i love the pits
 

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The reason the Olympics have been so prestigious in the past is because of the belief that the host city deserved it; that it would be an amazing venue for sports. But the with the upcoming Olympics, people are seeing the flaw in the system; that indeed the IOC doesn't feel the athletes are the most important deciding factor. No, they don't have to give the Olympics to the city with the cleanest air, but they should disqualify any city with pollution as bad as Beijing. Hopefully they learn from their mistakes and choose more carefully, or else the Olympics will lose its credibility as being the best sporting event in the world.
 

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Last time I was in Beijing you could chew the air. It had a taste and grit to it. Pretty sure that ain't healthy. Great city, but the cars, industry, and dust storms from the nearby plains make breathing a risky proposition.
 

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beijing is gross
 

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The air really is not as bad as the press is making it out to be !! LOL that's funny. So far I have eaten dog, a chickens heart, and I am going to try deep fried Scorpion when I go to the night market one evening. The dog was mmmm tasty !!

SO HOT, amazingly nice people,super funky food, I have been working a lot so I have not seen any of the sights yet but I hope to. I am going to borrow someones digital camera and take some pics. When I do I will try to forward them to you.
 

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