LUXEMBOURG-VILLE — A man who only moved to the Grand Duchy last month nearly starved to death over the weekend after his pleas for help went ignored. On Sunday morning, Yusef Kaplan, 28, realized with horror that he had neglected to restock his refrigerator the day before. “Where I’m from, supermarkets are always open, so […]
Expat a little too defensive of Luxembourg
A man who has lived in Luxembourg for only a few years has become alarmingly defensive of his adoptive country and views any criticism of it as an invitation for a sharp rebuke. Upon relocating here, Caleb Shaw immediately became one of the country’s staunchest defenders — even going so far as refusing to live […]
Not nice: vandals cover Gasperich water tower with toilet paper
GASPERICH — In what’s being called a senseless act of vandalism against a perfectly good structure, someone has blanketed a water tower south of the capital with hundreds of rolls of toilet paper. Observers, including commuters from France who usually admire the stately khaki edifice as they enter Luxembourg-ville, were shocked on Tuesday morning when […]
Couple who moved to Luxembourg 3 years ago unhappy about newcomers
An expat couple who relocated to the Grand Duchy three years ago have become increasingly territorial and have determined that too many people are being allowed to move here. “It’s just outrageous how they keep letting more and more people in, making life more difficult for those of us who have grown tiny roots here,” […]
Luxembourg urging residents to adopt new greeting
LUXEMBOURG-VILLE — Aware of the language uncertainty many residents face when greeting each other, the Grand Duchy’s Office of Applied Linguistic Integration is urging people to adopt a newly created word. “We spent nearly a year trying to solve this problem,” said Virginie Muller, the office’s chief language officer. “If we asked everyone in Luxembourg […]
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