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Olympics Travel: Introducing the Official (Creepy) Cheer

Where: Beijing, China

6/12/2008 at 10:02 AM
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A newly announced official cheer should make the case that the Beijiing Olympics will be the creepiest games ever. Officials are teaching 800,000 students the four-part chant and will put together cheering squads to show up at event venues.

Here's how to do it:

Step 1: Clap two times (while chanting 奥运, "Olympics")

Step 2: Hands in fists with thumbs up, arms extended upward (while chanting, 加油, "Let's go!")

Step 3: Clap two time (while chanting 中国, "China")

Step 4: Hands in fists, arms extended outward and upward (while chanting 加油, "Let's go!")

We're already pumped! A video demonstration is right after the click.

Related Stories:
· The Official Olympic Cheer [Danwei]
· Beijing Approves Olympics "Cheer" [BBC]
· China Tells You What Not to Do at the Olympics [Jaunted]
· Beijing Olympics coverage [Jaunted]

[Photo: BBC]


2 Comments - Add Yours by pbb

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Jenna
Jaunted Member
I dunno (none / 0)

I think the Soulja Boy dance should have been the official cheer, but that's just me.

by Jenna on 6/12/2008 at 10:53 AM



amandak
Jaunted Member
OMG ... (none / 0)

... I guess an official cheer just had to be done. I'm quite relieved by the video, it could've been much worse. I once taught a bunch of Chinese teenagers who had all these clapping games that ended up with the losers being violently slapped, so this cheer is suitably tame.

by amandak on 6/13/2008 at 6:16 AM


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