I woke up today to the news that the delegates who came to see the Commonwealth Games Village deemed the place as "unlivable". It was appalling to read that laborers had defecated inside the flats and stray dogs were all over the beds and stuff! What made me even more disappointed were guys (foreigners) commenting stuff like - "Get over it India..you cannot host the commonwealth games" and "Third world stuff expected from a third world nation". Damn..that was when it really hurt. The worst part is that we cannot even deny it! India has been stereotyped for all the wrong reasons in the past and this episode has confirmed that stereotype. India's image has definitely been damaged for sure. I wonder how embarrassing would the OC be feeling right now. Considering the c*nts that they have been...I don't think it would have affected them. Up till now, I was kinda feeling for the OC. Right from the starting everyone had been against them. The media had been highlighting whats wrong about the entire thing right from day one. Ppl abroad were always raving about the lack of security and mismanagement. It was like everyone wanted the games to fail...even before it started. I wanted the OC to pull it off and then have a thing or two to say to the media and the others. But it did not work that way at all. First there was this corruption issue, then, the deadlines going bust...venues not being ready...flyovers coming down..the list is still going strong. The worst part about all this was that it could have been so easily avoided. If there was this sense of pride about hosting such a big international event among the ppl managing the entire thing, it would not have been THIS bad. Its a shame really and it sucks. As bad as it sounds....we don't deserve the CWG.
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