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Most common expat superpowers

Contrary to the belief that most expats in Luxembourg are unassuming and maybe a little dull, many actually have amazing powers that are so super they qualify as, well, superpowers.  Invisibility Perhaps it’s a reaction to an unfamiliar tradition or cultural practice, or maybe it’s just a feeling of generally being lost and confused. In […]

Luxembourg City woman afraid life just a series of meaningless visits to cute little new cafes 

A Luxembourg City woman who neither has to work nor do housework has been struck by the terrible realization that life is nothing more than a series of meaningless visits to cute little new cafes. The 35-year-old, who has lived in the country since her husband took over as head of an asset management firm […]

Grand Duchy described as ‘exciting’ for the first time

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, […]

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 […]