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Thailand: Expats and Olympics

Monday, August 18th, 2008 @ 09:21 UTC

by Mong Palatino

Countries:: Thailand
Topics:: Sport
Languages:: English
Special:: Olympics

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This post is from our coverage of the 2008 Olympics in Beijing China, curated by John Kennedy and sponsored by Reuters. · All posts

The Lost Boy from Thailand poses a good question: “Who do expats cheer for in the Olympic games? Is it with their country of birth or their country of residence?”

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