Photographic Proof That Sochi Is A Godforsaken Hellscape Right Now
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The final preparations for the highly anticipated and perpetually controversial Sochi Olympics are furiously underway.
2 days to go! #sochi #Sochi2014 #sochifails #sochiproblems
Sochi Fails@SochiFailsFollow
2 days to go! #sochi #Sochi2014 #sochifails #sochiproblems
07:42 AM - 5 Feb 14RetweetFavorite
But unfortunately for the tightly controlled Russian PR machine, international reporters have arrived.
In 24 hours alone, 26,000 tweets have been sent using the hashtag #SochiProblems http://t.co/KIlAnDWCaw
David Nelson@DavidNelsonNewsFollow
In 24 hours alone, 26,000 tweets have been sent using the hashtag #SochiProblems http://t.co/KIlAnDWCaw
06:45 AM - 6 Feb 14RetweetFavorite
And here are the things they are finding:
Hallways very dangerous, keep calm and carry on...or trip and fall and hit head. #SochiProblems #Sochi2014
Sochi Problems@SochiProblemsFollow
Hallways very dangerous, keep calm and carry on...or trip and fall and hit head. #SochiProblems #Sochi2014
07:34 PM - 5 Feb 14RetweetFavorite
A lot of complaints about the accommodations. This is the foyer of my apartment. #SochiProblems
Mark Connolly@MarkConnollyCBCFollow
A lot of complaints about the accommodations. This is the foyer of my apartment. #SochiProblems
11:52 PM - 5 Feb 14RetweetFavorite
Ok, so my hotel doesn't have a lobby yet.
Mark MacKinnon@markmackinnonFollow
Ok, so my hotel doesn't have a lobby yet.
08:00 AM - 4 Feb 14RetweetFavorite
For those of you asking, when there's no lobby in your hotel, you go to the owner's bedroom to check in. #Sochi2014
For those of you asking, when there's no lobby in your hotel, you go to the owner's bedroom to check in. #Sochi2014
09:03 AM - 4 Feb 14RetweetFavorite
Live wires in showers.
New plumbing work or extra shower hose? @espnWD. #SochiProblems #Sochi2014
New plumbing work or extra shower hose? @espnWD. #SochiProblems #Sochi2014
06:20 AM - 6 Feb 14RetweetFavorite
Light fixtures falling from celling are normal, go back to bed. #SochiProblems #Sochi2014
Light fixtures falling from celling are normal, go back to bed. #SochiProblems #Sochi2014
08:42 PM - 5 Feb 14RetweetFavorite
My hotel has no water. If restored, the front desk says, "do not use on your face because it contains something very dangerous." #Sochi2014
Stacy St. Clair@StacyStClairFollow
My hotel has no water. If restored, the front desk says, "do not use on your face because it contains something very dangerous." #Sochi2014
10:02 PM - 3 Feb 14RetweetFavorite
Water restored, sorta. On the bright side, I now know what very dangerous face water looks like. #Sochi #unfiltered
Water restored, sorta. On the bright side, I now know what very dangerous face water looks like. #Sochi #unfiltered
10:57 PM - 3 Feb 14RetweetFavorite
How does water take urine away after I use it? #SochiProblems #Sochi2014
How does water take urine away after I use it? #SochiProblems #Sochi2014
04:37 PM - 5 Feb 14RetweetFavorite
We torture your bowels with complex toilets. #SochiProblems #Sochi2014
We torture your bowels with complex toilets. #SochiProblems #Sochi2014
04:08 PM - 4 Feb 14RetweetFavorite
Who needs walls. #SochiProblems
Who needs walls. #SochiProblems
09:13 AM - 4 Feb 14RetweetFavorite
No flush, must play basketball with used toilet paper. #SochiProblems #Sochi2014
No flush, must play basketball with used toilet paper. #SochiProblems #Sochi2014
04:12 PM - 4 Feb 14RetweetFavorite
Only shell of toilet, you have no way to flush! #SochiProblems #Sochi2014
Only shell of toilet, you have no way to flush! #SochiProblems #Sochi2014
02:27 PM - 5 Feb 14RetweetFavorite
Made a lot of new friends this morning #sochi #Sochi2014 #SochiProblems
Made a lot of new friends this morning #sochi #Sochi2014 #SochiProblems
12:58 PM - 5 Feb 14RetweetFavorite
No toboggan in restaurants, this is law. #SochiProblems #Sochi2014
No toboggan in restaurants, this is law. #SochiProblems #Sochi2014
02:19 PM - 5 Feb 14RetweetFavorite
I think @blakeshelton's song took too much meaning in Russia. #HoneyBee #SochiProblems #Sochi2014
I think @blakeshelton's song took too much meaning in Russia. #HoneyBee #SochiProblems #Sochi2014
10:36 AM - 5 Feb 14RetweetFavorite
You can have internet, but it must be impossible to use. #SochiProblems #Sochi2014
You can have internet, but it must be impossible to use. #SochiProblems #Sochi2014
04:06 PM - 4 Feb 14RetweetFavorite
I see @barryap1 broke his doorknob... #SochiProblems #Sochi2014
I see @barryap1 broke his doorknob... #SochiProblems #Sochi2014
12:04 AM - 5 Feb 14RetweetFavorite
Ignore construction, if you fall in man-hole you see whole new side of city. #Sochi2014 #SochiProblems
Ignore construction, if you fall in man-hole you see whole new side of city. #Sochi2014 #SochiProblems
10:45 PM - 4 Feb 14RetweetFavorite
The grass isn't greener on the other side, it's green where you....paint it. #SochiProblems @PHSCE
Emiâ„“y Waâ„“ker@emily_walkerrrFollow
The grass isn't greener on the other side, it's green where you....paint it. #SochiProblems @PHSCE
09:26 AM - 5 Feb 14RetweetFavorite
Got back to hotel. Lift broken after half day in use. Trekked up stairs. Door to my floor (that'd be the fire door) locked. Utter farce.
Shaun Walker@shaunwalker7Follow
Got back to hotel. Lift broken after half day in use. Trekked up stairs. Door to my floor (that'd be the fire door) locked. Utter farce.
12:41 PM - 4 Feb 14RetweetFavorite
A bus stop all ready for tourists. #SochiProblems #SochiFail #Sochi
SochiFail@SochiEpicFailsFollow
A bus stop all ready for tourists. #SochiProblems #SochiFail #Sochi
02:37 AM - 6 Feb 14RetweetFavorite
Safety first! #sochi #Сочи #Соч� #SochiProblems #SochiFail #Sochi2014
Safety first! #sochi #Сочи #Соч� #SochiProblems #SochiFail #Sochi2014
06:54 AM - 6 Feb 14RetweetFavorite
Firehose there for artistic impression, give it a try. #SochiProblems #Sochi2014
Firehose there for artistic impression, give it a try. #SochiProblems #Sochi2014
01:03 PM - 5 Feb 14RetweetFavorite
5am update: The stray dogs are all awake and barking at each other, like birds on a tree just before sunrise.
Brian Costa@BrianCostaWSJFollow
5am update: The stray dogs are all awake and barking at each other, like birds on a tree just before sunrise.
08:13 PM - 4 Feb 14RetweetFavorite
THIS IS AN EMERGENCY SITUATION, LEAVE THE BUILDING IMMEDIATELY. 6am Sochi wake up. Brief moment of terror as locked fire door.
THIS IS AN EMERGENCY SITUATION, LEAVE THE BUILDING IMMEDIATELY. 6am Sochi wake up. Brief moment of terror as locked fire door.
09:24 PM - 4 Feb 14RetweetFavorite
Sochi cribs. Check out my couch! #sochi #SochiProblems #Sochi2014
Sochi cribs. Check out my couch! #sochi #SochiProblems #Sochi2014
07:40 PM - 5 Feb 14RetweetFavorite
Some of the situations are so bad they inspired their own memes.
Uh, Miley? What did you do to my hotel room? #SochiProblems #Sochi2014
Uh, Miley? What did you do to my hotel room? #SochiProblems #Sochi2014
10:35 PM - 5 Feb 14RetweetFavorite
And people have even made a survival guide.
How to survive hotel in #Sochi: #SochiProblems #Sochi2014 #Olympics
How to survive hotel in #Sochi:
#SochiProblems #Sochi2014 #Olympics
09:21 PM - 5 Feb 14RetweetFavorite
Journalists making fun of the Sochi conditions will most likely continue through the Olympics.
Just arrived at Sochi, I could have sworn my hotel room looked different online
samir mezrahi@samirFollow
Just arrived at Sochi, I could have sworn my hotel room looked different online
10:51 PM - 4 Feb 14RetweetFavorite
Especially in light of extravagant spending elsewhere...
We have this BUT no beds for you. #Sochi2014 #SochiProblems
We have this BUT no beds for you. #Sochi2014 #SochiProblems
10:30 PM - 4 Feb 14RetweetFavorite
But have no fear! If you are having problems, you can tweet at game organizer Dmitry Chernyshenko.
@DChernyshenko Our media hotel is not ready Dmitry....11 rooms booked five months ago, only one ready. Please help.
Harry Reekie@HarryCNNFollow
@DChernyshenko Our media hotel is not ready Dmitry....11 rooms booked five months ago, only one ready. Please help.
04:44 AM - 4 Feb 14RetweetFavorite
And he will tell you to look at mountains.
@HarryCNN to believe you need just to turn back and to look at the mountains ;)
Dmitry Chernyshenko@DChernyshenkoFollow
@HarryCNN to believe you need just to turn back and to look at the mountains ;)
04:13 AM - 4 Feb 14RetweetFavorite
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