It doesn't seem possible, but Eurosong season is once again upon us. This weekend sees the start of the (Flemish) Belgian pre-selections, culminating in a national final in February. The same is true of our northern neighbours, the Dutch, who are also gearing up for a series of heats followed by a stadium-sized final later on in the winter. And then of course there's Sweden's annual Melodifestivalen to look forward to, which will, no doubt, be watched by around half the country's television audience as usual.
One of the great things about working with languages for a living is that I can watch these programmes and have a nice, warm feeling that I'm actually fulfilling my duty to improve my passive language skills. Which is, of course, the main reason for doing so, you understand...
Posted by Eurodan at January 17, 2004 12:27 PMAnd did you watch TV1 yesterday? I was very happy that Xandee won. She was the best.
By the way, what did you think about Nicole & Hugo?
Posted by: Axel at January 19, 2004 9:37 AMI must say it really is commendable that you're willing to do so much work in your own time to keep honing your skills :)
Posted by: matt at January 19, 2004 12:43 PMAxel: Yes, I certainly did watch, and have to say that Xandee was the best of a bad bunch. We'll have to see what those prolific Paling Brothers (who composed three entries in the last Flemish final I believe) come up with in the following heats. And as for Nicole and Hugo, well, words fail me. I was filled as never before with an abiding love of my new home (host?) country. Aren't you sorry now that you missed it, everybody?
Matt: You're quite right - my diligence knows no bounds... and then there's the purely linguistic matter of this week's Brussels Lesbian and Gay Film Festival to attend to...
Posted by: Eurodan at January 19, 2004 5:23 PM