Eurovision 2021 - Normies react to performances!
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“This year it’s in Rotterdam, so Rotterdam won last year.”
“Texas is as big as Europe.”
Guys, please, do just a bit more research, it is so disappointing to hear such things to non-Americans.
P.S: Rotterdam is not a country, and Texas is as big as Ukraine, and Ukraine is just ONE country in Europe.
what did you expect from Americans? XD
But both comments are made by Marketa, who is from Europe right?
@@PickupthePieces76 yeah lol anyways they figured out rotterdam was in the Netherlands and for the texas thing, she just got confused lol its not that deep or disrespectful towards europeans
Let them be Americans! 😂
@@seasonsgreetings2707 it is funny how they got bunch of things wrong
The lack of any basic knowledge about Europe by some of the normies in this video is horrific lmao
That's the knowledge of an average American about Europe
It's even worse with Marketa. Holy shit.
They at least show interest XD
@@QuinlanLJ Yeah, she got Americanized (and blacked).
@@yamikagevg7841 Europeans on the internet always act like the whole world revolves around them and everyone should know every detail about Europe. Spoiler: the world is much bigger than just Europe. The average European also lacks a lot of knowledge when it comes to other continents. And this comes from an European.
“Britain ain’t in it no more cus they aren’t in Europe” someone tell these people the difference between the continent of Europe and the European Union please
They’re American, of course the don’t
Also, countries participating are members of the EBU, so not necessarily within the European continent.
Their American so its ok
Britain left the continent 😂😂😂 LOL
@CasualDude it's not only about Europe as a continent: countries can participate to the eurovision only if their broadcasting system is member of the EBU. Many years ago Morocco regularly participated to the Eurovision for this exact reason. The EBU is the european broadcasting union, hence the majority of the countries are european. Never mentioned the EU.
Why does that one guy keep saying "This came out of Italy/Russia/etc?!" in complete shock as if America is the only place that produces modern music
Unfortunately because America is so big and a lot of what’s popular around the world comes from the US, most people in my country don’t know very much about the rest of the world. But at the same time, many modern music genres like rock, jazz, and rap were invented in America, so I think people assume music from other countries would have more traditional sounds. The popularity of K-Pop is changing some of that, but slowly.
I thought he was shocked because he didn't expect that kind of performance/music from that specific country.
@@pupsinsbarks a lot of the things americans take granted for american culture doesnt even come from america :D its all global capitalism
When I played a Banco del Muto Soccorso song to an American friend of mine, he was shocked: "Do you have Prog Rock bands in Italy?" Totally ignoring, despite he is a rock lover, that in Italy there are an infinite number of Prog Rock groups, some of very high importance (PFM, Area, in addition to BdMS), from the late 60s.
While in recent years some of the most listened to pieces in Italy are Italian Rap (and derivatives).
For him we still sang the songs as Modugno did.
The european music scene is so slept on by the world it’s hilariously sad
the fact americans dont know this exists… it has DOUBLE the amount of views the super bowl gets
MOST Americans*
Yeah, while I think most Europeans know about Super Bowl
@@lea-la-reveuse is it a bowling contest? 🎳😛
Of course they don't know it exists it's the contest of the worst european music since its creation!
@@denjo3131 no, it's the pussy version of European rugby lol
16:41 "Texas is probably as big as Europe"
(Laughs in European)
Isn't Europe like 15 times the sice of Texas or something?
Americans have a very skewed view of how large the US actually is.
@@robertcampbell8070 no Americans don't . the united states is the third largest nation on earth Europe covers 3,910,680 sq miles where in the U.S covers 3,531,905 sq miles so while Europe is larger then the U.S Europe isn't a nation its a continent
@@houseofaction The OP was talking about them saying Texas was probably bigger than Europe, or did you miss that part?
@@houseofaction Europe has more than twice the population density so that helps. Also Greenland is part of Europe.
Maneskin "Rock and Roll will never die"
Americans "Our ignorance will never die"
Are these people even going to school 😂
😂
Chill, just have a good time
Tell me youre American without telling me youre American.
“Texas is as big as Europe.”
or 34:09 "i thought you can speak european"
@@E-plunksna O yeeea...
"Jesus spoke american"
@@will7816 😂😂😂 they update their levels more and more with time 😂😂😂
@@E-plunksna jesus.....
Ukrainian singer actually has a problem with her lungs, that prevented her singing rock, she was singing at the begining of her career.
She found a way to sing in a traditional way, eventually fully embracing traditional singing.
Most likely this is why she doesn't move much, as it is much harder to keep singing during dance number.
The group was actually harshly criticized because of that, during national selection, as Eurovision "expects a show" on the stage. The group even said that they'll all learn to dance instead of her, if this will be necessary, which they kinda did.
I think this all came out perfectly. Modern ethno singing with a tiny skinny woman standing, and tribal rite around her, creating the feelling of raw power with no BS. She still does her part throwing all the energy in voice and that chilling stare.
the Ukranian entry was definitely one of the top-3 hilights for me; and a lot of people I know either liked it or found it interesting.
I didn't know that story, Kateryna is an amazing woman. I voted for them on the final and now I've been listening to their discography, incredible discovery for me!! Not only their techno stuff is so good but their acoustic versions are so beautiful as well.
Kateryna has such incredible charisma that she didn't have to move an inch, one look at the camera and Europe was at her feet.
Go_a have been sooo good, i love them! Congratulations from Italy
Ukraine was best song for me 2021
"Britain ain't Europe"
Laughing in European.
Crying in British
"Britain ain't Europe". Just plain sad that a grown person demonstrates such ignorance.
@@minskysfeedbackyianni1302 found the butthurt
@@huginug how are they being butthurt lmao
@@captainunreliable4262 being triggered over something as small as not knowing a country's geographical location enough to leave a comment like that. Different people are good at different things, and being/not being good at a certain subject does not reflect upon you as a person. Instead of celebrating others trying to learn something so many people instead choose to become upset and comment negatively.
"Pizza dancers" "Zitti, like the pasta?"
I want to die.
yeah same...
Sarcasm on pizza pasta and mandolino aren't funny after the Berlusconi period, but probably they don't know this, how don't know european geography
i just shout a big "vaffanculo" when i heard that.
"Pizza dancers" is quite insulting for an Italian.
IDIOT
34:09 "I thought you could speak European though". No that's it, I'm done, wth!!!
Wow, just wow
that's a basic American for you 💀💀
It was a joke
@@ctaff9071 mmh I hope it was but I don't think so
@@ben94774 I hope it was too hahhaa
Woman in the glasses answers the questions with such confidence, like she really knows the answers, but her answers are wrong. If you don't know the answer, maybe don't answer it instead of pretending that you know it? Very annoying to be honest.
frrr
LMAO even the most basic thing right at the start, I mean her saying "This was hosted *by* Rotterdam, so that means last year *Rotterdam* won" as if Rotterdam was a freaking country?! And she's supposed to be the most knowledgeable of them about Eurovision?
@L M But she's Czech?
@@crowsnest2226 Whaaaat? How is it possible that she as a European does not know other European countries and the biggest cities there??? So much mind-blowing stupidity in this video...
The more ignorant you are, the less aware of your own ignorance. Dunning-krueger effect
Eurovision is not only for countries that are part of Europe, but for countries that are members of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU).
On top of that UK is obviously still part of Europe. Europe doesn't equal EU.
@@LeftLeftRightRight16 I know right, why do american have autch a hard time with that concept?
@@kimvidarlund Probably because what most people define as Europe (that being from UK/France to the easternmost border of Germany) is roughly the size of their entire country. Americans probably have a hard time picturing a country that isn't that big. I also think it's stupid, but I can kinda see it.
Also note I am aware I was describing Central Europe, I'm going by how most outside people view it in my experience.
@@wittyreviewer wait so y’all don’t consider ireland as part of Europe ??
@@wittyreviewer Well people in Russia have no problem picturing Europe and their country is twice the size of the US. So I do not think the problem is in the sizes, more like in quality of education.
"So she's Russian?"
"Yes"
"So you dont necessarily have to be European to be in this."
Russia is in Europe. 🙄
Debatable, the vast majority of its territory is in Asia, but most of its people are in Europe. So is it then more Asian or more European?
@@jonasgraumans2034 the rus people are 100% europeans
Geographically is part in Europe and part in Asia. But I think culturally is closer to Europe than Asia (and most of the population is in the European part). So, I would say that Russia is more European
+ Manizha isn’t Russian, she’s Tajiks
@@LykanosAquilae you know them too bad😂
europe is roughly the size of the united states, not texas haha
And countries that participate in Eurovision consist of the landmass bigger than North America, with JESC it could probably also take part of South America as well, due to sheer size of Kazakhstan.
Europe is actually bigger than USA, it has more sqkm than USA 😏
@@natalia6318 Exactly
Have you forgotten about Russia?! It's huge, and it's Europe!
@@fiore7939 it's partly Europe.
When did this Europe is as big as Texas nonsense started? It really starts to annoy me. Just recently I watch a video where an American just assumed she could make a 2 hour sightseeing trip from Germany to Spain, while staying in the former.
Lol, 2 hours is what I last to get to the capital of my province and I am Spanish, my province isn't even big
@@SR-jr5nh It takes more than 4 hours to get from one side of the Netherlands to the other. A country known to be among the smallest in Europe lol
Well if they flew maybe..
cause most amis are ignorant as s*it when it comes to something different than their country.
Cause the actual land and how it looks on map is wrong. Earth is a sphere and they opend and flattend it in 2d. Some things are compressed some stretched. That's why Greenland looks huce but it's actually not that big
Americans: Why do Europeans always think that we are stupid?
Also Americans:
FR I LOST HALF OF MY BRAINCELLS WATCHING THIS 💀
"Texas is probably as big as Europe" girl 😭
Delusional A F 🤣
did americans not learn about geography in their class? and this is from the greatest nation in the world smh
@@topskrtt1456 the funniest thing is that she is European jajaja
I was 🤏🏼 close to a breakdown when they said "pizza dancers". We know you're Americans no need to be so loud about it guys
This bothers me a lot! They think they are being funny, but they are being extremely disrespectful
FR I just yelled out loud vaffanculo 💀
America moment:
"Italy has had so many great musicians, even classical ones"
"Franks Sinatra"
-Bruh...
And I mean, they're American so they really should know the most about Sinatra.
Italy... Frank Sinatra... These guys... I can't even.
Well Frank Sinatra was the child of Italian immigrants, so they are not super wrong.
@@kronks6262 True. He was italian-american but internationally he is very strongly associated with the US.
he was italian
I like that you offended like in 3 minutes every person from europe 😂
It's a valuable skill only Americans possess, they have mastered it through generations.
@L M damn facts
so so so true....my goodness their ignorance is astounding.
We don't get offended by ignorance
Omg Eurovision is so so huge. Eurovision has 200 MILLION live viewers every year!
Pretty sure it’s the biggest televised stage to perform on as a artist.
Biggest non-sport event in the world. Twice the viewers of the super bowl.
@@olavtetteroo4204 It quite literally is the biggest and the most high-tech stage an artist can perform on. Eurovision is known for pushing what's possible to do with the stage (technology wise).
When Eurovision was in Moscow, 2/3 of all LED screens in existence in the world ware employed on that stage. 2019 in Israel we had the LED with record breaking resolution. Produced specifically for Eurovision.
Eurovision was the first live televised event across borders of different countries. A lot of technology used in filming live events today was originally developed for Eurovision. so yes it literally is the biggest stage most advanced stage an artist can perform on.
@@marinonino4350 - Nah, it's the second. The largest non-sports show in the world is actually a show called 'Singer' in China which pulls in an average of anywhere between 800m - 1.3bil viewers as it is broadcasted around Asia. It's a singing competition that's typically restricted to established performers/artists - and to be fair to it, it produces some really high quality stuff though expected as such.
Just one message: Americans, please please please educate yourselves like the rest of the world!
I’m fine if they keep their mouths shut, but it’s the absolute confindence while being sooo wrong that bothers me... like at least educate yourself before trying to teach others about it
I'm Canadian and wondering what they teach in the US schools 😭😭
Alternate video title: how to piss off all of Europe at once xD
Just kidding, loved your reaction but honestly guys, someone needs to fact check your assumptions about Europe
Frankly, I see why we would have a bad opinion of each other (European vs Americans) if the attitude is 02:12
On the other hand, I wonder that you are not sarcastic at the US when we got all the things you listed and you don't.
@@pirimpallopirimpalli4932 That attitude was really annoying, honestly.
@@mercutiana in my case it's a natural response to people who unabashedly consider themselves "the best country in the world", "the home of freedom", the whatever whatever, and spite basic conquests of modern civilisation.
@@pirimpallopirimpalli4932 I understand, yet I would not really take it well, for my personal taste it's a little too much.
@@mercutiana yeah, well, goes both ways
I cringed every single minute of this video. “Countries like PrAgUe and Italy”
“Rotterdam won last year so they are hosting”😂
“Russians are not Europeans”
“Women being a minority in Russia” 😂 like wtf
I just stopped the video here 🙄
I don't know where you got the idea that the host country can't win. They most certainly can, they just rarely do, because it would mean having to win the contest twice in a row. To date, there were 3 cases of a country winning Eurovision twice in a row (Spain 1968-1969, Luxembourg 1972-1973, Israel 1978-1979) and one case of a country winning Eurovision three times in a row (Ireland 1992-1993-1994).
it was possible when the competition was limited to a small number of countries. after 1994 there was not a single such case
@@Slavdya Denmark was close won in 2000 and 2nd. in 2001
I believe the most modern double winner is Poland in JESC, with 2018 and 2019.
@@mjm3091 Poland didn't win either of those years.
@@Gadeberg90 check what JESC is, lol.
what i took away from this video:
Rotterdam is a country, Europeans are Entitled, Britian is not part of Europe anymore and Russia isnt in Europe either.
Gotcha.
Russian is a transcontinental country also in reality Europe and Asia are part of Eurasia.
@@dictiustecare
"In reality" they're both conventions and neither is more correct or more real than the other.
You can say Eurasia, or you can say Europe and Asia.
Or Europe, Asia and India (aka the subcontinent).
You could even say Middle Earth or Fantasia and it would still be acceptable, if enough people understood what it means.
Don't spread the notion that the arbitrary concept of Eurasia is more "correct" than the equally arbitrary concepts of Asia and Europe.
It isn't.
And Russia *IS* a European country, and always has been, for culture, connections, history, origins and population density.
Regardless of how much it extended into Asia *or America* at any given time.
...honestly, not sure how it is entitled to point out that healthcare is a really great thing to have. And something a developed country should provide for its people.
@@swanpride for real...like how does being proud of having functioning social security systems make us entitled? americans just cant accept that they are really lacking behind when it comes to taking care of its citizens.
Oh and Texas is as big as Europe
Remember. UK isnt in the europeon Union, but they're still in the continent of Europe. Switserland isnt in the union either but they are part of Europe too
I'm in the UK. This above comment is incorrect. When we left the European Union, we used boats to ram the island to shift it south to join the African Continent. Currently, we are neighbors with Morocco and are boiling in the hotter weather. It hasn't rained in Scotland in several weeks and the locals are starting to lose it.
Don't fact check this.
Same with Norway!
@@chestty455 I can confirm this. In Scotland we are well used to dealing with midgy bites but the mosquitoes now are driving me nuts! Greetings from sunny Scotland!😉
@@chestty455 That was sad event :( Because now its longer distance it takes so long to import stuff from UK
@@chestty455 You do know that by technicality Eurasia and Africa can be counted as one continent, due to being one mass of land... You arent escaping us!
“It sounds Indian” re: Azerbaijan. 😬😬😬 The ignorance of Americans never fails to astound me.
That really hurt me lol
Hahajajaja😎
But the song is about a historical figure who posed as being from Indonesia, so the musical connection IS there?
Exactly! I would even be okay if they said it sounded Arabic/Middle Eastern because Azerbaijan is in the same region (West-Asia) and influenced by it... but India? This is literally the definition of orientalism...
@@ignacecasteele As far as I can tell she IS using traditional music of India as an influence, not just music of Azerbajan. The song references a Dutch woman and spy who used oriental exoticism in her act as an exotic dancer. Mata Hari was a stage name. The subject has orientalism baked in.
San Marino is not an island, is a super small state (the dimensions are the ones of a small city) inside of Italy, and every single year during Eurovision Wikipedia has to protect its page because all the italians go to slander it and threaten its invasion since San Marino which is literally *inside* us never gives us the 12 points. (during the votations every country announces which other country to give their 12 points)
For example this year before Wikipedia protected its page the official language of San Marino was changed from italian to french since they had the guts to give their 12 points to France who were our biggest opponent.
So San Marino is basically the biggest eurovision meme in Italy.
La nostra rabbia repressa nei confronti di San Marino deve essere diffusa a tutti i paesi d'Europa ahahhaha
I love San Marino because it doesn't give a single shit.
San Marino should be an italian territory and soon or later we'll incorporate it, just like Vatican City. It's the master plan since italian unification in 1861, it did't happen yet for many reasons. They are so small and they basically live most of their life out of it, they talk italian and their culture is italian. They don't even know why they are a state.
Questa è la cosa più italiana di sempre
@@andreafranco5551 you probably will, dont have to have a superiority complex because of it though.
The reason why Australia is in it is because we have loved eurovison and the ratings on TV over here were huge for a long time then we were invited to just appear as an exhibition and they liked us so much they keep inviting us back now to compete.
I honestly didn't like it at first, but appart from enjoying all the Australian entries (I still listen to Sound of Silence WHICH SHOULD HAVE WON BTW!), but now I like the idea of opening up. We should have more guests from other continents that would change every year or so !
@@ekx5120 same now I cant imagine ESC without Australia. I hope they dont leave in 2024 or 2025 or sth
As an Aussie I was shocked when they didn't know what Eurovision was, so that makes sense!
what I love the most about Australia is that it has 0 neighbouring countries and hence is the least political one in terms of jury vote
coming from a Croatian that feels like we got robbed this year (usually we have kinda weak song so it is whatever, but I feel like we at least deserved finale this year), Australia is a really welcome addition
@@karmilion I'm not %100 sure if we get a vote to be honest?
Little correction there: The hosting country can win technically. If people would let them xD
More of a case of the host country rarely attempting to win again to avoid the paycheck for a second time!
@@AmazingChi Probably. Still there's no rule or such that prevents them from winning :P
Did you all forget about Ireland like winning 7 times and they won a few in a row :D 1992, 1993, 1994 and 1996, they went hard haha!
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ireland_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest#:~:text=Ireland's%20seven%20wins%20were%20achieved,Kids%22%20(1994)%20and%20Eimear
Ireland won like three or four times in a row in the 1990s xD
@@TheLatokuivaaja Three times in 1992, 1993 and 1994. There were rumours that they sabotaged their 1995 performance to avoid hosting the Eurovision again and going bankrupt (although we won again in 1996 anyway lol)
"Rotterdam won last year" LOL I guess "Rome" won this time
Marketta, we are not Rotterdam. We are the Netherlands😂
She corrects herself later in the video
Yes, Rotterdam is a beautiful continent, not a country lol
I hear rumors that Rotterdamians want to secede :p
@@drjulietburke from the amsterdamians
@@sgwee indeed she did. I was suprised tho, seeing that she has her roots in Europe. Mistakes are human and it was funny anyways
16:40 I love Americans and their geographical knowledge.
Texas has approximately 268,581 square miles; Europe has approximately 3,930,000 square miles.
But that was the European women claiming Texas is almost as big as Europe. :)
@@billigmad3720 they all are American, what are you smoking?
@@mjm3091 marketa was born and Czech and just became a citizen last November good sir
@@cents2mp which means she is American :v
@@mjm3091 Lol. Like her knowledge then changed from European to American overnight. :D
European: Texas is probably as big as Europe
*Texas is 1/14 of Europe*
Europe: am i a joke to you?
The sad part is that yes, it is
A bit shaky on the facts. You don't have to be from a country, you just have to be chosen by a country to perform. Celine Dion sang for Switzerland once. There have been several Americans that have performed in Eurovision but they weren't as well known as Flo Rida. You can win multiple times in a row it just hardly ever happens. It has nothing to do with the EU, it's organized by the EBU. The big 5 pay the most so they can start straight in the final but it's not really an advantage.
The rule changed since Celine Dion example. You have to be from the country you represent now.
@@romaina.6241 I have never heard nor read of this rule and it goes contrary to my experience. Where can I find this rule. It's neither on eurovision.tv or Wikipedia.
@@romaina.6241 No, simply no.
eurovision.tv/about/rules
@@romaina.6241 no this doesnt change
@@romaina.6241 No?
This was painful at times to watch. Even the supposed "European" in the group had trouble with basic facts about the Song Contest. People... Russia is in Europe. It is the largest country in Europe (both in population and geographic mass). It's laughable that Americans think so little about Europe's creative potential. None of the participating countries are dumpy swamps. These nations are the bedrock of modern civilization and are MORE than capable of putting together a glamorous evening of song, dance, and visual effects. Please find a way to break the "Americans are dumb" stereotype by doing some basic preparation before you hit the record button. Perhaps even learn to edit the footage.
Sincerely,
An American who loves Eurovision and knows that Texas is not the size of Europe. LoL
Let's all pay our respect to Go_A (Ukraine) and Barbara (France) who apparently sang "pop songs", or Azerbaidjan who had "indian/bollywood vibes"
They were right about most of the stuff they said about russia. It's only partly in europe, most of the landmass is in asia, but most of russia's population is in europe.
@@AngyRoar well France was a pop chanson, so it wasn't that off
@@44r0n-9 still Russia is in Europe and is Europe biggest country
@@marti9734 Yes. Not arguing against that
"Texas is probably as big as Europe"
Me: Cries in European
(FYI: Europe is around the size of the United States by area and TWICE as big as the US by population)
And yes, the hosting country can definitely win. Ireland won 3 times in a row in the 1990's.
There were some great constructive comments and reactions in your video. I'm glad you enjoyed Eurovision but there were some really jaw-dropping comments there that really showed up how little Americans actually know about Europe. Oh and btw Europe is 14.6 x the size of Texas and the population of Europe is more than twice that of the entire USA
Literally I was so confused, it’s like there’s something very wrong with the education system over there.
Europe is a continent though. the u.s is a country
@@houseofaction yeah, but USA is state formed by 50 Countries
@L M bro, I’m from Italy
@L M i thought you thought that i was American.
I think the same by the way, Europe may be a continent but USA is still formed by 50 states, that’s why they’re so big
The most amazing thing about Maneskin is that in 2016 they were street performers, there are videos of them literally playing in the streets. They're all between 19 and 21 years old I think. They started in the streets in 2016, won X-Factor in 2017, made their official debut and first albums in 2018-19, won the Sanremo Music Festival in 2021* and now they won Eurovision. It's unbelievable how much they've done in just 5 years.
I also agree with Marketa, it's a tie between Ukraine and Italy for me. I loved that Electro-Folk mix that Ukraine did, I'm glad that I found out about that band through Eurovision, their songs are amazing
*Edited typo
Actually they didn't win x factor, they arrived second. And also they won sanremo in 2021 not in 2020.
The lack of basic knowledge in this video is hilarious lmao
"They look like they do heroin" what the hell kind of comment is that 🤨
Especially after the scandal
@@lea-la-reveuse they most likely don't know about it since they saw only performances but it's still a very weird comment to make about someone just because they're rockers
What Marketa forgot to mentioned is, that Eurovision was formed back in 1956 in Switzerland. The idea was to reunite the friendship between European countries after World War II. So, Eurovision is the oldest tv competition show in the world has more viewers than the Super Bowl. Between 180 to 200 million people are watching this show each year.
To be part of Eurovision the countries have to be part of the European Broadcasting Union or an associate to the EBU. So, the countries don‘t have to be specific in Europe. That’s why countries like Azerbaijan, Israel and even Australia are participating.
The whole franchise of Eurovision will be export next year to the US btw..NBC will broadcast the first American Song Contest in 2022, jfyi.
No, Italy's Sanremo Festival is older and the idea behind Eurovision SC is based on Sanremo Festival.
@@Cosmopavone the concept and idea was based on Sanremo. And was first broadcast on Radio.
And yes, true, Sanremo was first broadcast on TV in 1955. and the first Eurovision was heald in 1957. But bringing and connecting eight different countries on live TV, who participate on the first Grand Prix Eurovision de la Chanson (this title of the show was used in most of the countries until 2001, until they changed it to Eurovision Song Contest) was groundbreaking and revolutionary.
So the difference is: The whole concept was created for a tv show from the beginning for Eurovision. Sanremo wasn’t. So, Eurovision is the first Contest that was created only for television broadcast.
Granted, that American Song Contest is only half of the idea of Eurovision given that it's essentially the United States Song Contest and not including other American countries. Kinda weird but I guess I understand!
@@spunj like American Idol? 😉
Well it says that all fifty U.S. states, five territories and Washington D.C. will compete for the title.
@@frankhenneick9983 that's why is called eurovision and not euromusic
OK just so you know the EU (European union) and Europe are two different things. The EU is a union between 27 European countries but Europe is a continent. Not all European countries are members of the EU. There are about 49 countries in Europe. The UK left the EU not Europe, you are still part of the continent even if you are not part of the EU. Im from Sweden and we are part of the EU our neighbouring country of Norway is not but they are still a European country.
Love that you are reacting to this!
But i gotta say, as a dutch person, the ‘this was in rotterdam this year, which means rotterdam won last year’ hurts 😂
I died inside. I realized at that moment I wasn't 100% sure if Rotterdam was in Netherlands and had an intrusive awakening of how much about Europe I had forgot:(((
Yes. That means that South Holland won last time, right?
@@meuspeus5483 no not south holland. The Netherlands won.
@@lifewithshay9086 Pretty sure that Rotterdam is in South Holland.
@@meuspeus5483 i know, i live there. But that doesn't mean that only the south part won. The Netherlands won last time.
I enjoy the subtitle that just says "singing"
to make it easier for americans to understand whats going on XDXDXDXD
"Cries in Spanish" vibe yeah
@@moonshadow4274
It's about all they seem to understand anyway
Marketa is surprisingly unknowledgable about Europe.
She assimilated in America extremely well then.
"ziti" with only one "T" is pasta, "zitti" with double "T" means "shut up", the title of the Italian song means "shut up and be good"
But my question is which kimd of pasta is "ziti"?
Thanks for the lesson random stranger
My God..... Perdonali
@@24freddiegpenso tu sia italiana quindi scriverò in italiano per essere più chiaro. Gli ziti son tipo dei tubi lisci e viscidi comunemente mangiati con ragù vari
Ziti is the pasta, "zitti" means shut up 😂
As an italian this is painful, the amount of ignorance i the video 😃👈
@@desycaccaro9426 also the "pizza dancer" thing was kinda insulting to me 💀
😁 I cannot believe the lack of knowledge about Europe, even in Latin America we learn about basic geography
They have no need.
i honestly wish we could teach basic geography here in the USA.......for a cultural society college grads brag about, they don't know squat about culture
Actually all the ‘french’ colors are because the Dutch flag is 🇳🇱 (aka flag of The Netherlands where Rotterdam is)
yeah that was a bit of a facepalm..
Bruh, they all got NA education, its understandable Lmaoooo
If in doubt, go for red, white, and blue.
Nonsense (and lie)
The blue and red colors are the colors of Paris, and the white in the middle represent the french monarchy. Educate yourself.
@@Thunderworks I think you should educate yourself lmaoooo
so, what was "anti-russian" in Jamala's song? She sang about her people experience during 1944 deportation, there was no word about russia in the lyrics of that song
Yeah. They don't allow political songs that are anti nation
I‘m from Germany and the UK and us always finish last it‘s become a tradition and I love it haha. No but for real you should react to more Eurovision stuff especially older winners or something
That’s not company truthful. Germany won in 2010 with Lena Meyer. I’m from Spain, we are almost always in the bottom 5, and we haven’t won since 1969 😭😭😭
@@nachocura I'm sorry I should've included Spain haha I feel bad for you guys
Germany got a fourth place only a few years ago. And honestly, the entry this year was not THAT bad, there were worst performances.
@@nachocura I’m from uk Same 😭 Let’s be besties HA
I blame the Big5 mechanics. No one cares for those countries unless they actually bring something really good. As people love their favourites from semis. Elimination of Big5 would allow for all those bad songs to not qualify to the finales, thus we wouldn't have all those zeroes.
"Texas is as big as europe"
GUYS PLEASE
This was hard to watch with how little they know about Europe. Like at 4:07 the guy even says that he thinks Russia is not in Europe?
I mean, to be fair, most of Russia is in Asia, not Europe.
@@Kordass126 That doesn't matter. The Russian territory is also in Europe, which means it is on two continent.
the more they watch the more they learn, different cultures, and all. like, i for one, dont know shit about american countries
@@vukede1207 presumably though you do at least know that "American countries" such as the USA, Canada, Argentina etc. are all part of the continent of America, & which of them are in the sub continents of North America or South America? Is education in the USA so poor that people can't even place what continent a country is in?!
Not really surprising considering they also thought Band of Brothers played out over a time period of a couple of weeks.
The italian bands name: Måneskin is danish, and means moonlight. Pretty sure that ispiration came from the female member of the group, who is half danish.
As an European, it is nice to see Americans reaction to Eurovision.
No, keep them in the dark, they will ruin it
To be clear: It's not the people who compete against each other, it is the songs. They look for the best song, not the best performer. In the beginning of the contest, the performer didn't even get the price, it was given to the song writers and produzent.
That’s not really the case anymore.
It's really the whole package though. If the song was absolutely amazing but the performance and staging are absolutely crap, then that will guarantee that the entry tanks and won't even pass the semi-finals and qualify for the grand-finals.
Likewise, mediocre songs can and do very often get saved by amazing performances and staging and end up doing very well, especially in the televote.
@@svyatoslavrurikovich8831 Sure. But it is still important to remember that this is a song contest, like the name suggests.
@@swanpride The point is that it's not exclusively about the song itself, it's about the whole thing - the song, the performance, and the staging.
The Eurovision Fever is spreading all through the world and I, honestly, couldn't be happier.
Yeees! I'm so glad Eurovision only grows bigger and bigger every year, and talented euro artists are getting attention, what else can I wish
Nooo I don't want Americans to have anything to do with it
As long as the Americans don't try to impose themselves
Oh, totally. As Lily said I mean I'm glad it's giving a platform for this European Artists to grow in the international arena. They are really talented and should gain the recognition they deserve.
I would also like to add that the stages are changed between performers within the postcards, so in 1-1,5 minutes. Eurovision is broadcasted live, so no long waiting periods between artists at all!!
So much confidence when stating things that are just complete bollocks...... I wish I was this confident
I swear I am not even half as confident when I answer a question in school (even though I am 100% sure that its right ) xD
This is just painful to watch at this point... never felt this much secondhand embarrassment in my life - a European
I have been asking for Eurovision reactions for years, although not from the Normies specifically, it's insane how many people miss out on the campfest that is Eurovision.
Agree, its the content we need
Cool little fact about Ukraine's song: The song is sang after a harsh winter (or winter in general) to welcome the spring deity. It's Slavic tradition and people have been singing it (or similar styles of it) for many years. When you guys mentioned it sounded traditional, it reminded me of this fact! Just thought I would share!
Every winter is harsh winter there😂
It took the American 1:00 minute to confuse Europe and the EU. Great start. :)
Yes. Chris, be smug about us Europeans....
EDIT: It took, the other American 4:00 to exclude Russia from Europe. We're moving on. :)
The UK is still in Europe lol, we left the EU not the continent. Switzerland and Norway are in Europe, but aren’t apart of the EU either
Nah we all know that the Uk, after brexit grew legs and switched place with Australia
Do a part 2 with
Switzerland
Finland
Bulgaria
Malta
Lithuania
Greece
Norway
San Marino
Ireland too, best staging!
Hell yes
@@nikolastanojevic1327 I love Ireland's song it is actually in my top 5, but honestly the staging was a mess. The concept is cool but how they execute it is kinda messy.
I am so angry she didn't show them Switzerland, best song tied with Italy for me.
I'm literally dancing here because you mentioned Norway lol
Bruh I thought this whole Americans being ignorant thing was a myth but here we are
If they enjoyed Iceland, I would imagine they'd enjoy Lithuania too. The rest of that Top 11 are worth checking out too.
Lithuania's song was a real vibe! :D
Lithuania was in the top 5 among my friends.
There's no such a thing as joint place in Eurovision Song Contest since 1969. Tiebreakers will split counties into different positions. Greece is 10th and Bulgaria is 11th because Greece got more points from public.
@@teo_heel I said Top 10 because that's an easy concept to make an excuse for another video from. Obviously the Normies wouldn't have known about the lack of joint places. I'll just edit my original comment so I avoid any more pedantry even though 'Top 11' looks stupid.
Great surprise I hope you guys do this every year from now on!
YES YES YES YES!
The level of their ignorance gives me literal PAINS
The ignorance of Americans leaves me speechless every single time. You guys aren’t the only one existing in the world, just so you know.
Just do a little bit more of research, it’s not that difficult.😉 and also, you could also understand waaay better the contest knowing some background information about it.
Well, you don't have to be from a country X to sing for the country X. A canadian has won for Switzerland, a french for Luxembourg, etc.
Even this year, Stefania who sang for Greece is actually Dutch
And the Canadian who won for Switzerland is no other than Celine Dion^^
@@chibiusa4072 She is half Dutch and half Greek I believe but yeah, you are right
Mata Hari doesn't sound Indian. It sounds Middle Eastern and Turkish😂😂 the instrument is literally a part of our (Turkish) culture.
Omfg if you are ACTUALLY european this is a pain to watch
I would have loved seeing you guys react to Lithuania, Switzerland, Serbia and San Marino.
same lithuanian was my favorite
Swedish commentator on Serbia: "It is like if Charlie's angels have started a Only-fans account"
This is the reaction I didn't expect but I'm happy it happened
36:08 "pizza dancers" 😂😂😂 thats the peak of american wisdom 😂😂😂
“They look like they do heroin”
Every Måneskin fan after the thing: aaaaaooouuuu😳
Yeah haha
That was such an offensive and bigoted comment, I'm shocked they all laughed.
fun fact about Italy: Every year, on February ,we do a national contest called Festival of Sanremo to decide who send to Eurovision . Maneskin victory was contested by the most traditional TV audience ,continuing the tradition for which every time a Sanremo's winner generates a controversy then performs greatly at Eurovision.
I am thankful of the lady with the short hair for bringing Eurovision to the table, but she needs to get a bit more of info beforehand imo. I am also happy to see the reactions everyone had to the show, which means that they need to watch more of Eurovision.
This was my first year watching Eurovision, I'm latin American and I loved Ukraine so much!!!! I have them on Spotify already
Every European for the last few weeks at random moments: 'MATA HARIIII'
Ok, but they disrespected Måneskin ( Italy) here. First they called them pizza dancers which is offensive to Italians, then they said “The bassist looks so weird.” Bruh lol
Il lavoro del pizzaiolo napoletano è patrimonio dell'UNESCO, quindi non è un offesa ma un complimento.
Honestly i love watching your reactions but this really is the first time i had to stop the video and sometimes skip certain parts. The ammount of incorrect statements about europe or eurovision honestly baffled me a bit😂
They are ignorant and disrespectful! I can't stand american arrogance!
Fun fact: maneskin's members are between 19 and 21
Damiano looks like a 29 years old guy.
@@TheLastEgg08 or older haha
@@thenameissidneylaila5809 XD
I thought they were in their mid/late 20s when I first saw and heard them.
22:53 no way were you about to say France isn’t in Europe. Are you joking me
Omg 😭 lol isn't France the country that most Americans think of when they hear Europe too?
With a smug face: “Guys, the host nation cannot win, no matter how many votes they got”. Complete bull.
Exactly. If that were true, why would people be allowed to vote for them if they couldn't win? Critical thought surely can't be this hard.
"hey, since it's Eurovision season, why dont we make a reaction video? we have no i idea what it is but we'll just do a little bit of research and throw in some inaccurate info here and there"
Some might call it cultural appropriation. Americans love throwing that word around but continue doing it themselves
To the point about bringing politics to a performance, ESC actually has a firm stance against it. The moments when countries have done it are usually without permission.
Edit: A lot of countries sent the same performers from 2020 because last year it got cancelled.
It's also pretty difficult to be completely unpolitical. Even wearing a traditional dress is political.
@@swanpride Very true. Mainly they look to avoid highlighting political conflicts between nations. For example Russia's performance this year could be considered political but it was not controversial in nature. Though obviously there have been several controversial performances that ESC permitted so it's a grey area for sure.
"A lot of countries sent the same performers": Italy didn't. 2020's Diodato was marvelous.
@@lorenzoamato953 Yeah there were a few that didn't. Marketa was disappointed that Czech sent the same person, I guess not being aware of the situation. I didn't see Italy's 2020 but I'll check it out!
please at least google it if you don't actually know - the amount of absolute false facts in this is astonishing
eurovision has nothing to do with the European union bestie and UK got 0 points because the song was shite ahaha
Loved this. You guys should definitely react to some of eurovisions biggest hits from past events
San Marino is literally a mountain in the middle of Italy
some guy called Marino owned it and let some religious peope live there in roman times.
Guys I am so happy we finally did this!
For next year I recommend watching the flag parade first and having each crew member choose one country to react to
Next year do a live reaction. It starts around CEST 21:00 which is doable for the US, time wise.
I was really hoping you'd show Finland, glad you told them to go watch it though. Next year you guys could watch the whole thing live.
This was cool Marketa ! Mark the calender for next year. Full reaction to the finale 3 hour live show bonanza
My family always had a big watch party where everyone comes over and gathers around the tv like it's a sporting event. Then we break out the alcohol and cheer for who we love or hate and yell at the tv during the votes. And the best was watching it on the BBC with Terry Wogan and his sarcastic commentary, roasting everyone from the performers to the hosts. Good times 😁👍🍷
US 9 834 000 km²
Europe 10 180 000 km²
"Texas is as big as Europe"
DAAAMN GUYSS🙄
Kinda funny that the guy on the right was wearing a Johnny Cash t-shirt. Should’ve reacted to Belgium, lol
I LOVE THAT YOU REACTED TO THIS! Born and raised in the US, have spent the last 10 years in Europe and am Eurovision obsessed. Genuinely, watch the whole final on Peacock (in the US). It was incredible... possibly best ever.