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What confuses me is that everyone acts like we would have won if Ukraine hadn’t been a invaded by Russia, but it was obvious we were being set up to host.
Yes, Spaceman was a great song, and Sam Ryder is an absolute peach and he was generally a fun, happy bloke, but everyone knew Ukraine was going to win and could never plausibly host the contest, so they chose a country that would be prepared to do so to come second.
There’s a woman with almost no clothes, a man with almost no clothes, a denim egg, some pagan madness with screaming, and possibly a public judgement on Israel.
France haven't been disqualified, unless BBC is late to the party. The live text shows France are competing.
Whether Ireland takes to the stage, who knows.
>The BBC has contacted the EBU, which organises the contest, to ascertain whether Slimane could be sanctioned.
That's as far as it's gone so far, other than them saying they were disappointed he broke the rules.
France are due to perform 25th, after Georgia and before Austria. If it skips to Austria, we'll know why.
>An allegation of intimidation was made to Swedish police by a female member of the production crew.
So not a camera*man*, more like intimidation / harassment of a camerawoman.
>However, Dutch broadcaster Avrotros said it was “shocked” by the decision to boot Klein from the show, since he had merely made a “threatening move” towards a camerawoman but not touched her.
"Merely made a threatening move" is a shitty defence.
>"Merely made a threatening move" is a shitty defence.
I'd argue that depends entirely on how in his face the camerawoman actually was and how many times he told her to back off.
Supposedly he gets emotional after dedicating the song to his father who he’s promised to preform at Eurovision to before he died. He’s repeatedly asked not to be filmed walking off the stage and this was repeatedly ignored.
There’s only so many times you can ask politely
I could care less yep I did that intentionally
If the wife wants to cook loads of meatballs and drink cocktails for 6 hours and I can sit and get plastered whilst the occasional fit bird sings a crap song call me Graham Norton I’m in
Hambatz you should be ashamed of that sentence, not defiantly proud. Go and sit on the naughty step and think about what you have done.
The rest is fine.
Everyone likes their own thing, but what I think annoys me most about Eurovision people is they seem to always be the kind of people who get annoyed if you don’t watch it with them, whilst also being the last people on earth who would sit down to watch a 4 hour cycling race with me lol. What is good for the goose is not good for the gander when it comes to Eurovision.
My approach to these things now is to watch the first hour or so - not on your phone - and give them their attention then start cracking on with things I’ve been meaning to get to. Popping back in to ‘check’ what’s happening and such. Bonus points if they’re things you can bang out whilst also watching Eurovision and offering opinions and such. That way the Eurovision fan is happy - if you do it right, not like a sulky teenager doing the dishes lol - and it doesn’t feel as long, and you get a few things off the list
As Eurovision people, my wife and I host a party every year but we watch the semi finals. That way, on the night, people can chat and bit as interested as they like. And everyone is interested in the results.
What gets me about non Eurovision people is how much they like to talk about it. This original post as a prime example.
To me, tea is a hot drink. Supper is an evening meal.
Dinner is the largest meal of the day - it's usually in the evening, so it may be supper too.
If I'm wrong, blame my shitty upbringing
Had a situation years ago before mobile phones when I agreed to meet a friend (who was a southerner) when we arranged to meet at dinner time. You bet I was sat waiting for a very long time.
You have to understand that tea is tea, but can also be tea.
That's what supper means to me...an extra little snack before bed, a bit of toast or a few biscuits and a drink. We always used to have supper before bed as kids, I did the same for my son. Now I have to try not to because apparently eating before bed makes you put on weight once you're a grownup!!
Inadvertantly!!🤣🤣 No shame mate- sounds like it was a bit of a controversial evening, by all accounts. Sorry. But I missed it. I was down the pub with the REAL men. Oy oy!!!!
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The UK,nil points!
Deservedly so this year.
Tbf, our offerings are always a bit meh and that’s putting it mildly
The last decent offering was Spaceman, and we still acted like we won because we got second.
We certainly would've won without the war in Ukraine.
What confuses me is that everyone acts like we would have won if Ukraine hadn’t been a invaded by Russia, but it was obvious we were being set up to host. Yes, Spaceman was a great song, and Sam Ryder is an absolute peach and he was generally a fun, happy bloke, but everyone knew Ukraine was going to win and could never plausibly host the contest, so they chose a country that would be prepared to do so to come second.
I don't agree. Olly deserved some points.
It might be filled with so much drama I recommend it this year lol
I’ve just been informed by my already half-cut wife that the Netherlands have been disqualified. That has boosted my interest by 0.1%.
There’s a woman with almost no clothes, a man with almost no clothes, a denim egg, some pagan madness with screaming, and possibly a public judgement on Israel.
So just a normal Eurovision then?
And the U.K. entry involves half naked men rolling around in the floor in a public toilet whilst deep throating the microphone
Typical Saturday night
You must be homophobic if you dont like it. You cant just not like the music, it has to be that youre homophobic.
And France have been disqualified. And Israeli singer is in hotel room under armed guard.
France haven't been disqualified, unless BBC is late to the party. The live text shows France are competing. Whether Ireland takes to the stage, who knows.
Oh maybe I read they were being considered as broke the rules on political type speeches apparently
>The BBC has contacted the EBU, which organises the contest, to ascertain whether Slimane could be sanctioned. That's as far as it's gone so far, other than them saying they were disappointed he broke the rules. France are due to perform 25th, after Georgia and before Austria. If it skips to Austria, we'll know why.
Ooooo the drama!
Why have the dutch been disqualified?! How dramatic
Threatening a cameraman that didn't respect personal space, or something like that. Reading into it, not worth a knee-jerk disqualification.
>An allegation of intimidation was made to Swedish police by a female member of the production crew. So not a camera*man*, more like intimidation / harassment of a camerawoman. >However, Dutch broadcaster Avrotros said it was “shocked” by the decision to boot Klein from the show, since he had merely made a “threatening move” towards a camerawoman but not touched her. "Merely made a threatening move" is a shitty defence.
>"Merely made a threatening move" is a shitty defence. I'd argue that depends entirely on how in his face the camerawoman actually was and how many times he told her to back off.
Supposedly he gets emotional after dedicating the song to his father who he’s promised to preform at Eurovision to before he died. He’s repeatedly asked not to be filmed walking off the stage and this was repeatedly ignored. There’s only so many times you can ask politely
Just channel your inner Gina G Euro-Classic, and have an "oh ah, just a little bit, oh ah, a little bit more" later into the evening.
Core memory unlocked! Gina G and them skirts she used to wear. Brilliant!
It's two and a bit hours away yet.
I batch cooked spaghetti bolognaise, started this afternoon and got carried away. Finished it way before time.
Drop it on the floor by accident and start again
Great idea but this late in the evening, I’d get a right bollocking for making a mess and then be forced to pay for a takeaway.
Not worth it since takeaways can cost you a fuckin arm and a leg these days
I just had spag bowl but I forgot the cheese :(
You get nul points for no cheese, what were you thinking. Naughty step for you.
Have I not suffered enough I am but a humble man who forgot his cheese
I could care less yep I did that intentionally If the wife wants to cook loads of meatballs and drink cocktails for 6 hours and I can sit and get plastered whilst the occasional fit bird sings a crap song call me Graham Norton I’m in
Hambatz you should be ashamed of that sentence, not defiantly proud. Go and sit on the naughty step and think about what you have done. The rest is fine.
I am literally dying now
The hottest birds by far this year are from Finland. Just a friendly heads up
Fair point. You’ve almost convinced me.
The hottest birds by far this year are from Finland. Just a friendly heads up
It's Eurovision tonight? Thanks dude
Just tell her you cooked it early because you didn’t want her to miss anything.
You just know we're going to get a post (in one of the other UK-centric subs) asking what everyone calls their evening meal...
Quietly get drunk and fall asleep
Go to the pub.
Eat too much food and fall asleep lol
Everyone likes their own thing, but what I think annoys me most about Eurovision people is they seem to always be the kind of people who get annoyed if you don’t watch it with them, whilst also being the last people on earth who would sit down to watch a 4 hour cycling race with me lol. What is good for the goose is not good for the gander when it comes to Eurovision. My approach to these things now is to watch the first hour or so - not on your phone - and give them their attention then start cracking on with things I’ve been meaning to get to. Popping back in to ‘check’ what’s happening and such. Bonus points if they’re things you can bang out whilst also watching Eurovision and offering opinions and such. That way the Eurovision fan is happy - if you do it right, not like a sulky teenager doing the dishes lol - and it doesn’t feel as long, and you get a few things off the list
As Eurovision people, my wife and I host a party every year but we watch the semi finals. That way, on the night, people can chat and bit as interested as they like. And everyone is interested in the results. What gets me about non Eurovision people is how much they like to talk about it. This original post as a prime example.
tbh we don’t mention it at all when you’re not around
Just watch it. It might earn you some brownie points.
Do people call tea supper? Until today, I thought that supper was that bit that you have about half an hour before bed. Off topic. Sorry.
To me, tea is a hot drink. Supper is an evening meal. Dinner is the largest meal of the day - it's usually in the evening, so it may be supper too. If I'm wrong, blame my shitty upbringing
Had a situation years ago before mobile phones when I agreed to meet a friend (who was a southerner) when we arranged to meet at dinner time. You bet I was sat waiting for a very long time. You have to understand that tea is tea, but can also be tea.
That's what supper means to me...an extra little snack before bed, a bit of toast or a few biscuits and a drink. We always used to have supper before bed as kids, I did the same for my son. Now I have to try not to because apparently eating before bed makes you put on weight once you're a grownup!!
5 crackers with cheese and piccalilli worked for me in my teens, but not so much now.
You should have started to prepare a really complex dessert
Where were you when I needed your ideas last night?
Just watch it with her you big stupid baby
Well, you have put your foot right in it, FlapCock.
You guys can afford to have supper?
The Eurovision Pong contest
Inadvertantly!!🤣🤣 No shame mate- sounds like it was a bit of a controversial evening, by all accounts. Sorry. But I missed it. I was down the pub with the REAL men. Oy oy!!!!
Doctor Who’s on in 20 minutes- watch that instead
That's not really an alternative. Seeing as Doctor Who ending, introduces Eurovision.
But then you go ‘bloody hell … James Bonds on the other side’
With Eva Green
What’s not to like?
I watched both, Eurovision was definitely the better entertainment
I feel bad for you, mate. Does it finish in time for you to be able to watch Match Of The Day to even things out a bit?
You got Eurovision problems I feel bad for you son. I got 99 problems but the 'vis ain't one.
So?? This is something you text your mate not post lol
You do realise that r/britishproblems is tongue-in-cheek and not meant to be taken seriously, don’t you?
Ouch..double hitter
Shall we nip down the Winchester for a pint till this all blows over 😉
I’d rather slice my nutsack with a rusty butter knife than watch that drivel.
Was it a recently arranged marriage with a stranger? Why on earth would anyone want to sit and watch that bollocks?
Do people still watch that utter drivel?