While some of us are Christmas pros, swigging homemade glühwein with one hand while singing “Jingle Bells” with the other (using a sock puppet, obviously), not everyone is naturally good at celebrating the holiday. Here are some tips. Get in the mood with the right colors A lot of what makes the Christmas season what […]
New service that tidies before cleaning lady comes
In response to the great shame that many residents feel about the state of their homes when their cleaning lady arrives, the start-up Letz Tidy Up is offering pre-cleaning-lady cleaning services. The company sends a “tidying dame” to straighten up, wash the dishes, take out the rubbish, and other “simple tasks that most people manage […]
Expat kid convinces parents that Kleeschen, Saint-Nicolas, Sankt Nikolaus, Sinterklaas, and Santa Claus each need to bring a gift
A child has convinced his expat parents who struggle to make sense of the traditions of Luxembourg and the Greater Region that on December 6, five distinct mythical figures visit and each must bring a different gift. “But aren’t Kleeschen, Saint-Nicolas, Sankt Nikolaus, Sinterklaas, and Santa Claus all basically the same guy?” the boy’s father […]
Pensioner announces plan to shop during busiest hour, fill cart, wait until you get stuck behind him at check-out, then dispute price of every item
A retired grandfather from Luxembourg City has announced that he will go to a popular supermarket in Kirchberg during the hectic weekday lunch hour, fill a cart to maximum capacity, wait until you are stuck behind him in the check-out lane, and then dispute the price of every item. “I could go in the early […]
‘Bizarre’ International typo leads to rush to make event weird
Following a typo and a subsequent misprint on the majority of its promotional material, Bazar International organizers have found themselves in a rush to make the “Bizarre” International a weird event. The misprint was discovered earlier this week when the European Society for the Strange and Eccentric (ESSE) announced that its 500 members were delighted […]
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