Who else thought the London segment in the Olympic Closing ceremony was embarressing?

Question

It just made me cringe, and what was with the woman pretending to be disabled? lol

God, it makes you proud to be British doesn't it :L

Answer 1

I'm from Hong Kong, I think the 8 min performance is ok but the Mayor of London is really awful to us!!! Anyway, I believe the performance of London will be much better in four years after.  

Answer 2

london bus

zebra crossing

red phone box

lollipop lady lol

i thought it was good, but think leona lewis ruined it with that silly song she sang

Answer 3

The opening show 2012 is worrying me have we got the knowledge or money to be as good as china,Good old England lol

Answer 4

I was hiding behind the sofa in anticipation that Boris would have to make a speech! Luckly they made sure he didn't, that would have been cringe!

Answer 5

cant wait to watch tonight and see what all the criticism is about

Answer 6

It is lucky you cannot die of embarrassment, we would all be goners!

Answer 7

It was like watching a Charles Dicken's play but without the quality and imagination.

Answer 8

Tanni Grey-Thompson IS Disabled if that is who you are on about that is why she takes part in the paralympics.

personally I thought everyone worked hard and it was amazing

Answer 9

Britain doesn't have a culture.  They have to throw random sh*t out there, and hope people buy into it.

Answer 10

Two words - Jimmy Page

That totally makes me proud to be british! The man is a hero! Nuff said!

Answer 11

I listened to a radio description which was absolutely hilarious.

Afterwards Boris announced that in 2012 ping pong is coming home!

We look like complete idiots all around the world already.

Answer 12

I am from Australia when the Aussie's had their piece at the Atlanta Games I was mortified lol.People on push bikes with kangaroos on their back lol. It will be fine we pulled of the a great games and you will to. Just sit back at let the excitement build, it is something that you will never forget.

Answer 13

I thought it was hideous.  When the bus came on I thought we were off to a good start, but then it went downhill all the way.  I was SO ready to be proud to be British, but like you say, it was a major embarrasment.

I loved the thought of including a diversity of people, including disabled, but it didn't come across properly did it?

Leona Lewis was made to look like a Dalek in gold, and that isn't her sort of song.  

Thank god we have a recognisable icon in David Beckham...except he isn't an Olympic athlete.

Boris Johnson looked an absolute mess, with his jacket hanging open and shoving his hands in his jacket pockets like a scruffy schoolboy.  I was cringeing.

Britains can do performance & pagentry to a high standard, and we have lots of tradition to be proud of.  I just hope this is what we show off in 2012, not some contrived trying-to-be-hip pantomime.

Answer 14

I think Patsy and Eddie developed that performance.

"Environment!"  

Crowds! Break dancing and... "  / "LITTERING ... "i don't care.. I'm so bloody cool.."

"A Bus!! and Zebra Stripes! Bus unfolds to hedges and"  / "... JIMMY PAGE!"

"A phallic thing and that girl from XFactor."  / "Lacroix, Dahling"

"And BECKS!!"

Answer 15

It was better than I expected. I was thinking that it would be ridiculously embarrassing, but it COULD have been worse. At least Boris Johnson didn't say anything, that would've been a disaster. Other than that, it was ok.

Leona Lewis's performance was weak though. They should've done better with that.

Oh well! Let's hope the opening ceremony isn't embarrassing!!

Answer 16

I'm not British, but whats everyone's problem with what Britain did? I for one thought it was cool, there was really no one more popular than Leona Lewis at the moment(except maybe Amy Winehouse, but thats for a totally different reason), the folding bus was cool, as with Beckham kicking the ball. The only problem i had was that the guitar was too heavy and kinda drowned out Leona's voice and some of the dancing was messy, but everything else was good. The Olympics is about representing  your country and that was London being...London, it doesn't always have to be flashy or extravagant.

Answer 17

lol i dont see what is embarrassing about it you should be proud if not get out of our country, because that 8 minute ceremony was our country...

BORIS JOHNSON RULES!

what did you expect to see? the Eiffel tower and men fighting with baguettes?

Answer 18

Aaah sad to say it but i cringed to every second of it!

They were trying so hard to be 'politically correct' that it just looked like one big cheesy mess.

Are people flipping out of wheelcahirs,rain and buses all we have to represent britain?

Hopefully the opening ceremony isnt as bad.  

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Answer 20

I am a Scot and I thought it was a fine advert for 2012, there is only so much you can do in 8 minutes, good on em, to all you moany buggers, p**s of back to your gloomy bin.