French demand that every sign at the LONDON Olympic games be in their tongue too

[ModlrMike]

Apparently they got their way:

Agreement on the use of French

 

[RangerRay]

;D

Q: Why are roads in France lined with trees?

A: Because German soldiers like to march in the shade.

;D

 

[exgunnertdo]

Since the IOC's official languages are French and English (with French taking precedence over English it seems), sounds like the French weren't being whiny, but calling out a mistake that the London Olympic Committee had made?

I recall the general wondering as to why the signs were in French, English and Greek when they were in Athens, and that being the answer - always in French and  English, regardless of where the Olympics were, and then the host country's language as well.

http://www.olympic.org/Documents/Reference_documents_Factsheets/The_Olympic_Movement.pdf

Edit to add the quote from the fact sheet that I meant to add initially -

From a legal standpoint, the IOC is an
international non-governmental non-profit
organisation, of unlimited duration, in the form of
an association with the status of a legal person,
recognised by the Swiss Federal Council (ruling
of 17 September 1981). Its official languages
are French and English,