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

Monolinguals Luxembourg

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 […]

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

Expat Luxembourgish

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 […]

Filed Under: Expats, Featured Article, Languages

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 

Elderly German couple

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 […]

Filed Under: Featured Article, Languages, Luxembourg City

He speaks 5 languages but doesn’t know the word for these in any of them

Luxembourger doesn't know word for

A Luxembourg man who speaks five languages with a high degree of proficiency has admitted that the flip side is that he does not know the word in any language for certain everyday items. “It’s true that I can speak and understand five languages and get by in two others,” said Gil Martins, who not […]

Filed Under: Featured Article, Languages

French-speaking bakery employee who hears 134 variations of ‘croissant’ every day still pretends not to understand you

An employee of a popular Luxembourg City bakery chain has insisted that she cannot understand your pronunciation of the word “croissant” despite the fact she hears 134 variations of the word every day. The charade took place on Thursday after you stopped in for a coffee and a pastry around 9:15 a.m. “Un croissant, s’il […]

Filed Under: Expats, Featured Article, Languages

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