08-01-2021, 12:04 PM
(08-01-2021, 11:53 AM)hollodero Wrote: Ever heard of her before? For even Austrians were hardly aware of someone called Anna Kiesenhofer. She's not even a pro. Her day job is being a mathematician in Lausanne and working at CERN.
- Which is kinda impressive. You might have the prettiest gold medalists, but ours are the smartest.
Oh ok you watch that more on an ironic level, just like we do. I feared for a minute Australians take this whole event totally seriously.
Not that it isn't still kinda bizarre. For starters, this probably shows real early in the morning. The Song Contest, what a weird way to start the day.
Everyone I know considers it real cool that Australia participates though. Albeit some maybe hope that we get some additional votes from people confusing the countries again.
Yeah our hosts are always comedians and it is something we take the piss out of in a good natured way, almost like its so bad that it is good lol. Though since we have started sending people to compete some people over here take it a little more seriously. I must say some of the Scandinavian countries entrants are really out there and that is really where our enjoyment in it lies.
Though Australia also had Olivia Newton John compete in Eurovision in 1974 as an entrant for the United Kingdom and that is probably where the Australia public became aware of the contest.
I have never met many Austrians in the past, I think the only place I have ever met any are instructors at our ski fields.
