Get called fat and stupid by other nations...

Originally posted by ChessPraxis
The English just need to make more babies then.
USA USA USA USA

English people don't have babies, we're too busy training for the Olympics! No, we import people to do all that...

Originally posted by Marinkatomb
English people don't have babies, we're too busy training for the Olympics! No, we import people to do all that...

You copied the USA system of over population then?

Originally posted by ChessPraxis
You copied the USA system of over population then?

We like to swim in the deep end of the 'Gene Pool'.

Originally posted by Marinkatomb
English people don't have babies

Well, not after they turn 16, anyway.

Richard

Originally posted by Shallow Blue
Well, not after they turn 16, anyway.

Richard

That's why we don't live with our parents until we are 40, like you lot.

Originally posted by divegeester
Country populations to put the medal count into perspective:

China 1,347,350,000 population achieved 87 medals (38 Golds)

United States 314,141,000 population achieved 103 medals (45 Golds)

Russia 143,117,000 population achieved 81 medals (23 Golds)

United Kingdom 62,262,000 population achieved 63 medals (28 Golds)


UK achieved more than ...[text shortened]... 0.3 medals per million; I think you need to go get some more guys if you really want to fight...

Trinidad and Tobago- 1.3M - 4 medals

More that 2 medals per million.

Originally posted by Rajk999
Trinidad and Tobago- 1.3M - 4 medals

More that 2 medals per million.

GO TAT, GO TAT,GO TAT, GO TAT.

Originally posted by kevcvs57
GO TAT, GO TAT,GO TAT, GO TAT.

I was looking through the stats and I just saw that the UK was among the few nations that does not reward their gold medal winners.

The javelin thrower from here won gold and his package was about $800,000 US. Plus they named a Caribbean Airlines plane after him. Named a landmark in his village after him. Promised to build a housing scheme for his villagers. Gave a national holiday where they partied all day and drove him home in a motorcade.

A really big fuss .. but thats small island life. I guess Jamaica and Grenada would have done similar things.

The guy is a poor 19 yr old from a poor fishing village. He grew up throwing bamboo rods on the beach. Good for him .. great underdog success story .. broke several records at the Olympics.

Originally posted by Rajk999
I was looking through the stats and I just saw that the UK was among the few nations that does not reward their gold medal winners.

The javelin thrower from here won gold and his package was about $800,000 US. Plus they named a Caribbean Airlines plane after him. Named a landmark in his village after him. Promised to build a housing scheme for his village ...[text shortened]... he beach. Good for him .. great underdog success story .. broke several records at the Olympics.

That's nothing our gold medalist's got a postbox in their home town painted gold with gold'y coloured paint in their honour, seriously, how cheap are we. 😞

Originally posted by kevcvs57
That's nothing our gold medalist's got a postbox in their home town painted gold with gold'y coloured paint in their honour, seriously, how cheap are we. 😞

Not cheap .. just different. Small islands have to grab any fame they can, plus we have nothing better to do that make a big issue of small things.

Originally posted by Rajk999
Not cheap .. just different. Small islands have to grab any fame they can

Yeah, so why don't the Limeys?

Richard