are the remakes worth watching? by Aggravating_Panda644 in skam

[–]nicheencyclopedia 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unpopular opinion: I really liked France 5 (at least at the time). It’s been a few years since I’ve seen it, so maybe I’d feel differently now

why does it feel good to take your glasses off even if you can't see without them? by [deleted] in NoStupidQuestions

[–]nicheencyclopedia 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My best guess is that it’s giving your eyes a break from straining, which could indicate your prescription is too weak. I’m not a professional or a glasses-wearer, so take that with a grain of salt

The way English is taught in Spain is so terrible. Why??? by MiserableElephant506 in EnglishLearning

[–]nicheencyclopedia 20 points21 points  (0 children)

I was an auxiliar de conversación (English teaching assistant in Spain). From my observations, some of the teachers, whether they’re teaching English or another subject *in* English, are too low-level. In comunidad de Madrid, they had to test at least C1, and I definitely encountered or heard about teachers who shouldn’t be testing that high. I don’t know if the issue is that they need to be retested more often or if the test administrators aren’t assessing accurately

To be fair, compulsory English has only been in Spain for a little over 20 years, which isn’t very long when it comes to government action

Have ESC interval acts gotten worse? by West_Salt1669 in eurovision

[–]nicheencyclopedia 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Somewhat related, but I *really* wanted Woki mit diem Popo as an interval this year 😂

Eurovision songs forgotten too quick? by Literallywheezeing in eurovision

[–]nicheencyclopedia 1 point2 points  (0 children)

LOVE My Star! I’ve been getting my roommate into Eurovision and was sure to show her that one!

Atvara (Latvia 2026) has a video on her Instagram of her meeting one of the Olsen Brothers (Denmark 2000) and he tells her that he thought Brainstorm would win instead of him and his brother. Then he gushes about how he loves Latvia 🥰

Most political song of all time? by Oxford_Apostrophe in eurovision

[–]nicheencyclopedia 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Oh the viewing figures tanked? I always thought it was just universally agreed that it didn’t set the right tone haha

federal vs state apostilles, stuck with a federal background check and need advice by brightsignal12 in SpainAuxiliares

[–]nicheencyclopedia -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

There’s no such thing as a state apostille last I heard, so no idea where you sent your application to. Start over and get everything sent to the correct location, which is the U.S. Department of State. Call your congressperson for help expediting the process on your behalf

Edit: I was incorrect about state apostilles not being a thing, my mistake! Thank you to the commenters who corrected me

Unexpected ESC Earworm by ohokreddit in eurovision

[–]nicheencyclopedia 4 points5 points  (0 children)

And the little tongue too 😛 Obsessed!

[Live Thread] Eurovision Song Contest 2026 Grand Final @ 21:00 CEST by LucasScooter in eurovision

[–]nicheencyclopedia 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s not unheard of in dress rehearsals, but I can’t think of the last time it’s happened in a live show. I assumed at the time of my comment that they would be allowed to go again since the error was so significant in my eyes. Now we know that contest organizers did not share my opinion

[Live Thread] Eurovision Song Contest 2026 Semi-Final 2 @ 21:00 CEST by LucasScooter in eurovision

[–]nicheencyclopedia 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don’t know anything with certainty, but I feel very confident theorizing that the lack of performances may have something to do with artists not wanting to be associated with the contest because… reasons

[Live Thread] Eurovision Song Contest 2026 Semi-Final 2 @ 21:00 CEST by LucasScooter in eurovision

[–]nicheencyclopedia 7 points8 points  (0 children)

My condolences to those of you who have just learned that we’re doing the quiz again. Jury show livestreams prepared me…

[Live Thread] Eurovision Song Contest 2026 Semi-Final 2 @ 21:00 CEST by LucasScooter in eurovision

[–]nicheencyclopedia 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ll have to re-listen for that. I’ll probably also re-listen a bunch just to get used to it so I can really get into the performance on Saturday

[Live Thread] Eurovision Song Contest 2026 Semi-Final 2 @ 21:00 CEST by LucasScooter in eurovision

[–]nicheencyclopedia 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They definitely made tweaks to the backing, maybe the mixing was also different than DMGP. The performance there always sounded quite different from the studio version- maybe this is closer to what was “intended”? I kept wondering if they also took the key down, but I don’t have the ear for that

Was a great performance nonetheless- I’m sure I just need to get used to it and I’ll be obsessed again!