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 […]
Old-timer expat recalls having to ask people on street for best internet provider
A woman who moved to Luxembourg before the existence of online expat support groups says today’s new arrivals need to understand how the rugged expats of yesteryear survived and got vital information such as which internet provider is the best. “All these new arrivals don’t know how easy they have it today,” said Tessy Sadros, […]
Luxembourg expats form policing network
Hundreds of expats in Luxembourg have banded together to form a national surveillance and policing network, one they hope will keep everyone as panicked and miserable as they are. “Yes, people are permitted to shop for food or go on short walks to get some fresh air,” said Sadie Cooke, 34, one of the founders. […]
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