While it feels good to give your children expensive gifts that will become obsolete and boring in exactly 11 days, consider giving your finances a little break. Here’s how to get away with spending no money on Christmas presents for your kids while avoiding all blame. A few hours before gifts normally miraculously appear, express […]
Water cannons ‘should spray crémant instead’
Critics of the decision by police to deploy a water cannon against protesters last weekend say their disapproval has been misunderstood, and that the only issue was which liquid was used. “With the eyes of European news media on us, we missed a great opportunity for self-promotion,” said branding expert and Koerich resident Tomaz Klington. […]
Grand Duchy described as ‘exciting’ for the first time
For the first time this decade and possibly since the birth of the country, an expat has described Luxembourg as “exciting.” Speaking in a voice he normally reserves for live hockey games or horse-betting halls, Misha Babin offered the descriptor during a weekly phone call with his mother. “There was a big protest last weekend, […]
Expat to learn how to say ‘I don’t speak Luxembourgish’ in Luxembourgish
After years of responding with “uhh” and biting her lip when anyone speaks to her in Luxembourgish, an expat has made a promise that in the upcoming year she will learn how to say “I don’t speak Luxembourgish” in Luxembourgish. Frederique Bellec says the task will be difficult, not least of all because it means […]
Covid has sadly ruined our ability to find joy in simple overconsumption
Once upon a time, Christmas meant something. It was about being bombarded with advertisements for the “newest, coolest” stuff you neither needed nor wanted. It was about rushing out to buy that stuff and not having to worry that other shoppers might infect you. It was about giving in to immense seasonal pressure to blow […]
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