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That's correct, however it remains to be seen what the money is actually gonna be spent on. There are populist politicians who want to spend it all right now "why should it just sit there".

Yeah, that's what I said. In fact I worry about the same thing. Norway being the welfare state and continually in the top 5 of various life quality rankings is thanks to the oil industry which got started only a few decades ago. Prior to that Norway was nothing special at all.

And this is the case with all of them?

I'll bite. So what is the export article that countries whose entire economy currently depends on oil will live off once their oil is up?

Yes, officer.

So when is your next ban coming up?

Back to a bedouin paradise, presumably.

I guess his ban just expired?

Wow, a black Andy :D

Fred the sniper.

Very tasteful also. None of those stupid looking cardboard box stadiums.

Btw if you read your signature in a single color it sounds like those cool Engrish quotes :tup:

You don't say. How many did you buy? :D

It might be sensible, but it does "have something to do with football" in the end.

Not quite true. It's a question that has nothing to do with playing football. But with watching, yes. And watching is just as much of a part of a World Cup. [/pedant]

No, that was Henry Kissinger. He skipped the money part, went for ten times the power.

A long awaited congress starring Rab, president of the biggest detergent firm in Romania, Andries, moderately successful pop singer in Belgium, and Greg, head of a multinational that operates in Dubai and South Africa.

You should make an appointment to meet in this thread after it's over to discuss.

I wonder though, is hosting a major event like this a net gain or less for the host country? They certainly have to front a lot of cash to make it happen, but do they make it up?

A crook never sleeps :D