“We’re still here,” he says, his voice cold, his hands shaking. “We know how to be invisible, how to play dead. But at the end of the day, we are still here.” ~Dax
Teacher: "What do we do with adjectives in Spanish?"
S: "We eat them!"
Heh, I'm not so sure if the stadium would look better in person. I think the image I supplied is a photoshopped image as it's an official picture. Images supplied by major media outlets look very different due to the air pollution.
Anyhow, it definitely looks like I'm in a minority! But I wanted to clear up one thing; when I said Chinese architecture, I wasn't talking about stuff like dragons. Anybody who thinks traditional Chinese architecture is all about dragons needs to think again.
What I really dislike is all the glitz. I don't like glamour, and I don't like glitz. It's the sport that should be paramount, not the building that it is housed in.
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Here are some non-photoshopped images
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That said, the top of it is kind of ugly. It reminds me of an avocado for some reason. Why spend all that money on something that's only going to be seen from aerial views? (And whose money is this anyway?)
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I saw them building it last year, and yup, that's what it looks like. I've heard people call it the "bird's nest," and for good reason. I wasn't able to get very close, but it does look pretty cool in person from what I saw (though they hadn't finished it yet).
I'm not surprised they went with ultramodern instead of traditional; they're trying to show the world that they're a modern nation, not a country stuck in the past. They're moving forward, which is kind of a big thing for China; they've spent most of their modern history looking back.
Remember when dad's shoulders were the highest place on earth and your mom was your hero? Race issues were about who ran the fastest, war was only a car game. The most pain you felt was when you skinned your knees, and good byes only meant tomorrow?
And we couldn't wait to grow up. — Unknown
