[Other Sport] Paris 2024 Olympics & Paralympics ***Official Match Thread***

[Swegulls]

Bigger waves in the Seine than in Tahiti, those are at the wrong side of the world.

 

[dazzer6666]

I mean we had the Queen jumping out of a helicopter (kinda) and James Bond, but we didn’t have a damp Katherine Jenkins belting out GSTQ from the top of Battersea Power Station so they’ve got us there

….a damp Katherine Jenkins

 

[Eric the meek]

They've had to turf 300 river cruising pensioners off that river boat for the French team to fit on it.

 

[dazzer6666]

While I agree with the general point that other countries views of London 2012 may vary from ours (I once read a snippet of a Chinese article which described the games in general as one of the worst of all time), I'm not sure those are the best examples. Mr Bean, Bond and the Queen are up there as the most internationally well known and popular cultural exports/symbols to have come from Britain. I expect all the NHS and Industrial Revolution stuff probably raised more eyebrows abroad.

From an online article

The stats are so large that it is sometimes hard to comprehend: Mr Bean has amassed more than 30 million subscribers across three YouTube channels with over 11 billion lifetime views, and Mr Bean is the number one TV brand on Facebook globally, with 98 million fans. In fact, he is the 14th biggest page on Facebook with a bigger following than Justin Bieber, Taylor Swift, Harry Potter, Manchester United, Katy Perry… the list goes on.

 

[PILTDOWN MAN]

Well done the French, to attempt something different, I enjoyed it

 

[Eric the meek]

f*** me, this is shite.

Now, try this. Name me 5 really good French bands of the last decade. I can think of only one (that I like). Little Nemo.

Edit, 2. Asylum Party.

What a mess of a country.

My son rates Gojira.

 

[TomandJerry]

I've enjoyed it to be fair

 

[Dave the OAP]

Oi Oi. Eu fest

rees mogg will be turning in his crypt.

 

[Algernon]

Noel Edmunds has really let himself go

 

[essbee1]

Some of the songs in 'allo allo were quite good.

 

[Dave the OAP]

I've enjoyed it to be fair

Booooooooo

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

My son rates Gojira.

My son rates a couple of other bands (that he's seen). OK there are a few. But I can name just as many from Sheffield.

 

[Bry Nylon]

Two f***ing complete culsterfucks in France today and the train lines getting blown up was the lesser of the two

 

[Sid and the Sharknados]

My son rates a couple of other bands (that he's seen). OK there are a few. But I can name just as many from Sheffield.

To be fair, it's not fair to hold up whole countries to the musical mecca that is Sheffield.

 

[A1X]

 

[TomandJerry]

Booooooooo

It's probably the unpopular opinion but it's been decent

 

[A1X]

Got to say this ceremony is definite in Seine

 

[Eric the meek]

My son rates a couple of other bands (that he's seen). OK there are a few. But I can name just as many from Sheffield.

Is the food as good in France though?

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Is the food as good in France though?

I'll grant you food.

Have some food.

Better?

 

[KZNSeagull]

Wtf has this got to do with France/Paris? This catwalk/dancing thing could be anywhere