Who's The Home Team?

     London may be the best city in the world to host the Olympics.  Team GB is well-backed of course, but so is every other team.  London can turn out pretty good team support for just about every country and the audience readily adopts athletes from the smallest countries so they, too, can feel at home.  Attending basketball matches on Sunday of Tunisia v. Nigeria and Australia v. Argentina, it seemed as if all the teams brought a home crowd.  The on-court announcer and lead cheerleader (a fixture at all events) had no difficulty getting a solid response for all teams.  This is a legacy of the British Empire that so many nationalities call London home.  Nigeria and Argentina won in very close games.  
     Now that Mitt Romney has departed after insulting the locals, everyone is in the best of humor and even Americans are being well-received.  Bad joke -- they love Americans and everyone knows about Florida and Disney World.  The organizers of the Games have had some hiccups --empty seats held for officials and families of athletes -- but everything is moving along well.  There was concern about the first full work day when Olympic visitors and natives would overwhelm the transportation system, but no problems this first Monday.  Security checks are thorough, but virtually identical with the now familiar airport searches.  Olympic Park is sealed off; therefore, once beyond the security check, one may enjoy all there is to see and do.  Furthermore, they have made it difficult to get lost in London with legions of volunteers in smart purple and red shirt and coat with light gray pants.