LUXEMBOURG-VILLE — A steel company employee known to fake illness at least twice a month has been recognized for her tremendous achievements in acting. At its annual awards ceremony on Friday, the Luxembourg Work Actors’ Guild awarded Aurélie Bardol the Best Acting Sick prize, a golden statuette of a man calling in sick while simultaneously […]
Opinion: We’ve only been neighbors for 5 years and you’re already trying to introduce yourself?
Well hello, yes, we do know each other, but from where? That’s right, your house is next to mine. My wife and I moved in 12 years ago, long before you did. Excellent observation, yes, that means we’ve been neighbors for five years. Nice to meet you too, my name is … Wait a minute. […]
Majority of cross-border workers ‘masochists’
A recent study shows that while some cross-border workers don’t actually enjoy the hellish daily commute into and out of Luxembourg, a majority find it “totally pleasurable,” which is one of the main reasons why they choose to work inside of the country yet live outside of it. Delphine Gilles, 34, a professor of sociology […]
Family visit to apple orchard ends with forced labor
An outing to purchase apples at a Luxembourg orchard turned into a nightmare for one local family after they were forced into servitude. On Saturday, Nicoletta Barastova, 43, along with her partner and two children, visited a farm in the countryside where they believed they could buy apples. Instead of a simple cash for goods […]
Compromise at last: Luxembourg smokers agree to stop exhaling in public
An agreement between the country’s most zealous smokers and its most vociferous anti-smokers was reached late Wednesday night, leading many to believe that hostility between the two camps will finally subside. The deal allows smokers to continue enjoying cigarettes pretty much anywhere in public—on the condition that they don’t exhale and find something else to […]
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