Will more people discover country-switching via VPNs? Some learn to circumvent bans, others to circumvent NBC?https://twitter.com/gerardtbaker/status/761727533956096000 …
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Replying to @zeynep
Do these announcers specialize in embarrassing facts for most countries? "This one never one a medal". "This one is an overweight country."
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Replying to @zeynep
Patronizing the small countries and people of color is standard for NBC. Sad I couldn't get my VPN to work for the BBC feed.
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@weebilsurglace They might have been, *cough* BBC announcers *cough*. I sweat they just said "not just a country of genocide" for Rwanda.2 replies 5 retweets 13 likes -
Replying to @zeynep
And to think I was startled by the "world's most overweight country" announcement.

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And Sierra Leon just got mentioned with "Ebola" and Serbia with role in "World War One." What are these BBC announcers on?
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East Timor! Still can't believe they're a country.
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Turkey gets introduced with "unsettling summer in Ankara." Light as it goes here.
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Venezuela "state of economic collapse". I mean, true but...
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Refugee team gets a huge applause. They represent 60+ million displaced people. Bigger than most countries. #TeamRefugees #OpeningCeremony
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Replying to @zeynep
People from EVERY OTHER COUNTRY BUT THE UNITED STATES on my timeline are on real time, conversing. This is so stupid NBC.
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agree! I've had to avoid looking at the hashtag
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