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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 […]

Strange but true: WeDely order delivered by a woman

Prompting exclamations of “crazy,” “unreal,” and “mate, bro, dude,” a food order placed through WeDely was delivered by a woman.  The incident occurred on Monday shortly after 7:30 p.m. when Luxembourg City resident Tobias Slauthe ordered spring rolls, spicy soup, and a plate of sashimi from his favorite sushi restaurant. When his doorbell rang 35 […]