"How embarrassing for the world to see that very poor opening ceremony. How on earth was the rest of the world supposed to understand that mishmash??"
I am proud to have been born in the UK but I do tend to agree. Anyone who was not exposed to the UK history / culture / music would not have got the story IMHO.
Luckily whoever was commenting on our coverage was giving a quick intro to what was being shown so you could relate.