An expat couple who earlier this month paid a fortune for a 42-square-meter studio apartment in Luxembourg-ville center have convinced themselves that it was a sound investment. “Property values can only go up, or so I’m told by a Luxembourgish guy in my cycling club who works in finance or real estate or something,” said […]
Badass: anglophone has conversation in French for 8 seconds
KIRCHBERG — An anglophone who moved to Luxembourg last year is reportedly “thrilled” after having been able to participate in a short, functional conversation in French with a supermarket cashier that observers likened to toddler-speak. “I must have an innate talent for languages or something, because I was able to effortlessly greet her in French […]
Generosity: woman donating old dresser to deserving person who will come over, disassemble it, and take pieces away by 6 p.m. today
Contrary to the belief that people in Luxembourg have little interest in giving back to the community, one woman is showing how big her heart truly is. Bank employee Claudia Dirici, who lives alone in Junglinster, says that she would like to donate to charity a dresser that she bought at Conforama when she moved […]
Amazing: expat learns two words of Luxembourgish
Citing an inborn curiosity and a strong desire to integrate, a foreign-born resident of the Grand Duchy has succeeded in learning two Luxembourgish words. “When I first got here, people were like, don’t worry, you can just speak in English and you’ll be fine,” said Benji Larson, whose Big Four employer transferred him to Luxembourg […]
Panic as bus passenger attempts conversation with stranger
KIRCHBERG– Authorities are appealing for calm after a passenger on a crowded but silent Luxembourg-ville bus aggressively tried to converse with a stranger. The incident occurred around 8:30 a.m. on Monday when the suspect, an accountant who only recently moved to the Grand Duchy, was travelling on a bus number to Kirchberg. Without warning, […]