Apparently Boris Johnson, Mayor of London, was his usual self in China this past week, and as a result he pissed off the Chinese establishment. Not only did he walk with his hands in his pockets for parts of the closing ceremony, he wore an unbuttoned jacket and held the Olympic flag with one hand (madness!). Boris hilariously entertained his Chinese hosts later at a dinner by stating that the British had invented or codified every international sport, including China’s favorite, ping-pong. Then he said: “Ping-Pong is coming home. Athletics is coming home. Sports is coming home.”
Forget London 2012. We need Boris 2012.