LUXEMBOURG-VILLE — A new arrival giggled with delight during his first tour of the city last week after observing the large number of cabarets near the Gare. “Oh goodness, I do love a good cabaret show,” said Andrew Lewis, a junior at a Big Four firm. “Nothing beats an evening of lively piano playing, silly […]
Woman frozen whole evening waiting for third cheek kiss
LUXEMBOURG-VILLE — A woman who staunchly upholds the practice of three cheek kisses remained motionless for a whole evening when a friend stopped after only giving two. Eva Keester, a 39-year-old social media manager, is considered by friends to be a stickler when it comes to Luxembourgish social customs. “Whenever I see her and lean […]
Man who claimed he mastered all local languages forced to admit he was lying
An anglophone who for years claimed he had mastered the local languages has been forced to admit that he can only really speak English after what one witness described as a “disastrous” telephone conversation with a hospital receptionist. On Tuesday, teacher Alan Rooney, 47, attempted to make a medical appointment over the phone while several […]
American defeats French resident in Luxembourg Monolingual Championships
An American has been named Luxembourg’s top monolingual after narrowly beating a French resident who had held the title for three years. Project engineer Robin Slater, from the U.S. state of Iowa, defeated Ludovic Binard, originally from Dijon, in a brutal final match during which they incomprehensibly spoke at each other for three hours. Although […]
Nordic residents delighted with Luxembourg’s warm weather
With current temperatures hovering around zero, many residents from Luxembourg’s sizable Nordic population are celebrating the weather as comfortable and even warm. Teija Jalovaara, who comes from central Finland, says: “That’s one of the reasons I took a job here, for these mild winters that could be mistaken for a spring day where I’m from.” […]
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