@hummer, of course everything I say is my opinion :S Can someone speak on behalf of someone else opinion wise? :S.... For me, it's sad to see people using drugs, for drug dealers, they're happy... it's one of those things that's too obvious to talk about IMO
@Knox, You have to admit that the Asian games did bring great change. Greater than there ever has been. Yes it was not perfect, but Qatar has never done anything at such a scale.
The Olympics will be under the world's eye, so I hope that my government will be smart enough to make sure that we are shown in good light.
If we win the olympics, it's 8 years away, you bring up alot of points, but that supports why I want us to win. To bring ALL these changes.
Common now, politically, the country isn't going to bid on something and then act naive. Qatar has a surplus of international revenue. It's a nation which HAS to spend it's money legally to give back to the global economy. If the olympics ends up giving us empty stadiums that wont be used 20 years from now, I say it's a small price to pay for a better life.
But I'm confused with something, when I brought my N95 over to Doha, I was amazed that alot of the areas were mapped. Even the roads to my home. I was able to use the Navigation built in to find tiny shops, atms, malls, restaurants, hotels etc... There is a new system being launched for the middle east called Galileo (spelling?) which will be very specific.
You asked what Qatar acheived from the Asian games, and I believe that it gained experience, knowledge and showed the flaws that they needed to correct in the future :)
Please don't think that I am here to argue, I just want to show another side of the coin. Maybe I'm a positive person. But I truely believe that this could bring a world of change for us.
At the end of the day, even if Qatar didn't win the bid. I STILL hope that the change comes :) For now, we can't kick out the closed minded people, but we can force them to change.
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@hummer, of course everything I say is my opinion :S Can someone speak on behalf of someone else opinion wise? :S.... For me, it's sad to see people using drugs, for drug dealers, they're happy... it's one of those things that's too obvious to talk about IMO
@Knox, You have to admit that the Asian games did bring great change. Greater than there ever has been. Yes it was not perfect, but Qatar has never done anything at such a scale.
The Olympics will be under the world's eye, so I hope that my government will be smart enough to make sure that we are shown in good light.
If we win the olympics, it's 8 years away, you bring up alot of points, but that supports why I want us to win. To bring ALL these changes.
Common now, politically, the country isn't going to bid on something and then act naive. Qatar has a surplus of international revenue. It's a nation which HAS to spend it's money legally to give back to the global economy. If the olympics ends up giving us empty stadiums that wont be used 20 years from now, I say it's a small price to pay for a better life.
But I'm confused with something, when I brought my N95 over to Doha, I was amazed that alot of the areas were mapped. Even the roads to my home. I was able to use the Navigation built in to find tiny shops, atms, malls, restaurants, hotels etc... There is a new system being launched for the middle east called Galileo (spelling?) which will be very specific.
You asked what Qatar acheived from the Asian games, and I believe that it gained experience, knowledge and showed the flaws that they needed to correct in the future :)
Please don't think that I am here to argue, I just want to show another side of the coin. Maybe I'm a positive person. But I truely believe that this could bring a world of change for us.
At the end of the day, even if Qatar didn't win the bid. I STILL hope that the change comes :) For now, we can't kick out the closed minded people, but we can force them to change.
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