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Supply of Letz-verb business names will run out, warns expert

Citing the popularity of giving new businesses names that combine “Letz” and a verb, an expert has warned that we will soon run out of viable combinations.  “From yoga teachers and life coaches to wedding planners and hamster breeders, everyone is doing it,” said Dr. Filomena Hopper, a University of Wiltz business professor and owner […]

‘Yes, 4 languages, now let’s close this topic forever,’ plead all Luxembourgers

Following years of having the same conversation with outsiders and newcomers who are impressed by the ability to speak four or more languages, Luxembourgers have issued a heartfelt plea to close the topic forever. “We’re pleased that our linguistic range amazes you, and it’s nice of you to remark, rather unscientifically, that our brains must […]

Remote village in Luxembourg offering homes for bargain price of €1 million 

Inspired by remote Italian villages that lure newcomers by offering old houses for only one euro, a Luxembourgish village is following suit by offering old houses for only one million euros.  “All of our young people are moving away to big cities like Wiltz and Clervaux,” said Scheidhofdange’s elderly 56-year-old mayor Claude Hessler. “We’re afraid […]

Child overcome with emotion after visiting playground he hadn’t seen in 30 days

A toddler from Differdange who was taken to a neighborhood playground he had not seen in a month has described the experience as “profoundly moving” and “an emotional trip down memory lane.” “This place looks familiar,” Gilberto Macedo, aged two-and-a-half, said to himself on Monday after his father Angelo opened the playground gate, tapped the […]