I’ve been working at this supermarket for many years, long enough to recognize our regular customers. The woman who always wears yoga pants and does her weekly shopping on Tuesday mornings. The gentleman who rushes in every Friday about five minutes before we close to grab a frozen pizza. And so on. Which brings me […]
Everyone on LinkedIn ‘taking the piss’
Every person who shares articles, makes posts, comments, and reacts on the professional networking site LinkedIn is simply taking the piss, it has been revealed. “I shared an article about using AI to automate meaningful B2B contact and remarked that it was a ‘fascinating must-read,’” said Gasperich resident John Parker. “Which is funny because I […]
Opinion: the best part about my job is getting to speed off right as someone runs up
Being a bus driver can be stressful, but the perks make up for it. You work on your own and spend the day cruising around in an expensive vehicle with a 350-horsepower engine. You’re also part of a tribe, and you get to give that fun little two-finger wave to other bus drivers. And yet, […]
Furnished rentals now come with own useless partner who never helps out
An agency that specializes in providing totally furnished rentals has begun offering apartments that come with their own totally useless partner who spends his time watching television series, expecting you to do the housework, and occasionally showing you funny YouTube videos. Rebecca Doyle, co-founder of Furnished Flats & You, says the offering is the next […]
If other countries used their names as Luxembourg does with ‘Letz’
The key to successful tourism development is turning your country’s name into a clever and/or cheesy English pun. Luxembourg (Lëtzebuerg) is lucky insofar that there are thousands of ways to play around with “Letz,” including “Let’s Make It Happen,” the nation-branding slogan. What if other European countries tried to get in on the action? France […]
Food delivery guy on e-scooter silently flies through night like one of Tolkien’s dreaded Ringwraiths
A food delivery man has been observed flying through the darkened night streets, stealthily and at a “supernatural speed,” as if he were a dreaded Ringwraith from J.R.R. Tolkien’s “The Lord of the Rings” series. Around 11 p.m. on Tuesday, Amazon employee Karsten Huneke was walking along his street in Luxembourg City when he heard […]
France agrees to formally recognize your French
After years insisting that such a move would betray the country’s values and heritage, France has announced that it will finally recognize your French. French President Emmanuel Macron made the announcement on Tuesday at the UN Headquarters in New York, admitting that it is time to recognize your French despite how poorly pronounced, inelegant, and […]
Unfair citizenship loophole? You may be exempted from language test if you can make your grumpy neighbor smile
In what’s being called a good deal for everyone involved, a new law states that anyone applying for citizenship may be exempted from taking the Luxembourgish language exam – known as the Sproochentest – if they can make their grumpy neighbor smile. “Everyone has at least one neighbor who walks around with a scowl on […]