The thrill of the world’s first contact with extraterrestrial life quickly subsided on Wednesday when what was believed to be an alien pod turned out to be a new, modern house. The windowless concrete cube, which appeared overnight in Cessange, was first spotted by a neighbor who said it didn’t look like anything she’d ever […]
New mask-reading courses for people confused by muffled mask speech
During the last 18 months or so, Luxembourg residents have been asking others to repeat themselves far more frequently than in pre-Covid times, and never before has there been so much confusion about what people are trying to say. Jenny Le Bloque, CEO and founder of Secrets of Masks and Language (SOMAL S.à r.l.) has […]
People in Luxembourg used to engage in bizarre touching rituals, say anthropologists
A team of anthropologists from the University of Wiltz say they’ve found evidence that ancient peoples in this part of Europe used to engage in bizarre touching rituals when they encountered other members of their tribe. “According to what we’ve discovered, men used to unite their right hands and bounce them up and down three […]
Government: you may now have up to five people in your home as long as one of them is a government spokesperson and you serve good snacks
A senior Luxembourg government spokesperson has given a press conference to clarify the rules about how many guests residents are allowed to have in their homes, saying that under certain circumstances the number can exceed four. “Technically, you may include a fifth person as long as that person is a government spokesperson and you serve […]
On learning Luxembourgish: opposing views
My expat neighbor has learned Luxembourgish There is a very persistent rumor that people who move to Luxembourg don’t make an effort to learn Luxembourgish, and that some live here for decades using only English or French. As a Luxembourger, I would like to say this is simply not true. I have known many people […]
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