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Anglophone unable to pronounce ‘vin chaud’

December 5, 2017

Pronunciation of vin chaud and Glühwein

LUXEMBOURG-VILLE — An expat’s valiant effort to order seasonal mulled wine ended in catastrophic failure on Sunday after vendors at Luxembourg’s Christmas market couldn’t understand what he was saying. During several tense minutes, the 39-year-old anglophone tried to express that he wanted “vin chaud,” trying variations that included van chowed, vine show, and even voucher. […]

Filed Under: Christmas Market, Expats, Featured Article, French, German, Luxembourgish Customs

Clumsy fool stops at two kisses

November 10, 2017

Luxembourg kissing custom

LUXEMBOURG-VILLE — A veritable walking mess of poor manners has struck again, this time delivering only two kisses when, as everyone in Luxembourg knows, he should have given three. The incident occurred on Friday as the oaf was shopping for predictably oafish shoes on the city center’s Grand Rue. He looked up to see a […]

Filed Under: Expats, Featured Article, Luxembourg City, Luxembourgish Customs

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