The Wealthiest Country in the World | Luxembourg
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- The Wealthiest Country in the World | Luxembourg
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In today's video I travel the the country of Luxembourg which is one of the smallest but wealthiest countries in the world.
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You said 'you only need 1-2 days to visit the entire country as everything is a couple of blocks away'. This is not correct, as you are clearly speaking about the capital city Luxembourg City and not the country. Don't think Luxembourg is similar to for example Monaco. The country itself has much more to offer than what you showed in this video. It has beautiful castles, forests, lakes, ... even a part called 'La Petite Suisse' (Little Switzerland). It's very beautiful and nice for hiking & mountainbiking. Just wanted to set that clear :-)
Wish I could visit this beautiful country 1 day❤️
Agreed ! Ive been to Luxembourg frequently as i live in Germany and this comment is really the truth
Yep that’s absolutely correct!
About 1000km2 bigger than london
exactement!👏
As a Luxembourgish person I have to say that you have some interesting things to say about Luxembourg, but also quiet a few things wrong, especially about the population as we have around 630000 inhabitants and there are around 230000 people from neighboring countries crossing the border to work, so during working hours the population goes up to over 860000.
Plus, you said that a day is enough to see everything of the country, which is completely wrong as there is much to see throughout the countryside.
Lastly, even though Luxembourg is a rather rich county the risk of poverty is still 21,5%, which while still under EU average is still pretty high.
But generally pretty good video. :)
Wish I could visit this beautiful country 1 day❤️
'Risk' of poverty? I've never heard that term, so its possible poverty not present poverty, thats funny, well the rest of the world deals in present poverty not possible so luxembourg is doing just fine
Agree, in a country where 1 of every third worker is from another country GDP per capita no longer is a useful measure for how well the country is doing economically. The number is completely inflated by the migrant workers that dont count towards the capita portion of the metric
@@ridgefrost There are very much people in Luxembourg who live in poverty. They cannot afford to rent or buy a home, not even the smallest. That's why most of the young people go and live in the Germany, Beligium or France.
@@21stellaluna net all…
My mum grew up in Luxembourg and she can speak 7 languages fluently (English, Luxembourgish, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese and German). As a child, she only spoke Portuguese to her parents as her parents came to Luxembourg from Portugal so that was her mother tongue. She lives in the UK now and hasn't been speaking all of them as much so is a bit rusty🤣
Luxembourg and Switzerland are like real life fantasies.
Don't forget Liechtenstein
@@mhdfrb9971 Liechtenstein 🇱🇮 is much richer than Switzerland and Luxembourg in terms of per capita income
As a Luxembourgish resident I'm quite disappointed with this video. Your sources aren't quite correct. Luxembourg's population is not 500 000!!!! Also our country is much bigger than just Luxembourg city. There's a lot to be seen. You could easily need a whole week to visit the most beautiful places in Luxembourg and not just 1 day. As far as for hotels, yes it will be expensive if you book it last minute (like anywhere else). You can get a 5* hotel for less than 200€.
I agree. It seems like this video was meant to be educational, but while watching I found a lot of things to complain about or misinformation.
It's still sad that so many people decide to only visit Luxembourg city when there are so many things our country has to offer: Müllerthal, the different castles (Burg Burscheid, Vianden Castle, ...), The whole Moselle region (it also probably has the best Luxembourgish specialties), Ettelbruck, the Minet, etc
+ The BigMac price is absolutely wrong. He took the BigMac Menu price
agreed
It is simply not true that 25 percent of the population are millionaires. Also a lot of families can't afford to buy or rent houses or flats in Luxembourg, so they emigrate to Germany, France and Belgium while still working in Luxembourg.
Well actually, I'm in Luxembourg right now too and I would say that there is a lot more to see than just Luxembourg City. The forests are beautiful and I'm in Esch-Sur-Alzette which is another decent-sized city with a beautiful park nearby. Many times just visiting the capital doesn't give you the full experience of any country. Your friend also forgot to mention that the country is very diverse in the sense of having many different cultures because of immigrants coming to live there.
Half of us are Luxemburgers with luxemburgish ancestors, please don't forget us. We have our own language and traditions
@@21stellaluna Of course, I was just mentioning something he left out. Not trying to diminish your representation.
@@ta0304 Sadly you are right. There are less and less of us.
@@ta0304 No, that's not true. Traditionally Luxemburgers own their own houses or appartments. Fortunately, until now there are no taxes to pay when we inherit from our parents or grand-parents. Those who are lucky enough to own a home are lucky, all the others have no chance
@@21stellaluna ur such a clown omg
I find it to be offensive when a non-national person tells the world that our national language is a "dialect - german mixed with french words". Because it is neither a dialect nor is it german mixed with french words.
To be fair, the luxemburgish language stole a lot of words from the french and german vocabulary😅
but it is a dialect..
@@larabreyd If you don`t speak the luxembourgish language you are not entitled to judge it.
@@reuterromain1054 yes I speak it:) I was born in Luxembourg but I’m not very proud for it but it’s okay it’s just my opinion. I respect yours
I find luxembourgish to be a mix of german, high german. Sounds a bit like dutch for me too ngl
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As a person who was born and raised in Luxembourg i just wanna put out a disclaimer. There are lots of jobs in Luxembourg and it is fairly easy to get a job PROVIDED that you speak English (international companies) and/or most of the national languages (luxembourgish, german, french) AND that you have at least a Bachelors degree. Ive seen too many people come to luxembourg bc someone told them how nice it is and moving here just to live through hell on earth. Accomodation might be the biggest misery bc most places now dont even rent you a place anymore if you are not in an fixed indetermined work contract (cdi). If you only have a contract for like a year or 2 (cdd) most people will not rent you their place. Thus creating lots of black work and unethical contracts and living situations.
Also if this wasnt enough to show you a little more about what reality is really like in Luxembourg: the stat that shows how rich we are is actually NOT a true representation of reality. Lots of companies headquarters are moving to luxembourg and their big bosses along high jacking our stats. And the eu parliament and court that are situated in luxembourg have a special agreement that exempt their workers from lots of taxes which creates a huge difference between their salaries and those of any other person working in Luxembourg.
Of course not all is bad, the fact that a lot of things are becoming free in luxembourg (public transport, school books, daycare for children etc) is bc politics noticed that it is getting harder to live in luxembourg and that a lot of people are being forced to move to the borders bc property in luxembourg is just unaffordable. Take some bills of their shoulders allows them to invest back into luxembourg again
Thank you so much for this ...
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Amazing job Brett and Chris, good to see you two coming over here.
Been in Luxembourg almost 9 years now, and I am still amazed, my daughters were born here and it's still incredible hearing a 4yrs old and a 6yrs old fluently speaking 4 languages already!
As for the millionaires, given the prices of housing everyone who has a house can classify as such, albeit everyone has a huge mortage to afford those as well.. but yes, many Porsches and Bentleys!
btw you can more or less visit the city in 24hrs yes, but the "country" is way bigger, and there are hidden gems spread all around that are worth a visit, next time stay few days more and we'll show you around!
I’m fascinated by this tiny state !
Nice channel ! Good job Brett
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As someone born in Luxembourg, I can see why it is a really nice place to live in.
To be hoenst, I am quite satisfied. There is only the issue of expensive houses and the education system that used to drive me crazy 😂
Our education is trash, I hate it
@@Myriam-nk2fw How come?
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@@stevensiegert To summarise my opinion. It is just old-fashioned, it's the same thing all over again. Imagine living in a home and then walking out of it after graduation. Outside of the house is a world that is changing rapidly like never seen before.
@@daweichen7142 I can agree with this
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I really liked this vid, liked that you gave more information about the country instead of just prices of hotels and restaurants.
Really nice to see our country shown on youtube, but a bit gutted that no ‘real’ Luxembourger joined to give some ‘real’ information about life in Luxembourg, language, culture, etc. , that are not the clichés as mentionned here
True, if that Marina girl would have atleast been a real luxembourger, I would have been so happy but after she pronounced 'feierstengs Zalot' I knew she wasn't... And she even said luxembourgish is a dialect, what is she talking about? It's a real language!!
@@Myriam-nk2fw Maybe you Luxembourgers should be more open minded and let "foreigners" into your closed society? We are not only here to work for your Luxembourg income. Btw. Marina was absolutely correct: Luxembourgish is a German dialect with a few French words. Not even Swiss German is considered a language although no German speaker understands their awesome and cute dialect! In contrast, any German speaker can read and understand "Luxembourgish" because it is just a dialect. Leider wahr ;-)
@@matthewmic12345 Luxembourgish is a real language and a dialect. Germans have it easy with luxembourgs because it is closely related to high german
@@matthewmic12345 Bullshit ! Luxemburgisch is a language and it developed from Moselfränkisch.
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I always love those drone shots. Especially that one when you were sitting by the window. Beautiful video.
I was just in Luxembourg since I am Dual citizen with Luxembourg. If you know what you are doing you can find cheap deals. I decided to stay in a hotel for 5 days and it was 350 euro for the week. My lunches averaged around 8 euro. Also since inside country transport is free I took the train and bus to Echternach Luxembourg where I spent time as a child.
I’m a native, and whilst I really enjoyed your video, I also have to say that unfortunately you got a bunch of stuff wrong 😅 One of them is that we definitely do not have that many millionaires! 😅 Yes wages are decent but life in Luxembourg is hella expensive! I also feel like you could have found a much cheaper hotel, as the Grand Hotel Cravat is quiet expensive haha But all in all it was really nice to see my beautiful country on your channel ;) It is a nice country to grow up in and it has lots to offer and so much to see. Come back any time ! ;)
I live in Trier and come often to fill my car in luxembourg 😂
Hey can you please tell about the medical profession there if you have some info
My dear can you tell me more about. Your country ?
Will love to visit there one day..
Welcome to my country! Glad you liked Luxembourg Brett! I've been following you for some time now and really enjoy your content! Keep doing you brother!
Very lovely and unique country you live in. Can’t wait to come back
@@brettconti Let's grab a coffee or two then 👀
@Brett Conti Well, next time, you should choose someone who is luxembourgish to interview them and actually have accurate info. 🤷🏻♀️
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Awesome video!!! 😌 your editing skills and personality are amazing and the perfect combination! Thank you for showing us this place and offering us this awesome tour! 🤗
Long awaited Brett's content
I’m so happy you went to Luxembourg!! I loved it there and it was super cool because my brother could speak French and I could speak German and we could both be understood by anyone there. It’s also a place that truly looks like a fairy tale to me and is just so peaceful and happy.
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I'm a Luxemburger (although I'v been living in Paris for near on forty years now) and I have a slight correction : you CAN'T see the whole country in a day. You can see the whole of Luxembourg City in a day, but not the country.
Peaceful and beautiful, french makes your life comfortable
I live in Luxembourg and this video made me appreciate this place and the chance I have! Great content!
So Luxembourgish teen here, we are at about 670.000 people in the country right now with an additional 220.000 cross-border workers. So we're quite a bit more than 500.000 people. Also you might want to add that, about half the population immigrated. It's extremely diverse. One big thing is that you mixed up the country's name with the name of it's capital, both of them being Luxembourg. There is a whole lot more to see, the East is known for it's wine, the South for the steel industry which made the country rich, and the North is very rural with a lot of forrests and lakes.
The biggest negativ point is the housing crisis we're facing, there is not a house under a million euro sold these days. 20 years ago it was 1/3 of that price.
That was a nice recap of the Luxembourg city. I'm living here as student since September and I love Luxembourg. 🇱🇺 Actually U can't believe how many free things they offer us as student it's very unique country and university.
How is it there am planning to soon come
Awesome video Brett !! Thanks for sharing ! I will be there in two days coming from Paris.
Now I'm planning to add Luxembourg to my Euro trip because of your video. Thanks, Brett!
I'd definitely advise you not to, depending on how long is your Euro trip! This is one of the last place to see in Europe
This country was so fascinating and underrated!! A must see if you’re visiting Europe
Amazing video BC! Luxembourg is beautiful!
I've also heard it's the size of Rhode Island!!
Andorra and Luxembourg which country is bigger
@@toheebadeshina2740 Luxembourg is way bigger than Andorra
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Beautiful coverage before something shaping up for myself. Thank you for compact content n yes dad jokes too
Luxembourger here, thanks for your visit.
I live in Luxembourg for about 5 years...and I'm not feeling rich at all. I could say that from some point of view is quite stressfull as the rents are very high and to buy something is almost impossible, so the risk to become poor (in case you loose your job, have an accident etc.)is very high. Also there are plenty of jobs, but also the competitivness is high and the employers are not very nice...the cases of depressions has increased signifincatly in the last decade.
Finally someone who knows and speaks the truth about Luxembourg! Please see Switzerland mate! You will earn more and save more, rent is the same as in Lux (!) but you have an extremely high standard of living with competent services and people. On top of that you have splendid lakes and mountains.
@@matthewmic12345 maybe Switzerland would have been better...but I happened to find a pretty good job here...also my wife, the kids are well integrated in school...financially not really worth it. Will see..
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@@naledimangena6082 It was fantastic. I had a great time. I visited, The Netherlands, Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Poland, the Czech republic , Italy, spain, Monaco, Switzerland, Lichtenstein.
@@aliciafields-worldtravelle8248 thanks. I would really like to move there soon.
Wow so beautiful like straight out of a movie. Looks so relaxing
Glad you liked the country ;) great video!
Loving these travel videos more than the NYC ones honestly. This was amazing. Now I'm curious to learn more about Luxembourg!
Not to be an arse, just want to point out some things wrong or misunderstood.
1) Transports are free but they're originally meant to combat the vehicle flood. (Isnt working well because the public network isnt on point yet)
2) Luxembourgish is not a dialect. Yes the language uses words from German or French but do not confuse it with either language.
3) Do NOT eat fast food in Luxembourg. It's expensive and most of the times you get some real food for similar prices.
4) Try to find hotels outside of the capital since the public network to and from the capital are well established.
5) Luxembourg city is not the whole country. There's Vianden for its castle, The Giele Botter marching trecks etc which are all outside of the capital.
Just in time, heading there next weekend!
A thing to add to the public transport being for free is maybe that they abolished the commuter allowance (Pendlerpauschale) which you could subtract from your taxes when introducing free public transport. So it actually is cheaper for the government now and people are more motivated to use public transport now.
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FYI, 23rd June was the National Day of Luxembourg, thats probably why hotels were so expensive. Moved here 2 years ago and i love it!
Hi! Isn't it boring? I am moving to Lux this September and kinda worried about this. Seems like Lux is a posh village with few things to do.
Love the travel videos!! I just came back from Germany and UK
Everyone seems happier and healthier too
As a tax executive, I use to travel to Luxembourg annually for directors meetings. I use to stay at a hotel a couple of doors down from that McDonalds called Hotel Place D’Armes - was awesome! I only ever dealt with one lawyer who was actually from Luxembourg. Everyone else commuted in daily from surrounding countries. I loved my time there and would love to go back one day!
I am studying to become a lawyer there.
Where I went for undergrad (Miami University) actually has a campus there oddly enough. 100+ students got to travel abroad there each semester. Had no idea it was the richest country in Europe though…
Wow🤩 I never realised Luxembourg was so beautiful, thanks to the video I learnt a lot🤔 well now waiting for the new video to come out looking forward to it! ❤️👍
Nice to see the luxembourg in video, since i'm luxembourgish, ans go often at this mcdonald, 8.95 euro it's not the price of one big mac but the price of the menu(big mac alone is like 6 euro). If not, like other comment you miss fact about luxembourg, you can visit lot of more than what's you say.
Was literally just thinking, “I haven’t checked in with Brett in a while.” Great timing!
Took a quick break but we are back 💪🏽
So great to see you enjoyed it a lot! I'm trying to show on my channel a bit how is it to live in Lux and it makes me so happy you loved the fairytale modern city 🥰
Love your videos - thanks for sharing !!
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Me and my family used to live in Luxembourg and we just moved to London but we miss Luxembourg so much! Though it's more of a quite country but Luxembourg has a special place in my heart. Thank you for your video, this make me feel like home again ❤️
Why did you move to London? The country looks so beautiful.
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thanks for this vlog i enjoyed watching it + the side jokes of your brother :) be going there for few days on august and watching your vlog made me more excited ;) :)
Hello from Luxembourg. Go into the north of the country. There's beautiful nature. I live in the east. I find it cool that the public transport is free, I can drive with the Bus to my lycée my high school.
I stayed at the Grand Hotel Cravat at the end of March when I went to reclaim my Luxembourg Nationality 😍. I only had a day to explore, so I pretty much only saw what you saw there around Lux City, but I look forward to going back to see the castles and the countryside 🇱🇺
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Love Luxembourg!!! Even more the dad jokes!
In 2019 I went there and loved it. It is my second fave city in the world. Great content!
I watch all your videos, those are very very interesting. Thank you for the interesting information.
As a Luxembourger I had to laugh quite a few times :D
- Tête de veau? never ate it or even seen it on a menu ^^
- you said the naughty "Tax haven" word , and to be clear that's not the source of the "wealth" because most big multinationals pay barely any money in form of taxes, however, like amazon they employ a lot of people which than leads to income tax. The average Luxembourgish person is by no means rich. And the wealth which is displayed in the city is rarely from locals. Actually an increasing amount of people cant afford living here. Housing prices doubled within 5y. Due to the same reasons than everywhere but also because European institutions provide housing and drive the prices, building permits are hard to get and labour is expensive.
-Luxembourg has indeed a lot cross border workers (which are not expats) but it's not 50%, The population living in Lux consists of 50% of people not holding the Luxemburgish nationality. Luxembourg has actually almost 600000 People living here and a job market which is even bigger (I guess +/- 150000 cross border workers). Luxembourg City has with its outskirts 115000 inhabitants.
-Very Expensive cars indeed, but often leased because you can deduct them from company expanses. So entrepreneurs tend to spoil themselves sometimes.
-The hotel which you got is in the city and top notch central, if you go out of the center into the country of Luxembourg (you visited the city only) you get Hotel rooms around 80€
-Luxembourg is not only Luxembourg City and walking would take more than a few minutes ;)
I (luxembourgish) absolutely agree with all your points! I literally don't know anyone who ever tried tête de veau and the place in the video is the first one where i saw it being served. There's so many luxembourgish dishes which he could have talked about (Kniddelen, Judd Mat Gardebounen, Wäinzossis, Gromperekichelcher...)
but he chose the weirdest thing on the menu.
@@icecremelove Well I think it was misleading by Marina. As a tourist I would have found that also weird and talked about it. Not sure where she got it from since it wasn't mentioned in her Luxembourg eats post if I remember correctly.
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I agree with ALMOST all of this comment - the only exception being the fact that, frankly, the tax haven status of Luxembourg *is* the source of it’s “wealth” (never mind the fact that it is kinda hilarious to refer to that inflated GDP metric as “wealth” but that’s an argument for another day). Those companies may not pay much of any corporate taxes - that’s kinda the point of a tax haven, after all - but let’s be totally clear here: without those insanely generous tax benefits, it’d be a very tough sell to convince the vast majority of those companies like Amazon to set up shop and hire lots of people at high wages in Luxembourg in the first place. The only reason those jobs (and their accompanying income taxes) exist in Luxembourg is the fact that it’s effectively a corporate tax haven. Lots of people around Europe consider Luxembourg to be a parasite state, and with pretty good reason; that didn’t just happen because more than 10% of the continent woke up one morning and randomly decided to pick on the country. The revelations in the ICIJ’s Lux Leaks 1 and 2 have pretty clearly demonstrated the cost of its corporate tax scheme on other European countries.
I also think the fact that some Luxembourgers had the concerns outlined in the following excerpt from the linked article demonstrates that at least some Luxembourgers are acutely aware of their country’s fiscal survival strategy - and its potentially irritating effects for other European governments that are being bled dry by it:
“Some Luxembourgers warned for years that the country had relied too much on the financial sector. Big countries will tolerate this, they say, till the money in Europe dries up and irritation bubbles over.”
The only reason the “irritation” hasn’t “bubbled over” is precisely the fact that Luxembourg is a tiny country so potential tax losses for bigger EU countries don’t really happen at large enough scale for them to care too much about it. But if Luxembourg had the population of Italy or Spain and tried to get away with that same tax haven strategy at that scale, that would’ve been a serious problem, and the reactions to it would’ve been immediate and very, Very different.
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@@Antonio-wh3oq Well yes Luxembourg is an irritant to some bigger Companies but for sure not only because of the Luxleaks revelations. In the pre 200s and early 200s that was for sure the strategy. However The Netherlands and Ireland, to name two are not pursuing any different strategy. Since than though things changed. Think of ot as a free Membership for the first two years. Now Luxembourg has attracted so many companys in Finance, Insurance and Fund that it is well established. the regulators are close by, easily accessible and regulations and Directifs from the EU are rarely changed but just passed on and that immediately put into place. This is attractive to many players and coupled with a competitive taxing a good reason to stay.
If you look at actual taxhavens like the British Channel Islands or Taxas, Cayman and so on thats a whole different story.
And you have to see it from an other angle. What could Luxembourg have if not the Finance, Fund and Tech Industry? There is no Space for agriculture nor resources for heavy industry. Water and Energy are just due to the size of the country fairly Limited. Same for the workforce. There would be no Luxembourg anymore if they hadn't found ther Niche. That France and Germany would love to add that tax money into their Pocket is clear.
I work there in Luxembourg in finance and yes I can clearly say that this country offers opportunities and a satisfactory salary level. Very realistic vlog!
Can I know more about this country please as you are living in here and working ??
More specifically you are working in which sector and industry ma'm ?
@@amnaadil3290 in fund industry
Super cool that you actually meet someone who watches your channel from Luxumberg
Hi from Luxembourg 🇱🇺
You conveniently ignored Esch-Sur-Sure lake area. The Müllerthal Trail, the Remich River walk, the Bämbesch Forest, the historical districts of Echternach, Clervaux Castle, Vianden Castle etc.
You're joking right? All done in one day, you forgot to add the Rokhal in Esch
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Very beautiful and pleasant video! Thank you for the information!
Hey great vid, however the population of Luxembourg is 630,000 and commuters arent counted in that number. On weekdays we get about 250,000 commuters, maybe a little more so in the week our population goes up to 850,000-900,000
I think the cost of Living there was pretty expensive but it's nice country❤️
It’s nice to run into a fellow accountant! I’m (or was) an auditor at one of the big four firms! I used to work with a lotta people in Lux since they have a huge AWM presence in Lux
Sir Waoooo that's greattt,
Which professional degree do you hold there and how's your experience sir ?
added on my bucketlist!!
Grand Duc Henri doesn't really reside in the palace in Luxembourg City. He lives further north in Colmar-Berg at the Berg Castle. And you definitely need more than a day to visit all of luxembourg. Yes you can drive across it and pretty much anywhere within a day, but to visit everything properly and actually explore everything, you need a bit more than a day .
And luxembourgish is definitely NOT A DIALECT! It's a language. Like french in france or german in germany, luxembourgish is actually a language!
A big Mac is 5,95 Euro ;) in Luxembourg just had one yesertday and in Switzerland its more expensive, Big Mac here is 9,6 Euro
BEAUTIFUL AND CLEAN CITY ATMOSPHERE.
Very interesting place to visit
Thanks for the tour
Could you try out Sweden. That’s one of the places I really want to visit when I’m old enough. Maybe you could do a Scandinavian series
sweden 15 years ago was probably a top 3 best country to live in. now its just a shithole tbh..
This was a very good video, I myself have lived in Luxembourg my entire life, but not in the capital. I think you could talk more about the important monuments in the capital, such as the Cathedral, the Gelle Fraa (the golden woman), the Philharmony etc. There is so much to see. But I still enjoyed this video.
Very well made and eye opening video.
Great video can’t wait to visit someday
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The thing is, you only asked people that aren't inherently Luxembourgish or were born in Luxembourg about what it is like to live there, and I think it makes a big difference if people lived there all their lives compared to people living here since september. Also, in the eyes of people that aren't really familiar with our culture, it's easy to get things wrong. We aren't all rich btw. For me, it really hurts when I see my country being portrayed as a place where everybody is wealthy, when a lot of people are struggling with finding affordable housing for example. Only people with high ranking jobs from the firms that set up shop here are mostly the wealthy ones, too. People with jobs that aren't in the business sector are not paid as much. Plus, it's hard to get a loan for housing, too, so don't get your hopes up if you're young and want to move out of your parent's home because you probably can't afford anything decent to live on your own. Especially if you're starting your career. It's just saddening that a lot of people don't talk about the financial struggles a lot of us in the country are going through and depicting our country as if everybody was living in richness. The cost of living simply outweighs the 'high' paychecks. You always have to think twice as a young adult if you want to go out to eat with friends because chances are the bill is gonna cost you at leat 45 Euros... PLus the people that come here in hopes of earning a lot of money are mostly very disappointed when they find out that it's not gonna happen for everyone. If this is not the reason for them to leave, they will eventually when they think that it is too 'boring' here. I am gonna end my rant here, but yeah, I had to get it off of my chest.
Are you living there nowww toooo?? How's you doing now dear.
Thank you so much for this insight dear. Very helpful..
Loved your video and happy you enjoyed our little country :) (which has way more to offer than the city centre by the way). But also just wanted to clarify that Luxembourgish is an official language and not a dialect! Also, most citizens know a fifth language, usually the one from where they originate :) were very multi culti here ✌️
Schwachsinn, "Luxemburgisch" ist keine Sprache sondern ein deutscher Dialekt mit ein paar frz. Wörtern. Marina hat das auch richtig erklärt. Jeder Deutschsprachige versteht zumeist Luxemburgisch und kann das auch lesen. Im Gegensatz dazu versteht keiner Schweizerdeutsch und die Schweizer sagen ja auch dass das eine eigene "Sprache" ist! Dann wäre Bairisch oder sogar Wienerisch eine eigene Sprache :)
@@matthewmic12345 no need to become passiv aggressiv. It is indeed is very similar to German, noone is arguing that, but it IS an official language since 1984.
@@matthewmic12345 It is a language, extremely related to high german
Sadly not. Ist ein einfacher regionaler Dialekt mit einem Schuss französischer Wörter.
@@matthewmic12345 Informier dich doch einfach bevor du Quatsch schreibst. Luxemburgisch ist eine anerkannte Sprache mit eigener Grammatik. Es entwickelte sich aus dem Moselfränkischen.
The grand duke’s Palace in Luxembourg City is just the political residence, it is attached to the Luxembourgish parlement. The grand Duke lives in Colmar-Berg Castle up in the centre of the country
i really enjoyed this vlog brett
You have to go outside of the capital city to see that Luxemburg isn't actually that rich. Yes you see a lot of money in Luxembourg city because people can afford to live there. Housing is expensive everywhere in Luxemburg but especially in the capital.
😂 ok.. nice vlog. But you got the population part wrong. About 660000 people live in Luxembourg. During the week you have about 300k-350 who commute. We are a small country, but not that small anymore.
I’m an American who was born in Luxembourg. If you travel there I highly recommend going to the Mondorph Therms (hot baths) and Oberwweiss (a legendary Luxembourgish pastry shop)
Incredible Luxembourg video!
Some things I've noticed I would like to correct, not mentioned in other comments. The fourth language is not English, is Portoguese :) there is an huge Portoguese population and some government communication (i.e. vaccines) are in Portoguese too!
About the prices, I'm not really sure a big Mac is more expensive here than in Switzerland. Just checked on the menu, a big Mac is 4.30 euros!
Ye I went to check on Wedely. He took the BigMac Menu price instead of the normal BigMac price. (Tho Wedely shows me 5.95€ for BigMac in Strassen)
Finally someone who is saying something correct about Luxembourg!
I think the language part rather refers to the educational curricula, as everyone that goes to highschool should be able to speak French German Luxemburgish and English, yet not every luxemburgish high school student speaks portuguese
"Everything is just a couple blocks away"... Not quite. That's just our capital, Luxembourg city. The country is a bit bigger and there's a bunch of other towns you can reach by car (or public transport). If you drive about 50 minutes North of Lux city you reach the Belgian border there, and it's about 15-20 minutes South to get to France. Towns like Echternach and Vianden are worth a visit too among others.
As for our population: It's about 630000 within the country (120000 of those in Luxembourg city), and swells up to over 900000 during workdays with all the commuters from the surrounding nations. I doubt 25% of us are millionaires. We do have a high standard of living (visible in the amount and types of cars on the road) and certainly some very wealthy people too but a lot of the GDP is actually generated by all these companies funneling their money through the country for the tax benefits and not by people earning that much.
You got the languages right though: Apart from our mother tongue Luxembourgish, we start learning German and French immediately in primary school, and English usually follows in secondary school.
We drove through Luxembourg on our way from Germany to France and we stopped there for a couple of hours.
The thing I remember the most about it is they have many many stores and I was told that the majority of shoppers are German or French because they pay less vat
I live in luxembourg and you can do A LOT of things with 100dolars in luxembourg. eating in a REAL restaurant with entrance main plate and a beer can cost you as little as 15euros, u can get 5 15cl beers for about 10euros, a great cappuccino for 2,70euros, u can buy books and other normal stuff at normal price, u can go to the swimming pool for 3euros for 2 hours (gym included) etc etc etc. on a more expensive restaurant you can excepect to pay 30euros including everything (in fact I have been to bruxelles very reacently and it is WAY WAY more expensive than luxembourg)
Yes to Chris’ “Luxembourg-er” joke. 😂
Hello from luxembourg :) you have to visit "müllerthal in Luxembourg" it is an other world. I decided to spend my holidays this sommer there. Not to expensiv but so much nature!!! 😍
Funny, wait until you see the Alps or the Scottish Highlands!
I think I will have to come and live there with my children.Want to feel the experience. Love from the Caribbean.
This is nice!! I will have to visit.
I got admitted to the Uni of Lux. Great to realize how awesome this is!😄
you will be so bored, terrible choice as a student
@@cevanille1104 you have experience of living in Luxembourg as a student?
@@amalyakurbanova1328 As a young worker I have experience of the place, it is not the best if you are in your twenties, however I can give you advice and tips.
@@cevanille1104 I am almost 30. I am not a great fan of night life! Yes, would be really nice to get some tips and advice. Thanks.
@@cevanille1104 Please can you help provide answers to my questions. I'm an African with plans of studying in uni of Lux.
1.Please how's life for blacks in Lux?
2. How's the school life?
3. What's the chances of a black student getting a part-time job?
All these, are questions I need answers to.
Nice review of the capital city of luxembourg, but there is a lot more to see in the rest of luxembourg, as there are various beautiful castles and villages and many idyllic hiking trails. Even tho luxembourg is a small country, you have a few different "regions" to visit. You have the éisleck or luxembourgish ardennes in the north, the minett which is shaped by an industrial boom of the past century in the south and the mosel with plenty of vineyards in the east.
Castles? They are mostly closed in the weekends and there are not as many as in Germany or Austria and as beautiful! Where are the promised castles ? So far Vianden is the one most people have visited.
@@matthewmic12345 The larochette one is beautiful too
@@Deeznuts-rv7by no offence but the castles in Austria or France and Germany are more breathtaking and open to visitors
@@matthewmic12345 Fair but luxembourg is small so u cant expect much
@@Deeznuts-rv7by It's not the size of the boat, it's the motion of the ocean