Here’s a little bit of fun trivia for you:
The mascots for the Olympics are 5 child-like representations of things like fire, fish, pandas, and antelope.
In China, a term of endearment for a child is to “double” their name. For instance, the names of the mascots, in order, are “Bei-Bei”, “Jing-Jing”, “Huan-Huan”, “Ning-Ning”, and “Yi-Yi”.
When you say their names singly, they come out as “Beijing huan ying ni”...”Welcome to Beiljng”.
BTW...according to the Beijing Olympic Commitee, the ‘official’ countdown begins at 7:56pm Beijing time. Supposedly, they have something ‘special’ planned.
We’ll see.
CBC Vancouver went to commercials....I hope i don’t miss the start...