An (almost) Open Letter to Vancouver

Below is an edited email I have sent to a Canadian friend. It deals with the Winter Olympics and the criticism it has received by some in the British media. Oh - and it was sent before Amy Williams won her gold....


"The Vancouver 2010 Olympic director has been on British TV. Apparently some of our media have been slogging the games off.

My view on this is simple - our media are a bunch of whingeing poms (some of my fellow countrymen really try to live down to the worst reputation that others have of us.) Slagging off the winter games is so very convenient - because there is a parallel story here; "Look - it’s rubbish! The Olympics are a waste, and it’s going to be so much worse when we have them in London....and we will be paying for it!!!!!"

I’ve seen some of the games on TV - and everyone seems to be enjoying themselves. Ice skating - bobbins, utter rubbish.
Ice Hockey = good fun, downhill racing on the skis and boards looks groovy. And it’s really funny how our TV gets really into the Curling (it's our only hope for gold).

Anyway - tell your Canadian friends that we Brits are cool - our newspapers are just printed for idiots.

Hope all is well - I’m not though, I’m ill *sigh*
Speak soon"