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[academy-x]

yeah, i really like that one. super unique. no one else uses it.

Thanks, above average intelligence lamp! Speaking of pet names I also like that left shoe that sometimes tell a half-funny joke to an empty room, I feel like it really catches your vibe.

[academy-x]

can you explain to a humble american such as myself what is eurovision?? (that's what it's called right?)

Of course darling! It's the Eurovision Broadcasting Union, but I'm guessing you want to know about the EUROVISION SONG CONTEST, which we call eurovison (or esc) for short.

It started in 1956, and since then there has been one every year. All of Europe and Russia (which is kinda Europe) and Israel for some reason (they were invited to participate some time in the seventies) participate.

It's a huge party that starts back in every country where they typically host a competition to find the best singer to represent their country. In Denmark we call this the Melody Grand-prix. Some times the national tv stations choose the participant instead. 

Then later there is the Eurovision Song Contest. There are two semi-finals and then the grand final. The country who won the year before (DENMARK!!!) hosts the next year so this year it's in our capital Copenhagen (København). Denmark is also automatically qualified for the final along with the BIG FIVE. The big five is ENGLAND, SPAIN, ITALY, GERMANY and FRANCE because if they don't get in the final they turn into little bitches and won't watch the show. Also they are the ones who pay most money (I think).

The final is today, and there are 26 countries. Every contestant sing a song and then we all vote. The votes are split between the viewers and a jury of fancy people who know stuff about music. You can't vote for your own country so everyone votes for their neighbours instead "because neighbours have similar music tastes". Then everyone sings again and the final winner is announced. You can receive max twelve points.

There is a lot of culture surrounding Eurovision. It's pretty huge in the gay community, but there are a lot of people who travels to the host country every year and parties for several days. 

Basically it's an excuse to dress in silly and extravagant costumes and sing pop songs for your national pride. 

TLDR All of Europe (and Israel) dress up and song-battle for almost a week. If you win, you get to promote (or make fun of) your country for the whole world.

[academy-x]

salut, ma chérie! ça va? comment tu aimes le jour de langue à tumblr? est-ce que tu parle des langues? évidemment, je parle un peu de français. (ou je essaye). (if you don't understand french, fair warning, google translate is probably gonna butcher this)

Hello Sweetie, I'm quite all right thank you. I'd say my tumblr-language-day-experience was just realising how much I do not understand French (though I sort of got this message). Ud over det kan jeg klage over, at der ingen danskere er på tumblr, så jeg har slet ikke haft nogen at snakke med på dansk. Villeicht solte ich Deutsch aufprobieren? Aber ich spreche wirklich schlect Deutsch. Is language-day over now? Will there ever be a sequel?

[academy-x]

Hi! Once you get this you have to say 5 nice things about yourself publicly then send it to 10 of your favorite followers:)

I'm very confident to the point where it's difficult to think of five things because I love EVERYTHING about me.

I'm clever so you definitely want me on your quiz team. I mean I know about 80 % of the world's capitals.

I'm really good at making weird faces which I do every time I'm faced with a mirror. Through practice I have learned to lift my left eyebrow.

I'm super funny. Look I couldn't even answer this without trying (and failing?) to make some jokes.

I'm multilingual. I speak Danish and English (more or less) fluently, German enough to get by, Norwegian I can read easily and probably understand and speak (with a terrible accent), and I have once read a Swedish novel so I'm counting that too. 

[academy-x]

Hello there Anna (I'm gonna call you that I hope it's okay) I was wondering if you live in England or not. I'm going to Comic Con and it's in Birmingham and ya know, I was thinking if you lived in England maybe you'd be going or something. Thanks anway

Nah, I live in Denmark, but cool that you're going to a con. I have never been to one in my life.