Comments on: Beijing Today, Beijing One Week Ago; The Olympification of the Capital City http://benross.net/wordpress/beijing-today-beijing-one-week-ago-the-olympification-of-the-capital-city/2008/07/22/ Urban Sociology and Urbanism, in China and North America Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:41:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Serge http://benross.net/wordpress/beijing-today-beijing-one-week-ago-the-olympification-of-the-capital-city/2008/07/22/comment-page-1/#comment-29131 Serge Wed, 23 Jul 2008 09:39:11 +0000 http://benross.net.customers.tigertech.net/wordpress/?p=207#comment-29131 Indeed, that is quite a change for just a few days. More to come! Indeed, that is quite a change for just a few days. More to come!

]]> By: Zictor http://benross.net/wordpress/beijing-today-beijing-one-week-ago-the-olympification-of-the-capital-city/2008/07/22/comment-page-1/#comment-29122 Zictor Wed, 23 Jul 2008 08:54:37 +0000 http://benross.net.customers.tigertech.net/wordpress/?p=207#comment-29122 @gswafford Don't underestimate the Germans. Their organisational abilities are astounding. @gswafford

Don’t underestimate the Germans. Their organisational abilities are astounding.

]]> By: Tora http://benross.net/wordpress/beijing-today-beijing-one-week-ago-the-olympification-of-the-capital-city/2008/07/22/comment-page-1/#comment-28941 Tora Tue, 22 Jul 2008 08:46:59 +0000 http://benross.net.customers.tigertech.net/wordpress/?p=207#comment-28941 I just hope that these new subway lines and all the permanently displaced factories have a noticeable difference on the pol1uti0n in the city once the games are over. What I find to be the most surprising are the security checks, they seem incredibly thorough and more commonplace but then again they're most likely doing that to make us westerners feel safer so maybe I shouldn't be so surprised. I just hope that these new subway lines and all the permanently displaced factories have a noticeable difference on the pol1uti0n in the city once the games are over.
What I find to be the most surprising are the security checks, they seem incredibly thorough and more commonplace but then again they’re most likely doing that to make us westerners feel safer so maybe I shouldn’t be so surprised.

]]> By: gswafford http://benross.net/wordpress/beijing-today-beijing-one-week-ago-the-olympification-of-the-capital-city/2008/07/22/comment-page-1/#comment-28904 gswafford Tue, 22 Jul 2008 02:06:40 +0000 http://benross.net.customers.tigertech.net/wordpress/?p=207#comment-28904 I'd like to see all of this pulled off in a Western democrat1c nation. While I don't care for au+ocratic states, they do have the potential for amazing levels of efficiency. I’d like to see all of this pulled off in a Western democrat1c nation. While I don’t care for au+ocratic states, they do have the potential for amazing levels of efficiency.

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