It might seem like a distant memory, but the unusually nice summer of 2018 was not that long ago. What did you do during this year’s annual few days of sun? “This summer was amazing. I took my dog on a long walk around the lake in Echternach. I didn’t even have to wear a […]
Cashier who commutes 4 hours each day ‘should be friendlier’ insists expat
LUXEMBOURG-VILLE — A customer of a Luxembourg petrol station has declared that he is fed up with getting frigid treatment from a cashier simply because her life is a drudgery of long commutes, dull work, and minimum salary. “Nearly every time I stop there to fill up my Range Rover or pick up a bottle of […]
French driver accidentally uses turn signal
LUXEMBOURG-VILLE — A driver from the nearby French city of Metz was lauded on Thursday for repeatedly using his turning signal while navigating Luxembourg’s streets. “How totally absurd,” said Sylvie Weydert, who first observed the driver of the red Nissan with French license plates indicate he was making a right turn onto Boulevard de la […]
Sad: nobody will visit couple in Thionville
An expat couple who moved from Luxembourg to Thionville in search of cheaper housing have been unable to persuade anyone to visit them, according to friends who are regularly badgered to make the arduous journey. “Thionville is quite close, literally 30 kilometers away,” Phil Kulik told friends during a night out in Clausen last weekend. […]
Man rescued after being lost in IKEA for 12 days
ARLON, Belgium — A disoriented shopper was rescued on Thursday after being lost for nearly two weeks in an IKEA store near the Luxembourg border. Late last month, Michael Parrish, 33, entered the premises for a “quick stop” to purchase an inexpensive lamp for his infant son’s bedroom and 100 lime-green napkins requested by his […]