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Car salesman still doesn’t give a shit

Despite the enormous buzz surrounding the yearly Autofestival and the flood of prospective clients coming through dealership doors this week, a local car salesman has confirmed that he still doesn’t give a shit.  Marco Donlingi explains that when a potential customer walks in, he usually waits between seven to 13 minutes before reacting. During that […]

Catastrophic mix-up as new Lux restaurant serves ‘German quality with French portions’

ALZINGEN — It’s been remarked that Luxembourgish food is “French quality with German portions,” but one confused restaurant owner settled on something quite the opposite. Guy Grauffman says it was always his dream to open a Luxembourgish restaurant, one that would showcase his country’s home-cooked culinary treasures in an upscale setting that might attract business […]

‘Let’s make it happen’ must be changed into an official language

LUXEMBOURG-VILLE — Following the failure of a petition to require the Chamber of Deputies to debate adding English as the country’s fourth official language, leaders have decided to scrap “Let’s make it happen,” admitting that Luxembourg’s brand tagline should, for obvious reasons, be in French, German, or Luxembourgish.  “True, we promote ourselves as an international […]

Red alert: expat mums group infiltrated by Luxembourger

A group of expat mothers who meet once a week to freely complain about Luxembourg has been infiltrated by a Luxembourger, according to sources. The group, whose WhatsApp name is “Tuesday coffee – mums,” was formed in 2016 by Ophelia Moore and Yulia Boristencky, whose sons attend the same private school. Lorena Salazar and Annabella […]