A U.S. citizen who works in the Grand Duchy says he’s “shocked” by Luxembourgers’ refusal to have visceral reactions to American politics, and he strongly wishes they’d have a far less nuanced view of the recent elections. On Wednesday, the day after Election Day, several of the man’s Luxembourgish colleagues asked for his thoughts, thinking […]
Fear, confusion as colleagues suddenly switch into Luxembourgish
An expat who works in Capellen is recovering after a scary, morale-threatening six-minute plunge into total Luxembourgish. The incident occurred on Tuesday while Rachel Larson, who moved to Luxembourg two years ago, was having lunch at a restaurant with her office mates Annick Krier and Sylvie Wagner. “We’d just ordered our plats du jour and […]
New Asian hornet immediately goes to expat Facebook group to ask for best internet provider
Just hours after moving to Luxembourg for a job, an Asian hornet joined a Facebook expats group to ask which is the best internet provider. The hornet, which unironically says it “moved here to work in a hive in Cloche d’Or,” expressed relief after finding the online community, which it hoped would provide a support […]
On this date: first anglophone amused by ‘dat ass’
This year marks an important moment in the history of anglophones in Luxembourg. It was on this date 200 years ago that the first English speaker found humor in the Luxembourgish clause “dat ass.” Welshman Thomas Lewis spent several weeks in Luxembourg City on his way to Switzerland where he hoped to start a new […]
Expat survives afternoon of shopping in Trier industrial zone
A wealthy expat from Luxembourg City who visited a store on the outskirts of Trier has described the experience as “a nightmare” and says she feared she might not live to tell the story. Jeanna Klebertz made the 40-minute journey to Germany to visit a shop that specializes in wood furniture as part of a […]
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