In other news (apolitical thread)...

[Cincydawg]

I figure the stadium holds 70K and change, so would it bring in more visitors than stadium capacity?

I can see it's a large event for downtown for a few days or so, but nothing extraordinary, they have conventions routinely.  Maybe I'm missing something.

2026 FIFA World Cup - Wikipedia

[FearlessF]

depends on how many teams and how many games
also if Atlanta is a host city for a team to set up a base for practice and then traveling to other games

[Cincydawg]

The dates of the Atlanta group stage matches will be June 15, 18, 21, 24 and 27. The round of 32 match will be July 1, the round of 16 on July 7 and the semifinal will take place July 15.

The FIFA World Cup 2026™ tournament draw will take place in December 2025. At that time, specific teams and matchups for Atlanta will be announced.

FIFA World Cup 2026™ will be the biggest sporting event in history, with 48 teams participating in 104 matches across 16 cities in North America. The event will feature a new tournament format while keeping the exciting 4-team group stage phase to ensure the ultimate football spectacle. The Opening Match will take place in Mexico City on June 11 and the Final Match will be held in New York/New Jersey on July 19.


FIFA World Cup 2026™ will bring an economic boom to the region. In addition to the hundreds of thousands of fans who will descend on the city for the events, multiple locations in the region could also become official training sites for teams as they prepare.  An impact analysis by the Boston Consulting Group during the initial bid process in 2017-18 found that the FIFA World Cup 2026™ is forecasted to contribute $5 billion in new economic activity. Of that, $415 million alone is estimated in net economic benefit for Atlanta.

[847badgerfan]

I figure the stadium holds 70K and change, so would it bring in more visitors than stadium capacity?

I can see it's a large event for downtown for a few days or so, but nothing extraordinary, they have conventions routinely.  Maybe I'm missing something.

2026 FIFA World Cup - Wikipedia

When Chicago was a host back in 1996 it was said that more than 2 million people came to visit. Most did not gain attendance at Soldier Field.

[FearlessF]

you might want to take an extended vacation and rent out your condo for that event

[847badgerfan]

you might want to take an extended vacation and rent out your condo for that event

I could have gotten as much as $50K for my house, which was 40 miles away from the stadium back in the day, but an easy train ride.

[Cincydawg]

I was thinking of it as akin to a Super Bowl, but it's more akin to 8 of them apparently, so yeah, I get it now.

[847badgerfan]

Never heard of Crystal. Louisiana? The love Tabasco but everyone around them loves Louisiana. Huh. And Iowa is smart.

[utee94]

Crystal is another Louisiana-based hot sauce, made in New Orleans.

Pretty much every cajun place down here will have all three of these on the table: Tabasco, Crystal, Louisiana.

[Cincydawg]

Interesting.  I primarily have Tabasco green and Frank's aside from some Asian things.  The chili pepper of course is not indigenous to Asia.

My wife cannot abide spiciness beyond a minimal level, she is getting slightly more adventurous.  She likes my "chili" but I toned down the chili powder a lot.  She likes Indian and Thai but obviously the milder versions, north India etc.

The European foods by and large eschew chili/"hot" sauce, I know in Spain one can start to find spicy foods, a bit.  Some Thai dishes I've had here have lit me up, never again.

The history of "spice" is pretty interesting I think.

 

[utee94]

I tend to prefer the Mexican hot sauces.  Cholula, Valentina.  But I'm okay with throwing some Tobasco or Crystal or Louisiana on some cajun food if that's what's on offer.

I like sriracha with Vietnamese food.  A combination of sriracha and hoison is great for pho, bun, and banh mi.

[betarhoalphadelta]

My wife cannot abide spiciness beyond a minimal level, she is getting slightly more adventurous.  She likes my "chili" but I toned down the chili powder a lot.  She likes Indian and Thai but obviously the milder versions, north India etc.

Mine is similar. Doesn't really tolerate much spice. She absolutely couldn't eat utee's brisket enchiladas. She made popcorn for dinner after one/two bites when I made them 

The kids like spicy, but they don't have the same tolerance I do. 

I tend to prefer the Mexican hot sauces.  Cholula, Valentina.  But I'm okay with throwing some Tobasco or Crystal or Louisiana on some cajun food if that's what's on offer.

I like sriracha with Vietnamese food.  A combination of sriracha and hoison is great for pho, bun, and banh mi.

Cholula and Tapatio are the mainstays here. I haven't heard of Valentina. Not a huge fan of tabasco--it's just like straight spicy vinegar. 

Sriracha is also very common here, as you'd expect given that we have a neighborhood not far away known as "Little Saigon" in north OC, and Huy Fong foods is local to LA. 

[847badgerfan]

I have a lot of hot sauces in my arsenal, including Frank's and Sriracha. 

[utee94]

Man my enchilada chile gravy isn't even what I would classify as a 1 on a 1-10 scale.  My son loves spicy food but my daughter has a pretty low tolerance for it, and she eats the enchiladas just fine.

Valentina is pretty common around here and honestly I'd expect it to be pretty common in SoCal since it's made in Guadalajara.  But Tapatio is similar and is actually a California-based hot sauce company so that probably explains its popularity there.  I see it around here as well but Cholula and Valentina are more common.

And I agree on the vinegary-ness of the Louisiana style hot sauces.  That's one reason I prefer the Mexican ones.