LUXEMBOURG-VILLE — An expat’s valiant effort to order seasonal mulled wine ended in catastrophic failure on Sunday after vendors at Luxembourg’s Christmas market couldn’t understand what he was saying. During several tense minutes, the 39-year-old anglophone tried to express that he wanted “vin chaud,” trying variations that included van chowed, vine show, and even voucher. […]
Badass: anglophone has conversation in French for 8 seconds
KIRCHBERG — An anglophone who moved to Luxembourg last year is reportedly “thrilled” after having been able to participate in a short, functional conversation in French with a supermarket cashier that observers likened to toddler-speak. “I must have an innate talent for languages or something, because I was able to effortlessly greet her in French […]