Integrating has never been easier, as least for one expat who only moved here in January but has effortlessly blended into his surroundings thanks to one word. Seven weeks ago, web developer Sanjay Singh, 29, greeted a neighbor by saying “moien,” to which he got a “moien” in response. By mid-morning, word had got around […]
Embarrassing: this Bierger-Center employee only speaks six languages
LUXEMBOURG-VILLE — A native and resident of Kehlen who works as a civil servant in the capital has admitted to suffering from “deep feelings of inadequacy” and worries that he is “linguistically challenged” when in the presence of colleagues who speak more languages than him. Marco Pohlen, who works in the Bierger-Center, says that recently […]
Registering for INL course a Kafkaesque nightmare
Trying to sign up for a language course via the Institut National des Langues (INL) website is very similar to reading a story by Franz Kafka and then, when the story becomes too horrifying to bear and you close the book, you realize you cannot because you are now the ill-fated protagonist and there is […]
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