LUXEMBOURG-VILLE — What was supposed to be a routine visit to an administrative office on Tuesday turned out to be an embarrassment for one local man who was forced to admit that he didn’t know his own phone number. The man, 37, who is inclined to believe that like most adults, he has committed to […]
Opinion: Luxembourg would be cooler if the Grand Duke rode around on a big horse and abused peasants
Growing up on another continent, I always had a romantic image of European monarchs living in castles and hosting lavish banquets where lords and ladies drank wine, danced, and made the court jester wear a hog’s head and run around on all fours, snorting and bumping into things. I also imagined that in their free […]
Wow: expat can identify flag of Luxembourg
HESPERANGE — Impressing fellow expats and raising the bar for those who want to show a real interest in the country, an expat has learned to recognize the national flag of Luxembourg. Resident Nikhil Gupta, 34, who moved to the Grand Duchy seven years ago to work as a financial advisor, says that ever since […]
Luxembourg finally agrees to just pay expats to learn Luxembourgish
LUXEMBOURG-VILLE — In response to a recent petition asking the state to provide free Luxembourgish lessons to anyone who wants them, expats all around the country are saying that such a plan doesn’t go far enough. “Cute idea, but here in the real world, our time is precious,” said one expat. “Between work, hot yoga, […]
‘Unfriendly neighbor’ actually a statue
SANDWEILER — A neighbor who never says hello and refuses every attempt to make conversation is actually a statue, it has been revealed. The man, a stone figure who appears to be in his late 40s, has not said a word to anyone in the neighborhood, particularly expats, for as long as they can remember. […]
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