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"For Queen and Country!"

British pluck has never been more abundantly displayed than with the popular "London Ambassadors" program. Set up by London Mayor (pictured here) Boris Johnson (or "BJ" to his crew), volunteers must make a 6-day committment to help welcome and direct the many visitors to London. Here is a cute simulation from the Ambassadors's website under the heading "Duties":

American gentleman: That's it. We're completely lost. And the 200m heats start in one hour.


American lady: I told you to bring the map! You never listen to me.


London Ambassador: Hi there. Do you guys need any help?

American lady: We need to get to Stratford in one hour.

American gentleman: Where's the nearest subway station?

London Ambassador: No problem. The quickest way is to go to Green Park station which is only 5 minutes away. You'll need to catch a Jubilee Line train, which will go all the way to the Stadium.


American gentleman: Phew! Thanks for the tip.

The above reminds me of those "Don't do drugs" movies from highschool...cute but utterly divorced from reality. Let's hope the "American Couple" don't use much profanity or pack one of the many firearms currently available roadside in the US. I'd prefer a simulation with a drunk French couple, both radical lesbians, with adopted Senegalese baby in pram. Simulate that Boris! On a more serious note, almost 34,000 people have registered their interest in becoming  London Ambassadors for the 2012 Olympic Games. The Mayor of London's office will trim the list of applicants to 8,000 after interviewing a shortlist of applicants between April and July this year. The ambassadors will be welcome guides during the Olympics, answering visitors' questions and showing them the way to outdoor screens broadcasting the games across central London. London Mayor Boris Johnson said Monday that "it should come as no surprise that so many Londoners want the honor of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to represent their great city to our visitors in 2012."

While we've made light of the simulation, we at Spyns 2012 London Olympics Tours applaud the initiative. It makes up for Boris's "whiff whaff" speech in Beijing back in 2008! We've even come up with a slogan:

"London 2012, putting the 'Ass' back in 'Ambassador'". Catchy?

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