think besides Brazil, Argentina and Chile there isnt a country safe enough and with good economy that could host them. The problem with the olimpics is that they take place in a determined city, so all your infrastructure(stadiums, etc...) has to be in it. I think we could host something smaller like pan american games in Santiago if the goverment decided to spend money in it, but as we are now, we could never do it. And I think Madrid would have been my choice, but the London games are in the same continent, Tokio had a lot of its people against them and I wouldnt like the most important sport being played in an ugly american football field in chicago, besides, I dont think its a safe place, not a lot more than Rio. "An ugly American football field"? That's a pretty elitist stance to take. I mean that I hate it when I see football being played in american football(the sport) fields, the lines bother me.

You mean soccer? Anyway, for multinational events like this, I believe they repaint the lines.

Chicago was only the front-runner in the media because they were delusional enough to believe that Obama would make a difference ...

He did make a difference. Had he kept out of it (or at least made a better, less self-centered pitch), Tokyo probably would have gone out first.