AND, I didn't even touch on the fact we are the only ones with a temperate climate to host the games. People can see themselves living in 2 degrees, some may have a problem with -30 or below.
SO, pretty much, the only way we would be comparable to any other Winter Olympic city is if it was *just* Whistler hosting the games.
Some resort town, not that well known internationally, not too populated, semi-close to a major city. So Vancouver will have to wait and see what our impact will be
We really can not tell by looking at other people.