The Opening Ceremony

Nope! Whilst most people are feeling the pinch (or far worse, starvation (homelessness on the increase)) we will not see the benefits that these Games will supposedly bring!

I don't know about you, but I haven't replayed it once in 4 years.

£9 Billion- have we even got money like that?

NHS- needs more money. I think it is disgraceful how hospices do not have proper funding. £9 billion could do a lot.

Who's 'we'? Because I know I already have...

I've seen how first hand the NHS needs more money. I think its disgusting. They cant even use the excuse it will benefit the country because it won't. It'll benefit some of London and thats it. And then the majority of the Olympic Park will become disused and we'll have to pay even more money to pull it down.

What benefits have you seen? I and many others have not.

That may be the case but the only thing exclusively British are the four maypoles, as they're showing cricket, which is a British sport but it's played in all the commonwealth countries and we usually get beaten at it. Also, in New Zealand there's a 50 Sheep:1 Human ratio, so why are we showing 30 of them, when compared to other countries, we don't have that many.

£9 Billion- have we even got money like that?

NHS- needs more money. I think it is disgraceful how hospices do not have proper funding. £9 billion could do a lot.

Exactly what I think! It'll be a nice ceremony, I'm sure, but the money could go to better causes. It's hypocritical in a way. They're telling us to help out by doing all this stuff and to donate all this money to various charities and use it up on this. A few heart surgeries recently had to close, one reason is for the money that the NHS has. No wonder they don't have enough with all this, they should think about their priorities - sports will not do everything.

Sorry to sound pessimistic, but it's certainly true that the money could go towards better things. It's sad that there are people loosing lives because healthcare cannot be afforded whilst this is happening.

On the TV it's just said "maybe one of the richest cities in the world." There are still many more richer that are better off...

This. Funny that quite a lot of the events- barely half are filled. Don't worry- we have a legacy.

I know. Everyone has seen first hand how badly the NHS is treated. There are people who have to wait years just to get a life saving operation! I met people who have been threatened with homelessness, and actually can't afford food and rely on charity handouts! It is ok cos people like HOPPLE think that the Olympics will help feed the poor in our nation.

It makes me sick. Our priorities are wrong.
I hope PEOPLE LIKE HOPPLE experience for a day what most people have to put up with! Maybe then HOPPLE will understand.

I don't understand why London was awarded the Olympics. As far as I am aware before the Olympics, London was a major international city due to the centralised system in the UK!

I've seen benefits to my bank balance, as my place of work has upped my hours to cope with the influx of additional tourists and team associates who've appeared in recent months. Tourists who, when asked why they've come to the UK, have all said "to see the Olympics".

And I'm not the only one; my brother works for an event production company and has spent the last 6 months building sets, tools and various things for the Games and cermonies.

I can name many more of these fantastic benefits that "we" all have seen:

1) Heart Surgeries can not be funded due to lack of money in the NHS
2) Elderly kicked out of their houses
3) Homeless families
4) Schools closed.
5) Lack of Jobs. We are in a deep recession.
6)Debt as a result of these Olympics

There is a few. You should be proud!