Thanks man, you too! ;)

Maybe I need to watch it properly, I only caught it in passing (don't watch TV at home). I see what you're saying about it fobbing off serious issues. No sense in sticking our heads in the sand.

However there has been a disproportionately large amount of gloom and doom in the media about 2010, rather than celebration and preparation.

So yes, there should be discussion about the issues and problems, but these should be outweighed by discussion on how we can turn the event into a long-lasting success. At the moment, it's all doomsday prophecy, and very little talk of opportunity.

Although it's unclear how everyday citizens can clean up crime and sort out transport issues, the possibility of earning a lot of money in 2010 should be enough to kickstart business ideas and things like that.

So instead of saying "What about crime, it's going to be a disaster, etc.", we should be asking ourselves: "How can I profit in 2010?" and "How can this once-off opportunity to profit be translated into sustainable business?"

Maybe instead of sponsoring TV commercials, the 2010 committee should be hiring economists to research the effects of a World Cup, and publish their results in the media as a "Entrepreneurs Guide To Making Money In 2010".

Criminals won't be the only ones getting their hands on the tourists' money!

(just a joke)

:)