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British Expats (https://britishexpats.com/forum/)
-   The Barbie (https://britishexpats.com/forum/barbie-92/)
-   -   Olympics 2016 (https://britishexpats.com/forum/barbie-92/olympics-2016-a-881551/)

jad n rich Aug 21st 2016 5:07 pm
Re: Olympics 2016
 
Originally Posted by GarryP (Post 12031706)
That has to be the bitchiest comment of the lot !
:rofl:
Getting into the spirit of the thread, plus a dash of wind up. Lol

TGA Aug 21st 2016 5:18 pm
Re: Olympics 2016
 
Originally Posted by Beoz (Post 12031726)
Wow. My Olympic thread on whatsapp with a bunch of poms and aussies has got sour grapes all over it this morning. Something about Boxing and cheating judges.

Oh dear. British fans slump to a new low.

More sour grapes here in the Telegraph.

Joe Joyce misses out on Team GB's 28th gold as Tony Yoka is awarded controversial win in the Super  Heavyweight boxing final
your mates and a hand full of people who can count (score) doesn't mean sour grapes beozie. Most poms think the aussies did a great job with their 29 medals:thumbsup: and if we could give you some of our 67 we would!!
I personally like to see our colonial children do well, unfortunately it wasn't to be this time.
Jolly good luck in Tokyo :britflag:

Amazulu Aug 21st 2016 5:47 pm
Re: Olympics 2016
 
Overall, for me, it was an okay olympics - certainly nowhere as good as London and Sydney

Australia did well. We are the 12th largest economy and finished 10th in the medals table. Out of the top 10 nations, we are the smallest (granted, we are the wealthiest) so about where we should be. To put it in perspective, Canada, the country that that closest resembles us internationally finished 20th with 4G. Our only economic peers in Europe: Norway, Denmark and Switzerland finished 74th, 28th and 24th

So a good olympics for Australia and the UK (don't know why they call their team GB as it does not represent the whole of the UK and is somewhat archaic). China have got to be disappointed considering the money and effort they've put in

TGA Aug 21st 2016 5:50 pm
Re: Olympics 2016
 
Originally Posted by Amazulu (Post 12031842)
Overall, for me, it was an okay olympics - certainly nowhere as good as London and Sydney

Australia did well. We are the 12th largest economy and finished 10th in the medals table. Out of the top 10 nations, we are the smallest (granted, we are the wealthiest) so about where we should be. To put it in perspective, Canada, the country that that closest resembles us internationally finished 20th with 4G. Our only economic peers in Europe: Norway, Denmark and Switzerland finished 74th, 28th and 24th

So a good olympics for Australia and the UK (don't know why they call their team GB as it does not represent the whole of the UK and is somewhat archaic). China have got to be disappointed considering the money and effort they've put in
priceless!!:rofl:

but seriously.. well done!!

Amazulu Aug 21st 2016 6:13 pm
Re: Olympics 2016
 
Originally Posted by TGA (Post 12031844)
priceless!!:rofl:

but seriously.. well done!!
As I've said previously champ, your pommie/Aussie fight is not my fight and means nothing to me - so you're wasting your breath

When it comes to the olympics I'm supporting Australia and South Africa - that's it

But you party on with whatever your agenda is on here - my post was not directed at you anyway. If it was I would have quoted you

Details

ozzieeagle Aug 21st 2016 7:12 pm
Re: Olympics 2016
 
Back home to our back yard in Asia for the next games. Lets see if the country can regroup and do well in it's more familiar environment.

Not sure of the final score, but this is how it looked 3 days ago.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/content/d...eDwujU_5aI.png

GarryP Aug 21st 2016 7:35 pm
Re: Olympics 2016
 
Originally Posted by ozzieeagle (Post 12031874)
Back home to our back yard in Asia for the next games. Lets see if the country can regroup and do well in it's more familiar environment.

Not sure of the final score, but this is how it looked 3 days ago.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/content/d...eDwujU_5aI.png
Ooo, that's fighting talk. Lumping the UK in with the EU - with the UK doing the heavy lifting as per usual...

Table of EU country results looks like:
Code:
2 UK        27 23 17 67
 5 Germany    17 10 15 42
 7 France    10 18 14 42
 9 Italy      8 12  9 28
11 Netherlands 8  7  4 19
12 Hungary    8  3  4 15
14 Spain      7  4  6 17
17 Croatia    5  3  2 10
+ others

Beaverstate Aug 21st 2016 7:49 pm
Re: Olympics 2016
 
Originally Posted by GarryP (Post 12031886)
Ooo, that's fighting talk. Lumping the UK in with the EU - with the UK doing the heavy lifting as per usual...

Table of EU country results looks like:
Code:
2 UK        27 23 17 67
 5 Germany    17 10 15 42
 7 France    10 18 14 42
 9 Italy      8 12  9 28
11 Netherlands 8  7  4 19
12 Hungary    8  3  4 15
14 Spain      7  4  6 17
17 Croatia    5  3  2 10
+ others
Your total for Italy is off.:nod:

GarryP Aug 21st 2016 8:23 pm
Re: Olympics 2016
 
Originally Posted by Beaverstate (Post 12031889)
Your total for Italy is off.:nod:
Should have been 8 12 8

Beaverstate Aug 21st 2016 8:25 pm
Re: Olympics 2016
 
Originally Posted by GarryP (Post 12031913)
Should have been 8 12 8
Sorry I had nothing better to do.:o

GarryP Aug 21st 2016 8:31 pm
Re: Olympics 2016
 
Originally Posted by Beaverstate (Post 12031914)
Sorry I had nothing better to do.:o
You have the heart of a true accountant

:p

Beaverstate Aug 21st 2016 9:28 pm
Re: Olympics 2016
 
Originally Posted by ozzieeagle (Post 12031874)
Back home to our back yard in Asia for the next games. Lets see if the country can regroup and do well in it's more familiar environment.

Not sure of the final score, but this is how it looked 3 days ago.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/content/d...eDwujU_5aI.png
Depends how you count. If you go by language then English blows all others away. US, GB, Aussies, NZ, Canada etc.

Beoz Aug 21st 2016 9:42 pm
Re: Olympics 2016
 
Originally Posted by GarryP (Post 12031886)
Ooo, that's fighting talk. Lumping the UK in with the EU - with the UK doing the heavy lifting as per usual...

Table of EU country results looks like:
Code:
2 UK        27 23 17 67
 5 Germany    17 10 15 42
 7 France    10 18 14 42
 9 Italy      8 12  9 28
11 Netherlands 8  7  4 19
12 Hungary    8  3  4 15
14 Spain      7  4  6 17
17 Croatia    5  3  2 10
+ others
At least they can play football.

Speaking of which, how did Iceland get on?

ozzieeagle Aug 22nd 2016 12:40 am
Re: Olympics 2016
 
Originally Posted by Beaverstate (Post 12031961)
Depends how you count. If you go by language then English blows all others away. US, GB, Aussies, NZ, Canada etc.
If you count by Head of Population then NZ wins that route.

I was looking at the NZ results very closely, if there had been a few more medals either side of the Tasman.... I would have been coming in with "Great Australasian" results lol :)

Amazulu Aug 22nd 2016 12:44 am
Re: Olympics 2016
 
Originally Posted by ozzieeagle (Post 12032100)
If you count by Head of Population then NZ wins that route.
The Netherlands are up there too


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