Just waiting for the IOC to take action against political protests like they have promised. Watching athletes and teams get disqualified will be enlightening. And will create a new path to exit the Olympics rather than COVID infection.
IOC has mounting pressure to cancel the Olympic games with the growing Covid threat within the Olympic Village. A dozen more positive tests or one hospitalization of an Olympic athlete... The games will be finish and the athletes can then kneel all they want as they pack their bags to either go home or head to the nearest sex hotel to let off some steam. P.S. I think the European Olympic teams will be kneeling the most or Scandinavian teams will be a nearby 2nd. Norway Women's Handball team has already promise to protest because they're being forced to wear bikinis and other teams are not (wearing shorts). wrbtrader
Yeah...her (top athlete) and the others that didn't make the team but felt they should have made the team. She's young, she has about 2 - 3 more Olympic Games in her. Yet, about 1/4 of the team is in their late 20s to early 30s...this could be their last Olympic Games. Next time, when she gets stressed...she should stay away from the weed at the trials and instead go on a sex binge. That's what other Olympic athletes do. wrbtrader
Alcoholic Beverages Drinking plays an important role in Japanese society. Drinking parties, typically held at restaurants and izakaya, are a common activity that are used to strengthen both social and business ties. A large variety of alcoholic beverages can be found in Japan. Some of the most popular ones are: Beer and beer-like drinks Beer is the most popular alcoholic drink in Japan. Due to taxation issues, several types of beer-like beverages have emerged in recent years, including happoshu and new-genre beer. These beverages are taxed less because they contain less or no malt, and can therefore be sold at lower prices. Sake (Rice Wine) Commonly called sake outside of Japan, nihonshu or sake (note that "sake" is also the general Japanese term for alcohol) is brewed using rice, water and koji mold as the main ingredients. Besides major brands, there are countless local rice wines (jizake). The alcohol content of nihonshu is typically about 10-20 percent. It is drunk either hot or cold, and it is usually filtered although unfiltered nihonshu is also available. Shochu, Awamori Shochu is a distilled spirit with an alcohol content of 20-40 percent. It is commonly made from rice, sweet potatoes, wheat and/or sugar cane. It is usually served mixed with water and ice, fruit juice and sparkling water, or oolong tea. Shochu is popular nationwide, but particularly so in Kyushu. Awamori is the Okinawan version of shochu. It differs in that it is made from long-grained Thai-style rice instead of short-grained Japanese-style rice and uses a black koji mold indigenous to Okinawa. Whisky Despite their comparably short history, Japanese whiskies are now on par with some of the finest Scotch whiskies and have won top international awards. They are currently enjoying high popularity inside and outside of Japan. Highball Whisky highball, often simply called highball, is a carbonated drink made of whisky and soda water. Originally popularized in the 1950s, the drink has enjoyed a resurgence as it has been successfully promoted as an alternative to beer. Highball has an alcohol content of 5-10 percent and is widely available at restaurants and elsewhere. Chuhai Chuhai (shortened from "shochu highball") are fruit-flavored alcoholic drinks with an alcohol content between three and eight percent. Common flavors include lemon, ume, peach, grapefruit and lime in addition to seasonal flavors. Chuhai are made of shochu and soda, and are available premixed in cans anywhere alcohol is sold. Plum wine (umeshu) Umeshu is made of Japanese plums (ume), sugar, and shochu or nihonshu. Its sweet, fruity, juice-like flavor and aroma can appeal to those who normally dislike alcohol. Commonly made at home, it is also easily found anywhere alcohol is sold. It is usually served on the rocks, mixed with soda, or as an umeshu sawa (umeshu sour). Wine Wine is gaining popularity in Japan, especially among women. While imported red, white, and sparkling wines from France, Italy, the United States, Chile and Australia are widely available, there also exists a sizable and increasing domestic wine industry. The most famous wine producing region within Japan is the Kofu basin in Yamanashi Prefecture. Alcoholic beverages are sold in supermarkets, department stores, convenience stores, liquor stores (saka-ya) and a decreasing number of vending machines. The legal drinking age is 20 years old, the same as for purchasing tobacco products. Drinking Manners When drinking alcoholic beverages, it is customary to serve one another, rather than serving yourself. You should periodically check your friends' glasses, and replenish them before they are empty. Likewise, if someone wants to serve you, you should drink to make room in your glass if it is full, hold it up for the person while they pour, and then take at least one sip before putting the glass down. At the beginning of a meal or drinking party you should not start drinking until everybody at the table is served and the glasses are raised for a toast, which is usually "kampai". Other toasts are acceptable, too, but note that "chin chin" refers to the male genitalia in Japanese and may not be the ideal word choice depending on the situation. While it is considered bad manners to become obviously drunk in some formal restaurants, the same is not true for other types of restaurants, such as izakaya, as long as you do not bother other guests. https://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2037.html wrbtrader
Let's check in with how the Olympics are doing as the Opening Ceremony is a mere day away... Olympic opening ceremony director fired for Holocaust joke https://apnews.com/article/2020-tok...rus-pandemic-fd94ec7f2fd17723d38f8bcfdb663c7e
Clay Travis: ‘Go woke, get broke;’ Olympics suffer from loss of sponsors, NBA from loss of ratings 'It's not a coincidence; they went political,' says Travis https://www.foxnews.com/media/clay-...rom-loss-of-sponsors-nba-from-loss-of-ratings
GWB: "It's clear the olympics committee is based AF and are not going to put up w/political demonstrations as these hurt ratings" Also GWB: "The olympics are "woke" and it's why no one's watching"