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Council of Expats condemn newcomer who had nerve to publicly complain

A newcomer to Luxembourg who publicly expressed a few complaints about relocating and living here has been roundly rejected by the Council of Expats.  The Council, composed of the smuggest transplants who are fiercely proud of the rather mundane fact that they have lived here for a certain number of years, issued the rebuke following […]

If everyone here is so multilingual and cultured, then why does no one understand when I say ‘alright, alright, alright’?

Luxembourg is a great place, and in general, people here are quite knowledgeable about other languages, cultures, and seminal early 90s American films about teenagers who spend their free time cruising around looking for weed and beer.   However, I’ve begun to see that people here are not nearly as open-minded or educated as they pretend […]

French-speaking bakery employee who hears 134 variations of ‘croissant’ every day still pretends not to understand you

An employee of a popular Luxembourg City bakery chain has insisted that she cannot understand your pronunciation of the word “croissant” despite the fact she hears 134 variations of the word every day. The charade took place on Thursday after you stopped in for a coffee and a pastry around 9:15 a.m. “Un croissant, s’il […]

This couple bought a flat near the city and now they wear fine clothes and call each other ‘lord’ and ‘lady’

A couple who managed to buy an apartment near Luxembourg City despite only being in their 30s have decided to now act the part, wearing fine clothes and referring to each other as if they were Medicis in the Renaissance. Sid Gorlek and Fausta Nannini, now usually known as “my lord” and “my lady,” still […]