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Confusion, anger as man tries to speak to Delhaize employee in German

November 6, 2019

Man tries to speak German at Delhaize in Luxembourg

LUXEMBOURG-VILLE — At least one person was severely confused while a dozen people were left mildly irritated on Wednesday after a man at a Delhaize in the capital attempted to speak German to an employee stocking shelves. “Hallo,” said the man, who was later identified as a Koblenz construction worker named Manfred. “Wo ist der […]

Filed Under: Featured Article, German, Languages, Luxembourg City, Shopping

Monolingual Luxembourger discovered

October 14, 2019

Monolingual Luxembourger discovered

A woman believed to be the only Luxembourger who speaks just one language has been found in the north of the country where she claims to have spent the last 80 years living in a cave. The party of hikers who found the woman on Sunday say she didn’t understand when they addressed her in […]

Filed Under: Featured Article, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, Languages, Luxembourgish

‘Franglais’ recognised as official EU language

August 29, 2019

Amid shouts of “c’est très good” and “at longue last,” Franglais has become the 24th official language of the European Union.  Franglais, a blend of French and English, has been spoken for centuries by the upper echelons of both francophone and anglophone societies, usually by those wishing to seem educated and worldly even as they’re […]

Filed Under: Europe, Expats, Featured Article, French, Languages, RTL Today

Dog better at languages than you

May 7, 2019

Luxembourg dog better at languages that you

Confirming suspicions that you are linguistically challenged, a team of researchers from the University of Wiltz have determined that a dog from the middle of the country has a much greater fluency in languages than you. “Despite her pea-sized brain, a memory reinforced only by dog biscuits, and a tendency to lose interest after 30 […]

Filed Under: Featured Article, Languages

How to not cringe when your partner tries to speak French

April 5, 2019

How to not cringe when your partner tries to speak French

You’re having a nice lunch out with a romantic partner. The waitress approaches and suddenly your partner begins to choke, only he’s not choking. He’s trying to speak French, and even though no one understands him, he presses on. Your face breaks into an expression of equal parts sympathy and shame. Here are five tips […]

Filed Under: Expats, Featured Article, French, Languages

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