At best, LinkedIn is a land of false modesty, hyperbole, and pretense. At worst, it’s an Orwellian hellscape where words like “humbled” mean precisely the opposite and where everyone is proud, honored, and delighted – all the time. Which words are among the most used and abused? Honored Not too long ago, if someone described […]
Why I drive a safari vehicle even if I’m a 40-year-old office worker
It doesn’t matter if you live in the poshest neighborhood in the capital or a working-class town in the south. You certainly have a neighbor like me who drives a vehicle that looks more suitable for a South African safari guide named Rolph who hasn’t shaved in six days and has fresh buffalo blood on […]
10 types of guys you find in Luxembourg weight rooms
Among the fairly innocuous guys you find in weight rooms in Luxembourg, you will most certainly also encounter these 10 types. Stinky von Rotten We’ve all gone to the gym a little unfresh, but Stinky von Rotten takes it to a whole new level, refusing showers and deodorants lest they mask his natural alpha pheromones. […]
Confirmed: dogs behave better than humans on tram
As part of its effort to review the policy of allowing pets, Luxtram has dispatched a team of animal psychologists to ride the tram and compare the behavior of dogs to their civilized human counterparts. Madisson Nestor, known as MadNes in animal psychology circles, says she was shocked by what she observed. “Being loud and […]
‘Choking’ expat was just trying to say ‘Groussherzogsgebuertsdag’
An expat gave a crowd of onlookers a scare on Saturday when he appeared to be choking but was merely trying to say “Grand Duke’s Birthday” in Luxembourgish. The incident occurred in public the evening before Luxembourg’s National Day when the well-meaning and intoxicated expat looked up the word and tried to say it to […]
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