Massage parlor in the Olympic media center
Emily Chang from CNN has a report on the new Olympic media center for journalists covering the games. The center looks pretty nice and it even has a branch of Bank of China, gymnasium, ATMs, library, hair salon and massage parlor.
It seems like organizers have made it so nice that journalists won’t have to venture outside of the center - or maybe that is the idea.
They have safely avoided stories on topics like “Why do Chinese people take so long using an ATM” and “All I wanted was a haircut but…”
Via: Beijing Olympics Fan
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