The Resume

(April 21, 1838- )
Born in Krasnodar Krai, Russian Federation
Resort town around the northern Republic of Georgia border and southern Russian border at the Black Sea
Site of the 22nd Olympic Winter Games (2014)
Population: more than 395,000 (2006 census)
Sister city of Long Beach, California

Why Sochi, Russia might be annoying:

Insert your own Japanese joke.
It spent some nine centuries in the hands of Christian kingdoms, which were eventually destroyed by nomadic invaders.
Its average minimum temperature – in January – is 38 degrees (3,1 C). (Perfect for most other occasions, but the Olympic Winter Games?)
To prepare for the Olympiad, acting head of state Anatoliy Pakhomov insisted that – under extreme duress – all residents learn English. (Good luck with their ‘official’ site, unless you have Russian text rendering.)

Why Sochi, Russia might not be annoying:

Maria Sharapova’s tennis career began here.
Its average maximum temperature – in August – 81 degrees (27 C).
Its lowest temperature was 8 degrees (-13 C).
It is the home of the annual Kinotavr film festival.
At least the residents won’t have to pay much, if any, for their English courses.

Credit: Cool It All Right?

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Cities
• Cities in Europe
• Cool It All Right?'s Profiles [Series 07]
• Profiles 28501-28750 (Ranked: 28616)
• Winter Olympics Sites (Ranked: 2014)

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 7 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 9 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 69 Votes: 42.03% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 117 Votes: 52.14% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 14 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 15 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 16 Votes: 56.25% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 23 Votes: 34.78% Annoying