Moien, bonjour, and hello. How was your Glühwein, your vin chaud? How do you call it in English? Hot wine? No. Mulled wine, yes, that’s it. Did you enjoy it? You would like to get your deposit back? Wonderful. I will take the mug, but please also give me the – how do you say […]
New unprofessional networking site for those who just don’t care
To cater to the majority of professionals who only work to earn a living, have no real interest in their field, and ended up on their career path by happenstance or bad luck, a new professional networking site has been created. “Whereas LinkedIn is for those who are eager to share their accomplishments and ideas […]
Their school banned phones, so they now spend the day swiping their palms and sending Snaps in their minds
In an act of peaceful protest that’s being compared to Nelson Mandela secretly writing his autobiography while in prison, hundreds of lycée students from Luxembourg City have vowed to continue using smartphones all day long “in their hearts and minds” despite a school-wide ban. The lycée, located in the Limpertsberg district, recently implemented a policy […]
Taking responsibility: after this teen and his friends smashed the fuck out of a Vel’oh, they left it where VDL workers might find and repair it
While many adults disparage today’s youth for being self-centered and useless, one Luxembourg City teen has shown there’s still hope for the future. Giorgios Taliotou, aged 16, was having a typical Friday evening with his two friends when they decided it would be cool to forcibly remove a Vel’oh from its station and ride it […]
4 new ministries that expats desperately need
While it is nice having ministries like the Ministry of Sport and the Ministry of Agriculture to ensure that cyclists wear tight shorts and apples taste sweet, there are no ministries that deal with issues that matter most to expats. Here are four such ministries that the government needs to create. Ministry of Not Very […]
It’s true: I do do due diligence
It happened again. I was out with some friends, well not really friends, but acquaintances. They’re fellow model train enthusiasts. We meet up once a month to discuss wheels and watts. A new member, seemingly prompted by the others, introduced himself, and we chatted. When I told him what I do for a living, he […]
Child nearly forced to hold birthday party at home
A primary school pupil is recovering from emotional injury after his parents attempted to host the child’s birthday party at their little home in Neudorf. Alerted on Saturday by a neighbor, police were able to help the eight-year-old before the arrival of his friends from school, which could have led to “catastrophic damage” to the […]
November is Snèikenlekenschluppkachglasur time!
Hey there, fellow expats! Some of you may be experiencing your first November in Luxembourg, and I’m sure you’re ready for this month to end so you can start enjoying the delicious treats of the Christmas markets. Not so fast! For me and many people, November means just one thing: Snèikenlekenschluppkachglasur! Is Snèikenlekenschluppkachglasur a soup? […]
Corporate banquet delayed after delivery guy shows up 30 minutes late
Hundreds of people at a corporate event in Luxembourg City on Thursday were obliged to wait an additional thirty minutes for dinner after the delivery guy showed up late. “Where are they?” said HR officer Ophélie Harcourt, who had been tasked with organizing food for the nearly 150 attendees of a day-long conference about finance […]
A real King Solomon: this expat is neither automatically critical nor reflexively defensive of Luxembourg
An expat is being hailed as a paragon of fairness and wisdom after it was revealed that he is capable of being neither systematically critical nor overly defensive of Luxembourg. He was called to weigh in on a dispute in which a group of expat friends was having a heated expat discussion about roadworks. One […]
Local Mexican restaurants agree to add 6th tortilla chip to chips and salsa
In what’s being called a victory for anyone whose appetite is greater than that of a small bird, a consortium of local Mexican, Tex-Mex, and other Latino-themed restaurants have agreed to add a sixth tortilla chip when they serve chips and salsa. The decision comes after years of complaints that five chips is not enough. […]
Is someone chasing him? This guy keeps running around the neighborhood
BERTRANGE – After seeing a man run through the neighborhood for several days on end, the best a group of residents can figure is that someone is chasing him. “I want to shout, don’t worry young man, with the speed you’re going, unless they’re in a car, they aren’t going to catch you,” said resident […]