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Because of the Olympic Games, Paris is now the focus of the world, and everyone is full of expectations for this Olympic Games, which is known as "the most romantic in history".
On July 24, the first competition of the Paris Olympics officially kicked off, and the curtain was raised for the Games, but even at this critical juncture, the logistics of the Paris Olympics were still controversial!
In particular, restaurants and cafes along the Seine have complained that their business has been severely affected, and some restaurants have reduced their customers by 80%!
It stands to reason that with the Paris Olympics approaching, there should be more and more people in the center of Paris, so why should the owners of these restaurants and cafes worry because they don't have business guests?
The controversial Paris Olympics
Source: Southeast.com 2024-07-25 About "The first game of the Paris Olympics starts!" ".
In fact, as early as the official delivery of the Paris Olympic Village, it attracted widespread attention from the outside world, because since the successful bid for the Olympic Games in 2017, France has been clamoring to create a "greenest Olympic Games in history".
In fact, Paris did exactly that, and France President Emmanuel Macron proudly said that "we have fulfilled our commitments" when he visited the Olympic Village, and also called the Paris Olympic Village project an "adventure of the century".
Many people wonder why Macron used the term "adventure of the century" to describe the Paris Olympic Village.
This is because France is really "bold" in the construction of the Olympic Village, and in order to comply with its commitment to carbon neutrality, France will adopt a natural cooling method to cope with the unbearable summer heat of Paris.
In this regard, the director general of the Olympic Engineering Delivery Company, Ferrand, said that the Paris Olympic Village will use a "natural geothermal cooling system" to achieve cooling, and they also use a large number of materials such as heat insulation film in the construction process.
Ferrand said that under the influence of this series of measures, it is possible to ensure that the temperature difference between the inside and outside of the building reaches the ideal 6 degrees Celsius.
It is worth mentioning that Ferrand's explanation has not been unanimously accepted by the outside world, but has made the Paris Olympic Village greatly questioned, because in the past five years, Paris has often experienced extremely hot weather in summer.
Last summer, France suffered the fourth hottest summer since the 20th century, with more than 5,000 direct or indirect deaths due to high temperatures.
Therefore, many participating delegations do not agree with the so-called "free cooling system" of the France side.
So far, the delegations of Greece, Australia and Ireland have made it clear that they will bring their own portable air conditioners.
Matt ·Carroll, CEO of the Australia Olympic Committee, did not shy away from mocking France, saying that although he appreciated the act of giving up the installation of air conditioning for the sake of environmental protection, we were not going for a picnic!
An apartment where members of the Chinese sports delegation live in the Olympic Village in Paris
However, the mainland delegation did not bring its own air conditioning, and Zhang Xin, secretary general of the Chinese delegation, gave an explanation, saying that the Paris Olympic Village provides mobile air conditioning rental services, and the delegation will consider whether to rent it according to the weather conditions.
In contrast to the Chinese delegation, Australia is particularly "heat-sensitive", saying they will spend more than $150,000 just to buy air conditioners and fans for athletes, and even threaten to hire a "refrigeration expert"!
We don't deny Australia's actions, because while carbon emissions are important, the environment in which athletes live is also important.
However, just when all countries are complaining about the "savings" of the Paris Olympic Village, the local residents of Paris have also said that they can't stand it, especially the restaurant owners along the Seine, they can't do it anymore!
Source: Huanqiu.com 2024-07-24 Report on "Foreign media: Strict security measures for the Olympic Games have seriously affected the business of restaurants and cafes along the Seine".
As the opening ceremony of the Olympics approached, business in restaurants and cafes along the Seine was severely affected, with some restaurants seeing an 80 percent drop in customers at once, according to Reuters.
Walking along the banks of the Seine, many restaurants are even empty, which is difficult for local restaurant owners to accept.
You must know that many bosses even spent money to hire a lot of temporary workers in order to cope with the sudden increase in customer traffic during the Olympics, but what they didn't expect was that business would be so bad today!
It stands to reason that Paris should be crowded with tourists from all over the world at this time, and the Seine is a famous attraction in Paris, so why are these restaurants and cafes not as crowded as before?
This is because in order to ensure that there are no riots, terrorist attacks and other vicious incidents during the Olympic Games, the France authorities have adopted a series of unprecedented security measures.
According to the British media "Stadium Insider" report, more than 40 countries have provided assistance to the France police, with more than 1,700 foreign police alone, and France has even built a large camp for it.
It is precisely because of the increased security measures that the flow of people in the center of Paris has been greatly affected, because the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games is located on the Seine River, so the Paris police have also set up a security zone along the Seine River.
Only with the appropriate authorization can you be allowed to enter the banks of the Seine, and many new visitors to Paris are not aware of this regulation, so many people cannot enter the restaurants along the river.
This is the main reason why the restaurants and cafés along the Seine are empty, and we can't deny this kind of behavior by the Paris police, after all, it is all for security reasons.
However, after some comparison, it once again proved that the Beijing Olympics hosted by the mainland in 2008 were simply impeccable.
Finally, I hope that our athletes will be able to come back safely while winning glory for the country in this Olympic Games.
Key Sources:
1. The original article was published on Huanqiu.com on July 24, 2024 on "Foreign media: Strict security measures for the Olympic Games have seriously affected the business of restaurants and cafes along the Seine".
2. The original article was published on Southeast.com 2024-07-25 About "The first game of the Paris Olympics starts!" ".
3. The original article was published on the Xinhua News Agency client on July 24, 2024 Report on "Paris Olympic Games · Youth League Hotline|Chinese Sports Delegation Refutes Rumors of 'Bring Your Own Air-Conditioned Mattress' and Other Rumors".
4. The original article was published on Jinyang.com on July 24, 2024 A report on ""Paris Olympics · Live Visit" Field Visit to the Olympic Village, Many Experiences Completely Overturned the Reporter's Imagination".