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(7,712 posts) Tue Feb 4, 2014, 09:53 PM Feb 2014

Journalists at Sochi are live-tweeting their hilarious and gross hotel experiences [View all]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2014/02/04/journalists-at-sochi-are-live-tweeting-their-hilarious-and-gross-hotel-experiences/

Journalists at Sochi are live-tweeting their hilarious and gross hotel experiences

Harry Reekie @HarryCNN
This is the one hotel room @Sochi2014 have given us so far. Shambles. #cnnsochi

Kevin Bishop @bishopk
The reception of our hotel in #Sochi has no floor. But it does have this welcoming picture.

Greg Wyshynski @wyshynski
People have asked me what surprised me the most here in Sochi. It's this. Without question ... it's ... THIS.

Stacy St. Clair @StacyStClair
My hotel has no water. If restored, the front desk says, "do not use on your face because it contains something very dangerous." #Sochi2014

Jo-Ann Barnas @JoAnnBarnas
Watch your step @Sochi2014 -- I've noticed on walkway and on sidewalks that not all man holes are always covered.

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Journalists at Sochi are live-tweeting their hilarious and gross hotel experiences [View all] jsr Feb 2014 OP

I was listening to the 'news' on NPR on the way home from work pangaia Feb 2014 #1

I fear this could be the worst Olympics in modern times. liberal N proud Feb 2014 #2

It would be hard to beat 1972 Munich as the worst Olympics Art_from_Ark Feb 2014 #23

Remind me about Atlanta please n/t malaise Feb 2014 #24

I was there... MattSh Feb 2014 #45

Perhaps "worst-planned" Olympics is the correct phrase...(nt) Jeff In Milwaukee Feb 2014 #33

Those hotel rooms could really benefit from a gay interior designer. JaneyVee Feb 2014 #44

The toilet paper in the garbage bag is not uncommon in many cally Feb 2014 #3

+1. Very common. riderinthestorm Feb 2014 #5

Agree. Very common in South America too. n/t FSogol Feb 2014 #31

is that common because of sewage systems ? steve2470 Feb 2014 #6

Yes. The pipes are too small to accomodate the paper which clogs the system nt riderinthestorm Feb 2014 #8

When your pipes are hundreds of years old in a historic area, I understand that. Heywood J Feb 2014 #25

No bidets? I just always thought that Russia would use them. Egalitarian Thug Feb 2014 #9

Probably explains why used toilet paper gets tossed onto the floor kestrel91316 Feb 2014 #10

I encountered that on Crete in 1999; it's a dry place and water is not wasted Hekate Feb 2014 #17

TP issue is a common thing... some pipes are not built to take it... JCMach1 Feb 2014 #41

South Korea and China both do it davidpdx Feb 2014 #54

Should be interesting how NBC will cover this. GreatCaesarsGhost Feb 2014 #4

I actually kind of enjoy that these reporters are upset. I hope it gets worse for them. Skeeter Barnes Feb 2014 #7

+1. They're assholes. Oh, they didn't get their luxury room. Too bad. Especially the one about El_Johns Feb 2014 #14

uh, you don't get it. clearly. this is about corruption. plain and simple cali Feb 2014 #30

Toilet paper in bins isn't corruption. The reporter says that was what was most surprising. El_Johns Feb 2014 #37

That's true in parts of South America too. n/t FSogol Feb 2014 #43

There have been plenty of articles about the corruption in Sochi in the media davidpdx Feb 2014 #55

One of the rare times we are in agreement davidpdx Feb 2014 #56

Would YOU drink that water?! Do tell. nt Hekate Feb 2014 #18

Yes because reporters shouldn't expect decent living conditions for the next two weeks justiceischeap Feb 2014 #29

None of the reporters they quoted mentioned corruption. They were only concerned with their own Skeeter Barnes Feb 2014 #38

Because apparently you aren't curious enough about where the money went? justiceischeap Feb 2014 #39

I am aware there is corruption at every Olympics. How curious I might be about it has nothing Skeeter Barnes Feb 2014 #42

Christ another blind one davidpdx Feb 2014 #57

Are you the dude that keeps ramming my can against the fence? snooper2 Feb 2014 #36

What do you do for a living? treestar Feb 2014 #40

According to the post you are replying to, Skeeter drives a garbage truck Fumesucker Feb 2014 #58

Wow! Cha Feb 2014 #11

No wonder cancervatives suddenly love Russia so much. xfundy Feb 2014 #12

This message was self-deleted by its author another_liberal Feb 2014 #13

I would be freaked out about bedbugs. cyberswede Feb 2014 #15

These are brand new rooms Brother Buzz Feb 2014 #19

Been to Russia 7 times now. go west young man Feb 2014 #16

What cities? Sognefjord Feb 2014 #21

Mainly Voronezh, Moscow and Lipitzk.... go west young man Feb 2014 #47

Thanks. Sognefjord Feb 2014 #52

That's because shopping malls are a 20th century thing LordGlenconner Feb 2014 #49

Possibly true.... go west young man Feb 2014 #50

Oh the horror of it all. LisaL Feb 2014 #20

The toilet paper thing leftynyc Feb 2014 #22

You go to Mykonos every summer? woolldog Feb 2014 #51

Yes - usually the first leftynyc Feb 2014 #53

Keith on his show last night was talking about this..... a kennedy Feb 2014 #26

DU rec...nt SidDithers Feb 2014 #27

Putin's russia. What more needs to be said. William769 Feb 2014 #28

So before Putin it was just perfect? LisaL Feb 2014 #32

Not perfect, nothing is perfect. William769 Feb 2014 #35

:-( + infinity stevenleser Feb 2014 #46

These are hilarious, but B2G Feb 2014 #34

The lesson here... BlueCheese Feb 2014 #48