A man’s attempt to eat potatoes in a manner he felt was natural led to chaos and confusion when he topped his hot Gromperekichelchen with cheap mayonnaise. Jean-Luc Gouy, a resident of Martelange, was having lunch with colleagues at the Christmas Market in the city center when he ordered three of the traditional deep-fried potato […]
Judge sentences local hooligan to 8 hours of Christmas shopping at Auchan
LUXEMBOURG-VILLE — Saying that she was applying the full force of justice, on Tuesday a Luxembourg judge sentenced a local troublemaker to spend an entire Saturday at Auchan in Kirchberg during the last days before Christmas. “This sentence may seem cruel, but it only matches the wickedness of your misdeeds,” said the presiding judge. The […]
Anglophone unable to pronounce ‘vin chaud’
LUXEMBOURG-VILLE — An expat’s valiant effort to order seasonal mulled wine ended in catastrophic failure on Sunday after vendors at Luxembourg’s Christmas market couldn’t understand what he was saying. During several tense minutes, the 39-year-old anglophone tried to express that he wanted “vin chaud,” trying variations that included van chowed, vine show, and even voucher. […]