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Average ‘moien’ to last 9 seconds by 2050

Citing figures provided by STATEC, experts have predicted that the average duration of Luxembourg’s traditional greeting “moien” will grow to an astounding nine seconds by the year 2050.  “You don’t need a degree in linguistics, high-tech recording equipment, or an understanding of mathematical modeling to know what’s going on,” said Alan Recher, a researcher in […]

‘A little’ English, lies Luxembourger

A Luxembourgish Post employee who was asked if he spoke English and responded by saying “a little” has told a bald-faced lie, according to witnesses. The fraud occurred on Friday morning when Georgia Panagopoulos visited a Post branch in Luxembourg City. “I wanted a new phone, and I had a lot of questions,” said the […]

Don’t tell kids about the existence of monolinguals, say experts

Although many parents want to be honest with their kids, there are some unpleasant facts that children should not know until they grow up, say Luxembourg parenting experts.  Chief among these awful truths, one which can be very distressing to children, is that some people in this world have only one tongue. “We adults know […]

Beast mode: expat TOTALLY KILLS IT by speaking 3 words of Luxembourgish to recycling center staff

A man who moved to Luxembourg 15 years ago and since then has made little effort to learn any of the official languages has nevertheless totally proved himself to be a linguistic rock star by speaking three words of Luxembourgish to recycling center staff.  The display of impromptu kick-assery happened on Friday morning when the […]

Sad: this elderly German couple walked around Luxembourg City for 6 days looking for someone to tell them in German where to find public toilets 

Two elderly German tourists spent nearly a week going around Luxembourg City by foot as they desperately tried to find someone who could give them directions in German to a public toilet.  Witnesses in the city center, many of whom repeatedly saw the couple over the course of six days last week, say it was […]