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 […]
Luxembourg, Burger King to merge
Describing it as a delicious combo that’s been slowly broiling for a long time, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and the fast-food giant Burger King have announced plans to merge into a single unified chain-state. “We both share a fondness for grilled meat, cold drinks, and fried potato items,” said Claude Krumper, who holds a […]
Almost fooled us: this expat greeted the waiter in Luxembourgish, ordered in French, but had to switch to English when a question was asked
What started off as a very convincing show of facile multilingualism quickly fell apart when a Luxembourg City waiter posed a question to the customer. Until that moment, Max Mirel has convinced himself and his two friends visiting from out of town that he was a regular Luxembourg polyglot, effortlessly dancing between languages after having […]
In defense of €11.50 for a liter of water
Following the revelation that one or more restaurants at the Schueberfouer now charge €11.50 for a liter of bottled water, many Luxembourg residents have expressed outrage, describing such prices as exploitation. However, there is a very simple explanation why €11.50 is actually a very fair deal. Miracle of chemistry To start off, water doesn’t just […]
Woman going to center for huge street party looks for clothes that will match spilled drinks, ashes, sweat from strangers
A Luxembourg City woman who is going to the all-night party in the center in celebration of National Day on June 23 has spent nearly two hours looking for the right outfit to match all the random substances that will end up on her before the night’s end, she says. “Red from the Negroni I’ll […]
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