LUXEMBOURG-VILLE — An expat who has rejected the Luxembourgish custom of giving three kisses to female acquaintances will be allowed to give three alternating handshakes instead, a court has ruled. The decision was handed down on Tuesday by a three-judge panel from the Court of Etiquette. The court was obliged to rule on the matter […]
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Luxembourg Wurst Magazine, Spring 2018
Speaking French mostly ‘about attitude’ admit French teachers
A survey of French teachers in the Grande Région has shown that contrary to popular belief, learning to communicate effectively in French is mostly a question of having the right attitude. “Students worry that you need to learn the tense system, passé composé, future simple and all that, but that’s not true,” said one teacher […]
Tragic: expat starves because no one on Facebook will tell him which shops are open on Sunday
LUXEMBOURG-VILLE — A man who only moved to the Grand Duchy last month nearly starved to death over the weekend after his pleas for help went ignored. On Sunday morning, Yusef Kaplan, 28, realized with horror that he had neglected to restock his refrigerator the day before. “Where I’m from, supermarkets are always open, so […]
Expat a little too defensive of Luxembourg
A man who has lived in Luxembourg for only a few years has become alarmingly defensive of his adopted home, and views any criticism of the country as an invitation for a sharp rebuke. Caleb Shaw relocated here in 2015 and immediately became one of the country’s staunchest defenders — even going so far as […]
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