With current temperatures hovering around zero, many residents from Luxembourg’s sizable Nordic population are celebrating the weather as comfortable and even warm. Teija Jalovaara, who comes from central Finland, says: “That’s one of the reasons I took a job here, for these mild winters that could be mistaken for a spring day where I’m from.” […]
Archives for January 2019
New app warns pedestrians in crosswalk when car is about to hit them
Responding to the increasing number of pedestrians in Luxembourg who are stuck to their smartphones and enter crosswalks without looking up, a local man has created an app that provides a warning when the distracted user is about to be crushed by an approaching vehicle. Developer Boris Glavak says the LuxSafe app will allow the […]
Marijuana study: most Luxembourg residents unable to roll fat joint, hit that shit
A recent study examining the proposed legalization of cannabis in Luxembourg has revealed a lack of basic marijuana-smoking skills, including the widespread inability to roll a fat joint as well as general ignorance how to hit that shit. The study, authored by a team at the University of Wiltz using data collected from surveys, says […]
No one in bus courageous enough to confront teen about music
GASPERICH — In an incident that experts say proves that youth run the show, dozens of bus passengers were unable to muster the courage on Friday morning to confront a skinny 13-year-old who was playing hip-hop in the rear of the vehicle. Among the passive victims of the auditory disturbance were several normally assertive adults, […]
Teens discover ancient artifact in spare bedroom
GREVENMACHER — Two teenage girls from eastern Luxembourg have made a discovery that experts say is the most significant archaeological find since 2011, when a strange and still unexplained object marked “Walkman” was unearthed in a garage in Ettelbruck. Last week, Laura Nosbach and Amelie Leist, both 14, were snooping around a spare bedroom that […]