On a sunny afternoon, the Wurst had a chance to interview that guy — no, not that one, the other one — who hangs out on Rue de Strasbourg and stares at you. Tell us a little about what you do. Basically, I hang out on Rue de Strasbourg and stare at women all day. […]
Archives for April 2018
‘Traffic unusually bad today,’ says Luxembourg resident unaware it will be like this forever
LUXEMBOURG-VILLE — A resident of the capital was shocked on Monday morning after spending nearly an hour driving only 3.2 kilometers to get to work, oblivious that such congestion is now normal. “I wonder if there was an accident?” he said to himself at the same moment thousands of other flummoxed drivers were asking the […]
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 adoptive country and views any criticism of it as an invitation for a sharp rebuke. Upon relocating here, Caleb Shaw immediately became one of the country’s staunchest defenders — even going so far as refusing to live […]