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Originally Posted by wave46
Is the Summer Olympics a big deal here? I ask simply because my unreliable nation pulse taking says "no", compared to the Winter Olympics.
I generally don't get the sense that Canadians particularly care about a lot of the summer events in general. About the last time I saw Canada get worked up about the Summer Olympics was Atlanta 1996 and that was mostly due to Donovan Bailey.
In a sense, Canada trying for a Summer Olympics is not unlike the Aussies/Kiwis trying for the Winter ones. Cool and all, but not really their wheelhouse.
As much as we need another white elephant mistake in this country (It really has been too long since we've flushed a copious amount of cash down the toilet on something so architecturally and fantastically useless), might as well do that on something that we kind of actually enjoy?
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In my observation the Summer Olympics and the Winter Olympics are about as equally big in Canada.
It's not really the same as the difference between the Summers and Winters for Aussies.
Though for having been there, the Winter Olympics are still a pretty big deal in Australia. When they're on it's a major topic of media and conversation, and they send athletes in many disciplines.
But Aussies are crazy about sports in general.