KIRCHBERG — Two sisters playing in a patch of trees have made a shocking discovery, one that will radically change our understanding of how those who earn low salaries working 80 hours a week in Luxembourg manage to get by. On Wednesday evening, the two girls saw a young man in a suit walk through […]
Road workers angrily shouting actually just having friendly chat
ROLLINGERGRUND — Two members of a roadworks crew who were observed furiously shouting at each other were simply enjoying a light catch-up session about their lives and families, it has been revealed. Around 10 a.m. on Tuesday, several passersby reported seeing what they believed was a “heated argument on the verge of a viscous physical […]
How to not cringe when your partner tries to speak French
You’re having a nice lunch out with a romantic partner. The waitress approaches and suddenly your partner begins to choke, only he’s not choking. He’s trying to speak French, and even though no one understands him, he presses on. Your face breaks into an expression of equal parts sympathy and shame. Here are five tips […]
Cross-border worker gets stuck on other side of new fence
A fatigued and visibly chilly Belgian employee of a Luxembourg bank has finally shown up at work, three days after getting stuck behind a new fence at the border in the southwest of the country that officials hope will keep out wild boars possibly infected with African swine fever. Risk analyst Laurence Bouchain, 29, lives […]
Local fish demand ‘anatomically correct’ Melusina
LUXEMBOURG-VILLE — Complaining that the mythical half-fish, half-woman Melusina is always represented as mostly woman, a group of local fish are demanding an end to depictions of her that aren’t “anatomically correct.” On Tuesday afternoon, at least 20 fish gathered on the banks of the Alzette in the Grund near a statue of Melusina where […]
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