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Originally posted by JakiusFogg
reply to post by cahlmac
If bloody Azerbaijan, a non EU, Non geographical Europe, infact Asian country with a border with Iran can be in, we might as well have entrants from Uranus!!
Originally posted by johngtr
reply to post by thedoctorswife
And the Beatles, although scousers we can't forget them.
I meant what is with the "although scousers" ? It is hard to tell if he/she was being sarcastic or not and if not what is wrong with scousers?
Originally posted by neonitus
Why would you want your country to win this?
Why would you watch this?
Why do 125 million people watch this?
Sometimes I wish i lived in cave, on Mars.
Originally posted by neonitus
Why would you want your country to win this?
Why would you watch this?
Why do 125 million people watch this?
Sometimes I wish i lived in cave, on Mars.
UK is the European center of Fat Cat's. I pay 50% of my income in taxes to REAL european countries, and 25% in sales tax and don't mind at all because I see what I pay for, GREAT healthcare, great housing great transport.
Originally posted by Noviz
I'm pretty sure if England actually entered one of our many many famous bands we would win. I think a lot of the smaller countries do enter some quite big local stars. But to be honest how Azerbaijan won it with that song I have NO CLUE. Is it just the rest of Europe have completely different hearing than the rest of us? It sounded marginally better the second time they sang it but really.... I quite liked Serbia's song; I think they would have got a few more votes if it was in English. I could see it as a get up and dance sort of tune. But regardless of the actual lyrics, which were abit dodgy, I really liked Finlands entry. It was the only song with any real soul and meaning... most of the others were just the normal dull pointless pop song. I also always like the Greek entries regardless of whether they suck or not, because they usually keep their songs quite traditional to their countries culture... instead of just borrowing off the sort of UK/America Pop music. I think I'd like to see more countries sing in their own language again... just because you are allowed to sing in English you shouldn't be ashamed to sing whatever language you want.
It's always fun by the time they start announcing scores as my housemates and I are normally pretty drunk by then. So we always have a good shout about why each country should vote for us because what we have done for them lol. One example: Ireland - "Don't vote for us an we'll steal all your potatos," Greece - "Vote for us because the British tourist is essentially your economy" etc etc. All in good humour of course.
It does sound a little bit butthurt but the thing is, we really don't care that much as a Nation. It's not like we need to win it anyway; we have the Olympics next year so I think that trumps the crappy Eurovision 1000 times over. If we reallllly wanted to win I think we would enter a huge band. Although no popular band would want to play it due to the stigma attached to the competition.
I laughed when, as usual, France refused to speak English lol..... So predictable and so painfully obvious why they do it.edit on 15-5-2011 by Noviz because: (no reason given)edit on 15-5-2011 by Noviz because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by Noviz
Originally posted by johngtr
reply to post by thedoctorswife
And the Beatles, although scousers we can't forget them.
I meant what is with the "although scousers" ? It is hard to tell if he/she was being sarcastic or not and if not what is wrong with scousers?
I'm pretty sure he was joking. Scousers are just the butt of a very high percentage of jokes thats all lol.
Originally posted by Noviz
Originally posted by johngtr
reply to post by thedoctorswife
And the Beatles, although scousers we can't forget them.
I meant what is with the "although scousers" ? It is hard to tell if he/she was being sarcastic or not and if not what is wrong with scousers?
I'm pretty sure he was joking. Scousers are just the butt of a very high percentage of jokes thats all lol.
Originally posted by kevinunknown
Seriously, there was no way Blue or Jedward deserved to win. In saying that, I know what you mean the Baltic states all vote for each other as do the Mediterranean ones and so on.
Why is this not in BTS?
Originally posted by kevinunknown
Seriously, there was no way Blue or Jedward deserved to win. In saying that, I know what you mean the Baltic states all vote for each other as do the Mediterranean ones and so on.
Why is this not in BTS?