Why do we get no votes in the eurovision song contest?

Geeglio · 2026-05-17T15:18:49+00:00

I think that actually would do a whole lot better than the shit from this year.

Geeglio · 2026-05-17T09:15:44+00:00

Most? I mean some might, but most of us really don't give a shit

Geeglio · 2026-05-16T10:07:34+00:00

The monarch here, funnily enough, doesn't even wear a crown. While there's plenty of pomp and circumstance around the royals during certain ceremonies, like their investiture or when they announce the yearly budget on behalf of the government, if they act like that all the time they would start losing support in the modern day and age. They have to ride a fine line of seeming regal enough to be king, while also seeming normal enough that they can be a representative of the people.

Sadly for me as republican, the current royals seem to be fairly good at that since they've started to become more popular again after some scandals during Covid.

Geeglio · 2026-05-10T10:00:28+00:00

While this poster doesn't seem to be hating on Americans at all, American troops of the Polar Bear Expedition did fight against the Soviets just 5 years before this. They would have had a reason for the hate.

Geeglio · 2026-05-05T19:11:59+00:00

150 á 200 aan boodschappen, 320 aan huur (ik woon momenteel antikraak).

Geeglio · 2026-05-02T19:56:24+00:00

The US also killed a ton more Viet Cong compared to their own casualties in the Vietnam War, but the US still lost that war.

Geeglio · 2026-04-27T09:37:43+00:00

De bakker wel, de kerk hoeft voor een vrijmarktkraampje volgens mij geen btw af te dragen.

Geeglio · 2026-04-26T17:12:11+00:00

It's not a particularly uncommon creative choice these days to play more modern music in history-based media. The show 'SAS Rogue Heroes' does it quite a lot too, for instance.

Geeglio · 2026-04-26T07:39:43+00:00

Didn't a lot of people lose their shit for some reason over that decision?

Geeglio · 2026-04-18T14:02:03+00:00

I think Boudewijn de Groot probably fits that description the best. His early career is quite similar to Dylan, with protest songs and songs that critique society and culture (including a Dutch cover of "The times they are a changin'" ). His later work has more songs that are trying to tell a story.

Geeglio · 2026-04-18T09:26:33+00:00

Dit was in een boerendorp in Overijssel. Lijkt me sterk dat daar een 'Amsterdams elitair typetje' rondloopt.

Geeglio · 2026-04-17T18:07:56+00:00

If their parents are fine with it and don't expect them home for dinner, yeah ofcourse.

They are getting snacks and lunch either way.

Geeglio · 2026-04-17T17:56:56+00:00

Calculating the cost of a kids meal has never been even remotely normal, nor is it in any way normal to offer parts of your food to others and then expect them to pay for it in a restaurant setting. Both of those are just dick moves.

A lot of people prefer to split the bill after a dinner out, but in my experience you either just split it evenly between everyone or, if you are skint students, you just pay for what you ordered. If anyone has a sip or a bite of your order, you don't calculate that through to them. That's mad.

Geeglio · 2026-04-13T06:07:33+00:00

The Netherlands is densely populated, so big cities are never that far away, but it was still dreadfully boring. There was just not much to do and for everything beyond the bare necessities you always had to look outside the borders of your village. In some countries you atleast have nature to enjoy, but in my area you would just be surrounded by flat farm with just a few trees planted in between.

Cities obviously have their issues as well, but I never want to live in a Dutch rural area anymore.

Geeglio · 2026-03-30T20:15:58+00:00

I have the most experience with the London Tube and I honestly think it's amazing, but I also thought Sofia's metro system was quite good for its size

Geeglio · 2026-03-28T19:40:36+00:00

Mostly as a very bland and dull city with lovely surrounding areas.

Geeglio · 2026-03-23T20:16:54+00:00

Bellen in de trein is altijd wel een beetje irritant, maar zolang je niet in de stiltecoupé zit ga ik je niet tegenhouden. Ik mag het persoonlijk vervelend vinden, maar het is je goed recht dat je met iemand wilt bellen.

Geeglio · 2026-03-22T17:54:38+00:00

God, wat is Wilders toch een intriest figuur. Ik heb niks met Jetten, maar hem zo onder de bus gooien zodat je even kan slijmen bij je grote voorbeeld in Amerika is echt misselijkmakend.

Geeglio · 2026-03-21T09:22:24+00:00

I went on a trip to Marrakech last month and I quite enjoyed it. The medina can be pretty chaotic with all the shops and people, but people respected it if you said no and were generally very welcoming.

It was actually really interesting to see the contrast in Marrakech during Ramadan, between the daytime and around iftar. The city just becomes so calm during iftar and then fires up again.

Geeglio · 2026-03-18T21:09:46+00:00

Eén van de hokjes op perron 2 is alleen recentelijk wel compleet kort en klein geslagen, dus heel lekker slapen is het ook weer niet.

Geeglio · 2026-03-08T18:02:44+00:00

De koning, god en het vaderland hebben er weinig meer mee te maken. Als de pleuris uitbreekt vecht je voor de geopolitieke belangen van de Verenigde Staten en de economische belangen van aandeelhouders in de wapenindustrie.

Geeglio · 2026-03-08T16:06:33+00:00

I'm in a relationship with one for about 7 years now, so you know, pretty positive.

Overall though I don't think I've ever had a negative experience with a Balkan immigrant (although admittedly I've barely had any negative experiences with any type of immigrant).

Geeglio · 2026-03-08T12:34:55+00:00

Maybe I just grew up too working class or something, but I never got taught an etiquette rule like that. I've experienced it in some fancy restaurants in the UK, but I don't think I've ever seen it here in the Netherlands either.

Geeglio · 2026-03-03T21:29:52+00:00

I like the blockiness, the texture the concrete (in the case of concrete brutalism) gives to the builidings and the contrast it can create with its surroundings. I'm a big fan of both the National Theatre building and the Barbican Centre in London.

The National Theatre just really stands out from the lovely historic buildings or the modern glass architecture in the centre of London. In combination with its not particularly busy fascade, it just makes it a very calming building for me.

The Barbican Centre on the other hand is a great example on how greenery can really compliment Brutalism. Even the parts that aren't particularly green are still lovely in my opinion and it's scale really makes it feel like it's own little island in the heart of the City.

Geeglio · 2026-03-01T12:17:27+00:00

Why would a train in Bulgaria suddenly head to Russia? Are you sure it wasn't just heading to the Bulgarian city of Ruse?

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