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Knock A Shining Dog

‘Perform, dammit, and show grandma how many languages you speak,’ hisses expat parent during video chat

May 17, 2022

Expat children Luxembourg languages

A frustrated expat mother has scolded her daughter for yet again refusing to demonstrate her linguistic range during a video call with the little girl’s grandmother. “And how is school going?” inquired the grandmother, aged 65, who lives in a country where people generally speak only one language. “Are you learning a lot?” The mother […]

Filed Under: Expats, Featured Article, Languages

Man afraid Ukrainian refugees will learn Luxembourgish before him

April 6, 2022

A man who has refused to join the rest of the country in welcoming Ukrainian refugees has admitted that he is mainly worried they will learn the local languages before he does. David Last has lived in Luxembourg since 2012 but has yet to make any real effort to learn Luxembourgish, let alone French or […]

Filed Under: Featured Article, Languages, RTL Today

Scandalous lie: Luxembourger claims he speaks ‘a little’ English

October 22, 2021

Luxembourger speaks a little English

A Luxembourger who was approached on the street by a tourist has lied about his language skills, it has been revealed.  Nicolas Goergen, 44, was waiting for a bus after work on Thursday when an unidentified woman in her mid-20s asked if he spoke English.  With a calm, frank look on his face, Goergen replied […]

Filed Under: Featured Article, Languages

Luxembourg agrees to make English official language ‘as long as we get to choose which English it is’

September 30, 2021

English official language Luxembourg

Facing yet more demands that English be adopted as the fourth official language of Luxembourg, the government has decided to agree on the condition that they choose which English it is.    “To the Brits, don’t think we’re going to adopt the Queen’s English just because the UK is, or was,  in Europe,” the government said […]

Filed Under: Expats, Featured Article, Languages, Politics and Government

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

September 8, 2021

Luxembourg languages

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 […]

Filed Under: Featured Article, Languages

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