Saturday, June 30, 2012

Euro 2012 in numbers: how many ate, drank and bought in Kiev


Euro 2012 in numbers: how many ate, drank and bought in Kiev
During the first 12 days of the fan zone in Kiev on Khreschatyk visited one million 250 thousand fans who drank during that time 200,000 liters of beer (three tanks), ate hot dogs and 60 thousand left behind 263 tons of debris.
Hot dogs and sausages were the favorite food of the fans said, «Today.» So, these days fans ate hot dogs 8 km — about eight Khreschatik. And eaten hot dogs in general have pulled nearly 7 tons, compared with the weight of an adult elephant.
Also, fans will sweep the shelves souvenirs. Zozulitsya popular Ukrainian, and some even are interested in visiting zhetonchikami to travel on the subway — they are taken for the collections and gifts to friends in different countries.
At the head office utilities were told that these days were taken from the fan zone 16.5 trash trucks.
Basically, according to officials, it is plastic — bottles, cups, a few cans of beer. However, the cleaners are among the debris, and many of the attributes fanovskoy — wigs, scarves and so on. One of the fans managed to lose even sports shorts.
Has recently been reported that a record number of visitors in Kiev fan zone was recorded June 15 during the match Ukraine-France — 140 thousand people.
He informed that during the match Ukraine-Sweden June 11 Kiev fan zone was attended by around 100 thousand people.
On ordinary days, when they play other teams, the number of visitors to the fan zone at Khreshchatyk is about 30-40 thousand people daily.
June 8 at the Independence Square has officially earned the fan-zone Euro-2012 in Kiev. For fans of drummers played «Taiko Drammers» and the Presidential Orchestra.
Cars with flags, painted faces and people in the yellow-blue T-shirts. In a surge of patriotic feeling on the occasion of Euro 2012 is a successful business, says TSN.
In recent days, flags of Ukraine can be bought for USD 10-100 depending on the size and quality. T-shirts cost the team the fans in the hryvnia 150-1000. Shorts — 70 to 300. Scarves cost between 50 and 150 hryvnia.
Those who branded stuff is too expensive, happily enjoyed the fakes. Set fan of ammunition can be purchased at several times cheaper.
However, the chain stores do not complain, many buyers are not afraid of no price, no deadlines Euro 2012. «Hot» yellow-blue items so dismantled that even difficult to calculate income — sellers do not have time to do it.
Ukrainians account for that money will not regret, because it witnessed a historic event and want to keep the memory of it longer. «Such an event — is history. Money is of no importance. This event happens once in a lifetime,» — commented on his interest in fellow euro souvenirs.
But some are skeptical to the hype. For example, some taxi drivers are not fundamentally national flags adorn the cars. «I'm 40 hryvnia is not a patriot» — scornfully said one of them journalists.

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