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Expat receives cryptic manuscript in mail

LUXEMBOURG-VILLE — A woman who is relatively new to the Grand Duchy has found herself “totally perplexed” by a cryptic booklet she mysteriously received in the mail last month. Michelle Hedeman, an Amazon employee who was transferred to Luxembourg in March, says that immediately upon inspecting the 122-page manuscript, she knew it contained secrets. “Page after […]

Nonconformist expat looking for unreliable cleaning lady

MERL — A newcomer to Luxembourg who is known at home for his contrarian beliefs and refusal to conform to societal expectations has announced that he is looking for an unreliable cleaning lady. “Hello, I know this question has been asked before, but I would like a recommendation for a cleaning lady,” he posted last […]

Meeting plunged into English due to single anglophone

GASPERICH — A department meeting was plunged into total English on Wednesday, causing moderate levels of confusion and leaving at least one person severely annoyed. The monthly gathering — comprising 18 employees from seven different countries — is usually held in French. However, it quickly became apparent that a new anglophone employee was suffering from […]

Expat surprised to learn grand duke doesn’t actually rule country

KOFFISPILLEN —  A man who has lived in Luxembourg for nearly a decade says he’s dumbfounded after being told that Luxembourg’s reigning monarch doesn’t actually rule the country. Anthony Ludarki, 35, who was transferred to Luxembourg in early 2009, says he always understood that Grand Duke Henri enjoyed the broad and nearly absolute power for […]

Multicultural group freezes mid-hello because no one knows which greeting to use

BELVAL — What started out as a chance to have a drink and catch up after the holidays turned into an exhausting ordeal when a group of international students found themselves frozen by extreme uncertainty in the middle of greeting each other. Joshua Bartleby, 21, a North American who organized the meetup, says that within […]