The Ugly Truth Behind the Olympics.

[@UnseenSamy]

Alright Tejas im starting the video you better not cost me my job by the end

[@UnseenSamy]

Ok that was good I didn’t get fired, hope you had fun !

[@TejasHullur]

SAMY is a GOAT everyone. Let's all comment "thank you Samy" for being such an incredible host.

[@ederplays2788]

Thank you Samy!

[@aceofheartz_]

Thank you sammy!!

[@blurryattacker]

Thank you samy

[@GojoSatoru7699]

You know that meme about letting an average guy compete in the Olympics? We should do that just so everyone watching will know how bloody good the Olympians are. Would be legitimately fun and it might increase viewership too IMO.

[@nottheone582]

wouldn't that be a bit demeaning to actual athletes? like you train your whole life for this moment and they let some random dinkus compete in your event? kinda rude imo

[@GojoSatoru7699]

I should’ve phrased it better, what I meant was have them do the same event by the sides just for comparison. They shouldn’t compete for a chance at the medal.

[@nutzloseperson8514]

I think it would just be better to have a time above the olympic- and world record that's just "average person"

[@lansvance4870]

So… are you going to be the one to compete against Olympians? If you are so ready to offer someone like that to the wolves I am sure you should be happy to take the lead.

[@idkwhattowrite4]

I don’t know why they’re flaming you dude but i think this is such a good idea cause sometimes we forget how capable these athletes are. When you just watch them from the tv it doesn’t seem that surreal but maybe having a visual comparison may help a lot.

[@user-ei7ed6zy9k]

As a Londoner, the 2012 Olympics was the only thing anyone could think about for YEARS, even non fans. On the run up to it, there were massive festivals, massive general london infrastructure projects, the atmosphere and hype throughout the city was evident everywhere you go even 3-4 years prior.

[@MW-3002]

Nothing has been able to top the 2012 opening ceremony since.

[@parisbreakfast]

Nothing 18:57 ike that in Paris ! London is a pro at these grand events

[@ARlELATOM]

Yes I was in London during those years. I honestly think it was a massive success. Everyone was buzzing! And the area they redeveloped has remained a success to this day, so I believe.

[@MikoyanGurevichMiG21]

Same emotions as a Sydneysider. Actually, Sydney 2000 is one of the greatest moments in Australian history- even if I myself was merely a toddler back then. Obviously with some personal bias, I think vibe-wise it was the greatest Olympics in the modern era.

[@tsuki4261]

@King.Jhingru2207Ngl…. I don’t think they’re winning that bid…

[@aurel1614]

I actually live in Paris, and the video is very accurate. You could mention as well that France has no government right now, the olympic games are coming at the worst time. In a huge political crisis.

[@This_amari]

No government?

[@MsDidi38]

didn't the left wing party just win big in an election?

[@realistic_delinquent]

@@This_amari The French public elected a LePen right-wing coalition government in a majority, but a left-wing coalition led by Emanuel Macron’s party engaged in a political coup d’état which appears to have been a marginal success. Many right-wing would-be parliament members either ceded or were presumably bribed to flip in order to keep Le Pen out of the ministry. The government had been in a stalemate as to who actually takes Macron’s place, and what proportion of the parliament (s)he will have.

[@TheBasher-_-]

​@@realistic_delinquent OH NOOOO!! I thought Macron won! France is in Le troubles.

[@mircopaul5259]

Looks like the gender fluid consorts have taken over the country

[@N.Traveler]

I knew the cons of the Olympics outweighed the pros, but I didn't know the cons outweighed the pros by THIS much. If the Games are this detrimental to the host countries, maybe they should consider making the Olympic Games more about the sports again and less about the show/event itself. Would take some pressure off the athletes as well without diminishing their incredible performance. This was a very well made video! You earned a new sub. :)

[@PeteMatheson]

I didn't come to KZbin to watch a video about the Olympics, but man I watched the whole thing when I should have been working! This video was INCREDIBLE. Great work on being informative and entertaining - genuinely we need more of this sort of content on KZbin. Keep it up!

[@TejasHullur]

.... get back to work.... but also thank you so so so much for the compliments. We really want to level up educational content on this platform!

[@queendeche4555]

Same, idk how this video popped up on my feed but I’m happy it did! Was only going to watch 10 minutes on my brief walk, but I ended up watching the whole thing (and walking further… had to reschedule a meeting 😂). Loved it! New subscriber to Tejas!

[@jeremysargent5037]

As a person who lived in Greece for 22 years and also during the Olympic games I can tell you that it was an excuse to construct infrastructure that Athens desperately needed at the time. The Olympics was an excuse to build stuff that they needed like a new airport, more metro lines (there was an existing one that was a 100 years old), a bigger tram network and to add more facilities that were needed to support modern tourism and a modern society. It was also a chance to advertise the country and show the world that it could be successful despite having the Daily Mail trespassing in building works trying to prove it couldn't happen. People say they are still paying for it, of course they are because they are paying for stuff they needed anyway to support the local economy and the tourism that Greece has anyway. Other countries that hosted they Olympics may not have had this benefit as Paris, London etc did not need it.

[@codimarie090]

Thanks for sharing!

[@helenhoisak8178]

This is very good. As a person from Montreal. Host of 1976 Summer games. we also paid heavy taxes to pay off the debts. In 2024. We are still paying to repair the crumbling structures. Too much. Not worth it. Forget it. Lose lose from every angle. Thanks for educating the world about the truth.

[@NYCDemonDiva]

“Really excited because I think it’s gonna be a mess” 😂😂😂😂

[@mithhiji]

Ecstatic? Paris Olympics: Messi top to bottom

[@Ta2dwitetrash]

I read this exactly when he said it. I like it when that happens 😊

[@fusionofmyth]

Honestly he isn’t wrong. Same reason I was excited for the World Cup, Qatar is a restrict country, however during the World Cup everyone went nuts and the government freezes some laws for the occasion. Celebrations everywhere everyday even inside the metro which was my favourite since I use the metro to commute to and from work when I normal days you will be arrested. My mess maybe different from others 🙂

[@brook.53]

Not to mention that many pilots and flight attendants don’t want to take flights to Paris during the Olympics. They can’t go anywhere, there’s so many people, the city’s not ready, lots of construction, it’s just sheer chaos. My mom is a pilot who flies to Paris quite often, but she has avoided Paris like the plague during the Olympics. With her seniority she’s able to avoid those trips, but one of her friends is fluent in French and doesn’t have much seniority, so she’ll HAVE to go during the Olympics and is dreading it

[@pedro6720]

They can't go anyhwere??? What's that supposed to mean

[@brook.53]

@@pedro6720 the whole tourist area (Arc de Triumph to The Eiffel Tower I believe) with all the landmarks and tourist spots are closed during the Olympics to prevent terrorism. You have to get a permit either 30 or 60 days in advance (I don’t remember which it is) to go into that area and it involves a lot of paperwork, showing your ID everywhere, and it’s just a ton of hassle. You can’t do anything on a limb

[@andratoma9834]

We all have to do things we DREAD at our jobs from time to time! Big deal she flies to Paris

[@brook.53]

@@andratoma9834 she’s still doing her job, she’s flies to more places than just Paris. She’s mostly been flying to Athens and Barcelona recently

[@GMAMEC]

Well, that’s a good problem to have. Your mom sounds pretty cool.

[@TheDramaNotes]

The "AaaAaAAAAaaa American!" with the pointing sent me.🤣Samy was a great addition!

[@athenstar10]

Semi-permanent host could be a good option. Another option I can think of is have a region or continent share the hosting then have rotation of hosts regions. This happened during the FIBA World Cup in 2023, wherein Japan, Philippines and Indonesia shared hosting rights and where the semi finals and finals where held in the Philippines. In this way, countries can share the cost of hosting while having better crowd control and security management. This could also help the country maximize its resources and availability of facilities.

[@teijaflink2226]

And not make it so big and specially with the infrastructure.

[@lucasrego3874]

If the ioc don't change their business model in the next 8-10 years they are legitimately done imo. The illusion of profit is gone and the prestige of hosting the olympics as well to the point where cities don't even have to compete to get the games since not enough cities are trying to even host them. Either they remove a lot of sports so that less infrastructure needs to be built, which wouldn't be appreciated by fans and athletes of those sports, or they split the competitions to multiple close host cities or maybe even host countries like the world cup for example does. Either way something needs to change asap

[@metalblind95]

The Parisians are just too down-to-earth to be fooled

[@realistic_delinquent]

You misspelled cynical

[@metalblind95]

@@realistic_delinquent I don’t see cynicism being the main philosophy in Paris, although it’s definitely rampant

[@MiguelEMG]

@@metalblind95yeah I’d say down to earthiness is more prominent than cynicism

[@jbmp1390]

They're just not ignorant. America could learn a lot from France.

[@ridinwithjake]

Thank you for doing voice translations instead of just subtitles when non-English is spoken. People who are visually impaired rely on audio and can not do small subtitles. Thank you!!! Don’t change this practice!

[@patrickli7271]

Bro the Kanye “****** in Paris” cut was hilarious 3:38

[@kaleahcollins4567]

YUP AND WE ARE WINNING EVERYTHING😂

[@kodakkevin]

The combo of sit-down explainer and on the ground interviews is edited together well Tejas. I hope one day I can meet you or collab man, keep going :)

[@TejasHullur]

Appreciate it a ton!

[@NelsonM47]

‘Only 30 percent of French people know English. Learn English people’ hahaha love this. You’re in France!

[@Roxy_liquid_dream]

Exactly!!!! Americans 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@beachlife127]

French is hard 😢 Words are not pronounced as they are spelled

[@meinctutw8261]

do you learn Spanish before you travel to spain? ​@@Roxy_liquid_dream

[@eimere]

​@@beachlife127 neither in English 😅

[@Roxy_liquid_dream]

@@meinctutw8261 it’s not the point and yes I learn to be able to communicate in the language of the country I visit! It’s more the entitlement of expecting people to speak their language! It’s a very American thing. I am not American so I have experience it, you can’t prove me wrong buddy! Cheers and put some love in your heart ❤️🍻🍻🍻

[@paulinanarvaez8317]

So lovely to see you had a great experience with Parisians. It’s not often shown in English content so this kinda content is always refreshing to see (also I’m French so I’m biased lol)

[@daturatear]

I was in Paris last month and I was super surprised by the fact I that I haven't seen promised crouds of tourists, I haven't seen garbage on the streets and Parisians are actually super nice and such an interesting people to be around I have no idea if it was due to the Olympics, but I loved it to be there (even with all the construction work)

[@sjdvjr2]

I agree! I was there last month and loved my visit there. ❤

[@noxstarart]

This explains a lot why 2 weeks ago flight tickets for Paris were cheaper than any other country in Europe. It didn't hit me the Olympics would have such a negative impact nobody would want to travel.

[@cameronpetie8318]

Excellent video. As someone living in Brisbane I already feel down about 2032. In recent months the local government changed their minds and doesn't want to spend the money to host a great Olympics. Yet the current stadiums are in serious need of upgrading. I think there should be a legacy element to the games. Infrastructure invested needs to support the future. I hope we can turn things around.

[@Redbird4912]

The mayor swam in the river? Anyone want to do the joke? Anyone? ANYONE? any takers? No? OK, I'll do it. "He's insane"😂

[@ananyashrivastav8298]

i am rooting on you as a creator. your creativity is literally dripping in this video. really really impressive, tejas!

[@TejasHullur]

Seriously thank you!

[@markdonovan1540]

Absolutely top notch, but I see far greater potential.

[@Emileigggggh]

Boston almost considered bidding for this year and, considering I had to wait over 40 minutes for the train yesterday even though the north half of that train is shut down, and seeing our traffic... thank GOD we didn't.

[@bellarevett9132]

Agree

[@marihutten]

One part that is overlooked is the amount of people who are hired for this giant gig. Just in broadcast alone about 500 professionals travel to Paris and they need places to stay and food to eat. I think it has more to do with how the French are as they don't like this type of event, they don't like crowding and chaos. Living in Toronto and seeing the French complain about construction made me laugh hysterically. We are constantly under construction and are not hosting anything, none of the constructions happening now have anything to do with the 2026 WC.

[@nedludd7622]

Also people who are not hired. The Games are relying on 20,000 unpaid volunteers to work for billionaires. Maybe they believe it will bring them prestige. It just makes them fools.

[@marihutten]

@@nedludd7622 if you're a student and need some experience on your resume, I see nothing wrong.

[@dorothygale1104]

@@nedludd7622 Of course volunteers do not get paid, as not getting paid is implicit in the definition of the volunteer. Nobody forces anyone to donate their time. So, while you may think the 20,000 to whom you refer are fools that is simply your opinion. Those who volunteer obviously think otherwise and, since anyone volunteering doesn’t impact you, why is your negative opinion of volunteers relevant to anybody but yourself?

[@user-nb3rb3nd3b]

Thank you ,Tejas, for a very informative and fact based, unbiased representation of the topic! At 63, I’m really done with the mainstream media I grew up with. They are blinded by greed, power and corruption, so sad. I believe a lot more fact-based info are from smart young, KZbinrs like yourself! Please keep up your great work and always walk in the light of integrity!😊🙏👏👏

[@K1893]

According to the US Census Bureau, only 22% of people speak a language other than English. So 30% of people knowing English is already way higher than Americans counting all second languages. The french knowing any foreign language goes up to 44%. So no, "Learn English" doesn't seem fair. Maybe everyone should try to learn another language.

[@stefgen04]

Finally someone cracked the Math 😊

[@nineteenfortyeight]

Nonsense. The Census provides statistics on what languages people speak AT HOME, that is, their langue maternelle. It doesn't even provide any information on languages people have learned, certainly not to the incredibly low standard of the Parisiens in the video.

[@K1893]

@@nineteenfortyeight look fight with the Census Bureau's of each country, not me. I'm just stating facts. It'd be ridiculous to expect me to know the particular situation of each person in their respective census. Though I can agree that the standard of the Parisians in the video was "incredibly low".

[@zamar2158]

In Paris, nice, Marseilles, it's better to learn Arabic. 😊

[@MKeehl23]

Anglos just thinking other countries they go have the obligation to speak their anglo

[@hannahhh..]

the addition of Samy was so good…the translation and the humor🤩

[@edwardleefilms]

Suchhhh a good informative video. Love it!! Thanks for all the work you put into this!

[@GwynethGotcha]

This is amazing !!! Great work Tejas thank you for showing us these in-depth insights, especially the interviews, they are so fun to watchcan't wait to see you jumping into the river Seine

[@msdesses]

Thought I'd run through the video fast, but stayed for every second of it! Great stuff, keep it up!

[@jimbo6059]

London did get a fair bit of that money back after the land was sold off after the Olympics and the Olympic village was sold as flats. But yes it was a major loss leader. London had a legacy vision and it has predominantly come to fruition. Some of the venues were altered and reused, some were taken down and erected elsewhere in the UK. A crew were temporary, and others like the O2 and Excel were already built. I hope Paris has the same sort of legacy. At least a lot of the venues were built already like Stade de France etc.

[@LighthouseJaye]

13:43 "His food doesn't taste as good as he thinks" *Shattered me*

[@meusana3681]

Let's all remember why the olympics started in the first place. It's a war game, designed to showcase warriors. THAT used to be the sell for the nations, people were afraid to invade you if you did good in the games.

[@Regene2383]

We need like gladiators again lol

[@Lona_444]

This scares me cuz it’s coming to LA next 😭 it’s already expensive enough here, I hope LA realizes the economic threat the Olympics can pose and actually prepare. All I know is at the moment they are pouring tons of money into the metro to make the public transportation more efficient. Not much of the population density lives near the lines though..

[@jennyferg__7575]

So happy that this came up in my feed! KZbin is finally pushing great content and new creators 👏 Fantastic video🎉

[@HiddenTalent_07]

Honestly you saying that Paris wasn’t ready to host checks out from all the mistakes and controversies from the opening ceremony (mis-naming S. Korea with N. Korea, the “Lord’s Supper” incident, etc.)

[@f1champ551]

And also the games themselves with doping from China and also a controversial women's boxing event at the moment too, with a lot of issues on both sides of arguments.

[@HiddenTalent_07]

@@f1champ551 My goodness, the issues are just piling up smh

[@f1champ551]

@@HiddenTalent_07 then the winter Olympics as well have issues as well if there are any new venues lining up after the Italy one in 2 years as well... Yeah, there business strategy overall for both Winter and Summer Olympics needs a MAJOR overhaul.

[@HiddenTalent_07]

@@f1champ551 HUGE 😭. They need a new management team for sure bc I’m worried future Olympics will just be next to impossible to bring into existence and soon the games will be nothing but a memory in history :,(

[@citruscirrus5607]

What’s the Lord’s Supper incident?

[@shanicestella2226]

Sure , that i don't hate the Olympics , but the IOC simply cannot stay in outdated business model and should make a really impactful regulation update and they also have to adapt with changes as sports scene would be never a stagnant scene

[@ncstudio333]

Very well made video! Was actually super impressed with the quality!

[@Girox4x1x3]

This was so well done!!! Thank you for shedding a light on the import numbers.

[@Sabrina-js5db]

This was informational, entertaining, and the quality of the overall video is a delightful chefs kiss. Instant subscriber!

[@HannaSis]

This is such a well-produced video. I can see that you clearly researched the topic well, and allowed locals to represent that data as well. You earned a subscriber :)

[@JRAW.Media.]

This was an amazing deep dive & travel documentary all in one. Happy the KZbin algorithm brought me here. Looking forward to your next video!

[@realcripryan5376]

ur vids are getting better and better

[@TejasHullur]

Means the absolute world. Not even 5% where I want to be

[@Ichsukatanuka]

Good vid, it's a shame that so many cities just see no benefit from the Olympics, London is a slight exception, Stratford got a lot of development and loads of venues are being used still

[@jimbo6059]

A few of the venues were moved to other cities as well.

[@kylotim2287]

I just love this video, so much effort and work that you can see when you watch it. The information work is just wonderful and so well covered in such a beautiful cover that it is really fun to watch and learn something. Please just keep going and keep putting in so much effort. I myself have come across you since this video and will watch a few more videos tomorrow morning.

[@anjalaslife]

Amazing video! Opened my eyes to something I didn’t even know was an issue. Great job!

[@TejasHullur]

Thank you!

[@ishathakor]

i think if people cant figure out how to make the olympics financially and environmentally sustainable and good for the host cities we should just stop having them. my personal suggestion is choosing a different city for each event (or maybe grouping them together or something so all the swimmers and divers are in the same place. idk). and that way one city doesnt have to bear the brunt of hosting the olympics and construct the olympic village and spend billions on new facilities. it might feel a bit different but at least it wont bankrupt every city that hosts

[@ashley4wmu]

Aww you guys are having so much fun! Great segment! Have a blast!! ❤❤❤

[@bbyhailz]

I don’t think I’ve ever ever posted a comment like this but straight up that was such a great impactful video. Just got to the point, but also got a strong message across wow being impacted with facts and other others feelings. I love what you just summed up at the end because you actually gave ideas on how to make it better in the future. perfect A+.

[@Cryinginthecloudssss]

My city recently hosted a big hockey tournament. we heard it was gunna bring money to the downtown area cause that’s where the event center is. No our entire city barley got money from the event and our Walmarts even upgraded to the 2024 stores (which I hate by the way it’s awful) cause they thought our city was gunna get more money from the hockey teams & tourism. But it went to the city that was already knows for its tourism it’s a German themed town and I can’t deny it’s a cool designed town but damn did it fuck our city over I could not imagine it on a country level

[@ChristopherChaconYT]

This was a fire video bro, your videos are leveling up so fast, love seeing the growth! 👏🏽🔥

[@Lolawitch28]

14:24 “Because 1.5 Billion for clean this water, and when I see this water I DONT SEE THE GROUND, yk.” Parians are funny ass hell 😭🙏

[@gamelover8968]

Man Tejas your video quality is equivalent to channels with 10M+ subs. Im so glad i found this channel

[@chama6775]

I just realise with your comment that he have just 64k sub, I was thinking of 2 or 3m subs lmao

[@gamelover8968]

@@chama6775 exactly, the video quality is really good

[@AdrianOslo]

Informative and entertaining video. Nice job!

[@TheWhyNotSeries]

Nobody is saying that the fact that Shakespeare slept in that bookstore is a "fake news". It opened in the 1990s, while he lived in the 1600s

[@nineteenfortyeight]

In my life I never heard that story.

[@SoulShadowTarot]

not in the bookstore but the building yes

[@myboi936]

This is literally one of the most highest quality video I’ve ever seen and it only has a 100k views. THIS VIDEO IS AMAZING!

[@arkannabelfilms4088]

i'm really rooting for your success dude, wish the youtube algorithm choose you one day. :)

[@isaiahphoto]

been waiting for this to drop ⚡

[@TejasHullur]

My guy :)

[@genekelly8467]

Los Angeles actually made a small profit hosting the Olympics. They did this by using existing facilities, and putting up the athletes in college dorms. They actually used the stadium built in the 1930s-perfectly good. If managed correctly, the games can be staged at a reasonable cost. The problem is that local politicians all want to get rich-they get graft and kickback$$ buy having the national government pay to put up the white elephant buildings. Look at Rio de Janeiro and Athens-both built enormous venues that are now unused and rotting away. Hosting the Olympic games is basically a way to launder money

[@dorothygale1104]

LA made in profit on the 1984 Games while funding 100% of the cost of the Games frim private sources; no government / taxpayer money was used to fund any part of the Games. The same is also the case for the 2028 LA Games being funded from private sources. I know that LA using private sources and generating a profit contradicts this video’s narrative of all Olympic Games going wildoy over budget and generating losses, but some mention of LA’s experiences in hosting the Games would have added objectivity to the narrative in this video.

[@vampy5071]

⁠The London olympics inspired alot of people who had never played sports to get into sports! Even years after the event It also blew up alot of olympians careers as youtube stars, of which I still watch regularly today. The opening and closing ceremonies still amaze me even now, the planning, choreo, design, the image of the chimneys and the rings going up, all the mary poppins flying down to save the day, it was amazing. The saddest part however was that the building was taken down instead of repurposed.. its now just blocks of flats 😢

[@poooooks]

fire vid bro, actually blown away by the quality! (and thanks to you and ken for being willing to talk to me that one day in paris, it really meant a lot!)

[@aqn1976]

My suggestion is they pick 4 PERMANENT cities for the WINTER games and the 4 for the SUMMER games that will rotate between cities and each host city should reside in hemisphere of the globe ... The benefits with this system is obviously the Olympic Village, Stadiums, infrastructure etc. will be be already established and not need to be built from the ground floor up every fours years!!! And for the North & Western quadrant I suggest LA!!!

[@ellynrosas4402]

Games in 1984 Los Angeles had a 80 million dollar surplus. The money left went to Amateur Athletics Foundation that created youth sports programs.

[@margaretr5701]

Good to know!

[@monthlycohen]

people like you are the reason I want to continue doing youtube, this is amazing 👏

[@Lord-Of-Light]

I’ve always thought that the Olympic committee who makes billions of dollars off of their ad revenue, but they don’t have to share with any of the athletes. Should take that money and buy a good size island, Mount Olympus, and build all the facilities they’ll need. Then host countries can just come in and decorate it Will save them a huge amount of money and being in international water not be associated with anyone country. That way you still get host countries showing off their culture without the terrible expense.

[@sarahpalomino5199]

I dont think that is the worst part about it. There has been real awful injustice when hosting the games. For example, before the Olympics in Mexico 1968 there were A LOT of student protests and it all culminated on October 2nd when in a huge student manifestation the government sent the army to "control the groups" because they couldn't afford to make them look bad in front of the whole world. Its one of the darkest moments, I'm not sure about the numbers but Wikipedia says there were 300-400 deaths in the hands of the army, also more than 1,000 injured. And all of this because of the Olympics that were hosted less than 1 month later as if nothing had happened. That's why 2 de octubre no se olvida.

[@manuvel1697]

Your videos just keep getting better and better! Love

[@queendeche4555]

New subscriber! Loved this video. Also loved Samy! Tejas, stop perpetuating the “bad American tourist” narrative. 😂😂❤

[@sobashimee2445]

Amazing video quality Tejas, hope to see your channel grow big!!!

[@AyEnJeeEyeEe]

Cool video, I loved the vibe and storytelling

[@eggs_benedict_XD]

Also lots of people watch it via tv channels instead of coming to paris due to the accessibility of tv channels Also lots of swimmers ended up extremely sick after swimming and one of them ended up at the hospital

[@rockymtnsteeze1815]

Years ago I lived in a condo in Colorado that was built for athlete housing for Olympics that never happened. Denver won the Olympics bid and then decided against it for the 1976 Olympics. The complex was called Aspen Shadows, but everyone locally called it Aspen Guettos. It was not really guetto, this was a tourist town in an expensive area. They were really small and poorly built. You could not really fit a full size bed in the bed rooms. The roof blew off on one of the buildings when I lived there during a wind storm. The complex is still there and actually very expensive to own a condo there now because everywhere in that area is expensive. This was in Silverthorne Colorado, it would of been the Winter Olympics.

[@davey_gravy]

The commitment to travel to Paris for this is NEXT LEVEL! This video is GOATED!!!

[@astrealove1]

It would be interesting to see an aftermath video now when the Paris Olympics is over.

[@JamieJosef]

My god, this video is incredibly well done. I am amazed that you were able to afford the production and quality with only 70k subscribers. Bravo

[@df3_legomocs]

Really cool video essay man I really liked it

[@nataliianezhynska5119]

Hosting the Olympics in Sochi was a WILD idea. Knowing how unprepared the city was + how insane the corruption is....

[@rachelyy]

This is the exact video I was looking for with all the negative chatter going around about the Olympics. Amazing video as usual Tejas

[@claudea9037]

I think you should also show in your video what Paris does different than for example Athens. The beach volley arena, Versailles arena etc are all temporary stadiums. Some months after the games there will be empty locations again and no unused stadiums. The swimming arena hosted the Taylor Swift concerts in may 2024 and will be used again for ther events and as a rugby stadium. The athletics stadium Stade de France was built for the 1998 world cup in football/soccer, used for 2016 euro cup etc. The tennis stadiums existed already and are used every year for the french open etc. So I think they really learned from other citys to not have unused venues after the games. 👍

[@unkindness_sanctuary]

Great video Tejas! Got sucked into it from the start! Much love 🖤

[@stellabrown909]

So nice to see the French people communicating with you…I wanna come visit the Riviera. They can have different countries host different games…basketball can be played in America, hockey can be played in England ….

[@ritatharp5238]

Thank you for sharing your thoughts, very interesting 🤔.

[@makyotoo]

"Dark side no one knows about" literally everybody knows and talk about it all the time. The public is the one who pressured cities to withdraw their bids due to budget concerns.

[@rorqualdesertico8193]

What timing! My family and I just came back from our Paris Visit! We where there a week before the games started, and I can totally see what they meant by decreasing turism. Being a turist sucked for us. No matter all the research we did we just didnt know about the QR codes until it was too late. Also for such a huge city, the center was unusually empty, like new york on a tuesday levels of activity. Thank you for your report! Wonderfull video.

[@darktheme2192]

9:35 prophetic words. I really love the no beating around the bush and funny answers from everyone you interviewed. 😆 Excellent video.

[@jenoh3779]

Good journalism! 👏🏻

[@stephieg]

The facilities from the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City are all being used, they are not rotting away. There are plans to expand some of those same facilities for the 2034 Olympics.

[@ym0309]

Good video! Very entertaining and informative. My mom and I have just been discussing this before I came across your vid and I seriously thought the Olympics was bringing the host countries some sort of profit bec why would they bid for it in the first place? Turns out it’s actually the opposite. I think there should just be permanent locations for specific events (all swimming events in one place, all track events in one, etc) so we don’t waste all these buildings, stadiums, infrastructure. For the opening, maybe they can hold it all together in one place (different each time) so athletes can all gather in one location to celebrate but then they leave for their specific locations after.

[@maryc8tube]

You did a great job on this video. I enjoyed watching it.

[@bluesteel48]

Tejas, very nice presentation.

[@joentell]

Excellent job on this video!

[@pedro6720]

I thought this video was gonna talk about the same points of Search & Party's video, that I just watched, but the approach is totally different and you giving a different point of view by being in Paris and interview locals about the situation.

[@KirstyM100]

Queenslander's DID NOT want the Olympics, but we now have to suffer with Brisbane 2032. The other country also dropped out. Our hospitals and schools are suffering and could desperately use the money (public health system). And half of our state's population will not see any benefit because we are 1600km (994 miles) away from Brisbane. They are saying they will use existing stadiums, with minimal upgrades, but we will see. It was kind of funny that the Politician who wanted it appointed herself the head of 2032 games committee before she quit politics. Nice cushy job with none of the backlash when the games come.

[@speaktruth9989]

Nice love the translations thanks 👍

[@kiwimaddog412]

First video I’ve seen of yours! So glad I found you keep up the great working super engaging interesting research

[@naluzoniro]

Oh, you should have come to the nort-east suburb, we have thoughts on the Olympics ! Over here, "preparing for the olympics" meant a ton of social cleansing, forcefully moving homeless people, destroying a shelter and pressuring people to move out of their homes to build the olympic village, destroying community gardens to build a stupid pool... We feel spat on by the whole thing, like we poor people are a stain to wash off before tourists arrive. When the reason they built the olympic village over here in the first place is because it's the cheapest real estate around Paris.

[@bigzaksnak9998]

I have an idea pls poke holes in it where you see deficiencies. Instead of lobbying the burden of planning on one city, do it by regions. For example, next Olympics are in LA, but how about we expand it to the west coast region of the USA. This takes the financial burden off of California alone and pushes west coast culture to tourists. Have the events split up across said region so LA will take basketball, Oregon track and field, vages gymnastics and so on and so forth. Each sets up a smaller living quarters for the respective athletes they are hosting and the facilities for the most part should be in place since the USA is big on sports and has almost every facility needed. This should be the model for even outside the USA. Like the Mediterranean region or the Baltic states, sub Saharan region, Oceania. And the largest or most popular city in the region would be the headquarters for that Olympics where we would do the ceremonies and all that.

[@monst3rtruckbf]

i wouldve FINALLY went to Paris this year after leaving Germany but considering my nana has mobility issues it was out of the question with how difficult the olympics would make it for her to take her time as usual