For the first time this decade and possibly since the birth of the country, an expat has described Luxembourg as “exciting.” Speaking in a voice he normally reserves for live hockey games or horse-betting halls, Misha Babin offered the descriptor during a weekly phone call with his mother. “There was a big protest last weekend, […]
Expat to learn how to say ‘I don’t speak Luxembourgish’ in Luxembourgish
After years of responding with “uhh” and biting her lip when anyone speaks to her in Luxembourgish, an expat has made a promise that in the upcoming year she will learn how to say “I don’t speak Luxembourgish” in Luxembourgish. Frederique Bellec says the task will be difficult, not least of all because it means […]
Newcomer pronounces ‘Gromperekichelcher’ correctly on first try
In what’s being compared to a young Arthur pulling the sword from the stone, a new arrival in the Grand Duchy has managed to pronounce Gromperekichelcher correctly on the first try. On Wednesday, just days after moving to Luxembourg, Zaqueu Belem, 30, was taken by two colleagues to the Christmas market. Upon seeing a food […]
Historic peace deal: expat, Luxembourger agree to ‘mutual tolerance’
FIDDELANGE – After years of muted hostility between them that has ranged from “a tense nothingness” to “nearly perceptible dislike,” an expat and his Luxembourgish neighbor have signed a peace agreement. Cole Sanderson, 31, and Robert Kremer, 72, have been at odds since Sanderson moved to Luxembourg – and a house in the neighborhood – […]
How to pretend you’re rich when friends from your home country visit
When friends from home find out you moved to Luxembourg, they do a little Googling and invariably say “oh, rich country, you must have a Ferrari now,” and you’re like, “uh, yeah.” Everything is good, your ego is fat, and your reputation back home is secure until your friends announce plans to visit. You look […]
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