Totallympics Open International Song Contest 2020

[kungshamra71 892]

1 minute ago, heywoodu said:

You have spoken, or written, an almost forbidden word, I'm afraid  

 

Sinterklaas is still allowed. Only his (now forbidden) companion is that one who-should-not-be-named haha

 

I hope you add that story to the contest btw, it's very interesting and funny the whole tradition (even without the black part)

[heywoodu 15,141]

Just now, kungshamra71 said:

 

Sinterklaas is still allowed. Only his (now forbidden) companion is that one who-should-not-be-named haha

 

I hope you add that story to the contest btw, it's very interesting and funny the whole tradition (even without the black part)

It should absolutely be part of it, but since people have managed to turn a children's party into something resulting in big online fights and people actually threatening with violence (in locations where children are celebrating, which they use as perfect opportunity to basically call these children every kind of monster they can think of), I think I'll refrain from doing so. It's a little sad, because it is as typical Dutch as things get, but that's life. I'll save everyone some kruidnoten though.

[kungshamra71 892]

I actually like the tradition (the whole of it) so much that me and my portuguese friends use to go every year to watch the arrival and parade (in Amersfoort) just as if we were kids haha  (i even participated myself in one parade, giving kruidnoten and mandarijnen to the kids )

 

There's a nice video from "Survival Guide to the Dutch" (youtube canal with funny videos) explaining it in a nice way, i'll probably won't resist on sharing it later as I think it's really nice and unique!  

 

Edit: this will actually be the first year where we won't attend the parade :X

[mrv86 3,138]

I'm just hoping our welcome gifts include some Edam, Gouda and Leyden cheese 

[dcro 10,210]

Soo... What about the timetable?

[Olympian1010 7,976]

32 minutes ago, dcro said:

Soo... What about the timetable?

It’s @heywoodu time, so it’s all relative really.

[Agger 1,663]

13 hours ago, mrv86 said:

I'm just hoping our welcome gifts include some Edam, Gouda and Leyden cheese 

 

I'll go for the stroopwafeln and beer instead!

 

Oh and...   will do their best to participate. We'll see how when it comes to finding the best way for people to hear the song.

[Olympian1010 7,976]

2 minutes ago, Agger said:

 

I'll go for the stroopwafeln and beer instead!

 

Oh and...   will do their best to participate. We'll see how when it comes to finding the best way for people to hear the song.

Why was all Danish music taken off YouTube?

[Agger 1,663]

3 minutes ago, Olympian1010 said:

Why was all Danish music taken off YouTube?

Youtube didn't want to pay enough per play to satisfy KODA who collects money for Danish artists.

[Wumo 3,002]

18 minutes ago, Agger said:

 

I'll go for the stroopwafeln and beer instead!

 

Oh and...   will do their best to participate. We'll see how when it comes to finding the best way for people to hear the song.

I have used a free VPN for Youtube in the last month or so. Usually I'm using a British or American server and I can listen to almost all Danish songs. However I'm not sure if other countries have access to Danish songs to the same extent?