On your marks, get set, bang!
O.K. I might have to eat my words and apologise to the Der Spiegel correspondent who ridiculed U.K. arrangements for the Olympic Games. Maybe the reaction wasn't anything to do with a ticket mix-up. In fairness there are a few minor irritations: gridlocked roads; reduced Underground service; and Border control strikes.
But the Brits welcome such irritations. They love it! It gives them a chance to show the rest of the world what magnificent ability they have to muddle through. Champions of the duck and weave event!
Gridlocked roads? No problem. It'll sort itself out. Give it a couple of days and you'll see what I mean.
A threatened work to rule by Underground "workers"? Well regular travellers on the Underground are unlikely to notice much difference. It's always chaotic when plenty of customers turn up. Visitors will enjoy the experience.
O.K. then, Border control strikes? Forget it. People will come and go as usual; just like a busy day at Burger King.
It will be as refreshing as a bottle of Pepsi. No...... I'll sit on the der Spiegel apology a bit longer.
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