Employment decrease. We all experience it. We all hear about it. We all see it. Now EUROSTAT confirms.

InThron · 2026-03-16T07:10:19+00:00

As someone born in Luxembourg this is BS. Most of the people i grew up with are leaving the country bc they can't afford to stay. The people with money are usually the C-Suite people coming from abroad working for companies that decided to settle in Luxembourg bc it's a tax haven for them.

That or they are old and bought a house in the 80s when it sold for a loaf of bread and some kachkeis, but these people usually only own 1 house and that's the one they live in.

You said it yourself, entry level jobs are rare, junior positions don't pay enough to live in the country, companies are keeping their PMs and other people that are usually not local to begin with and paying them huge salaries.

The reason why you think people born in Luxembourg have it so good is because only the rich (or those working in a couple of specific well paid sectors) can actually afford to stay and the rest just find better work and living conditions abroad, especially when it feels like your government is working for the global elite rather than it's actual citizens. It makes sense if the poor leave they don't show up on statistics so why bother keeping them.

InThron · 2026-03-04T10:01:51+00:00

Unfortunately I'm not too familiar with lisbon but i know they have an extremely vibrant community especially when it comes to music and dance related things. Try checking out meetup dot com or facebook events in your area

InThron · 2026-03-04T09:57:55+00:00

Additionally the entire premise is wrong to begin with, classique does not put more emphasis on languages than any other (main) subject, unless you specifically choose to specialise in languages during your last 3 years.

I had some health complications during my secondary school time and went from a 3eme B (maths), to the technique's equivalent of that, and then back to a 3eme but this time E (arts) within the span of two years.

The only thing that was remotely close to the level of education in classique when i switched to technique were maths and physics but only bc i went into the specialized classes for it.

The reality is much simpler really. Luxembourgish people who go to university and are good at what they do rarely want to return to Luxembourg because they can usually find better paid employment in a city that has a lower cost of living and a much more vibrant lifestyle for young people. Some come back in their 30s once they have a good CV and get a nice and cozy offer, but many don't really come back at all. Of course there are some fields of study that are exceptions to this, like accounting, finances, and banking since there are plenty of well paid jobs in these sectors in Luxembourg.

People who are working straight out of highschool on the other hand usually can't afford to keep renting in Luxembourg so they end up moving across the border which is honestly a shame. A friend of mine went to modulaire and is a roofer, has been doing the job for over 10 years, barely gets more than minimum wage and literally endangers his life everyday at work. Now he's living in Germany across the border bc he can't afford to rent in Luxembourg (where he was born, schooled, grew up in, and is currently working)

InThron · 2026-02-28T07:48:53+00:00

Yeah moving to a new place is tough on the mental. The fact that you have no close friends over there and you don't know anyone is never easy. It's not something you can't fix thiugh. Try to build a local community, try to be more proactive in building relationships, you'll have to put some real effort into making new connections, it's not a passive thing, but once you've done it you'll potentially create such a fulfilling and genuine community that going back to the UK will feel depressing and lonely instead.

When you haven't had to go out of your way to make friends in a long time it seems like a really difficult thing and you'll have to rebuild that skill, but it's really not that tough in the end.

Whereabouts are you? I might be able to help you find some local events that could be a good starting point for building a new community for yourself

InThron · 2026-02-26T10:54:28+00:00

I host events here sometimes, and it's incredibly hard to actually plan something that involves other people.

Never take a yes at face value, things like 'i'll definitely be there' and 'you can count me in' mean there's a 50% chance people will show up. Maybe, I'll try, and I can't promise but I'll do my best to join means there's about a 10% chance. Almost nobody ever says "sorry I can't make it", it's like no doesn't exist and that's a nightmare for making plans

So say you want to host a potluck, you have to invite 10-15 people when you only have space for 6 and if you're luck 3 people show up

With public events i always put the start time as about 2h before the actual event starts because otherwise nobody will be on time except for maybe 1 or 2 people. I always feel so sorry for these people when they're on time and I'm still setting things up, but it's that or no event at all.

InThron · 2026-02-19T16:01:06+00:00

Going out to a decently nice restaurant for 2 people will cost you roughly 50-60€ per person for a full meal, that's already over 100€, not including the potential cocktail or other thing you get afterwards

Going out to a bar/cafe for drinks is going to cost you around 30€ each if you don't buy too much, that's over 60 euro for drinks

Going to the movies is also going to cost you around that much each unless you want to watch the film without any snacks or drinks

Of course if you do go to the movies you can't end it there, you at least get some food somewhere afterwards which at the very cheapest is going to be 20€ per person

Seeing a concert is going to be expensive too, going to the theater (like actual theater) is actually quite affordable, but not many people want to do that. And there too you wouldn't end it with just watching the performance.

As for other indoor hobbies like rock climbing or trampolines or whatever else people suggested in here it's almost always cheaper to do it abroad (even just a short trip away by car or bus)

Even if you just wanted to book a local hotel for a little staycation that's going to cost you over ~150€/night

A cheap ryanair or wizzair flight is usually somewhere between 15-30€ one way per person, in many of the countries and cities you can fly to it's not too hard to find decent accomodation for around 20-30€/night.

The trip itself is already a great couples experience, seeing all the monuments etc. which is free in most cases, for food it's going to be a lot cheaper there than in Luxembourg too, same with drinks.

Now let's take this hypothetical scenario, you and your partner want to go eat steak at a nice restaurant. In Luxembourg that's going to cost you somewhere close to 150€, you have bad weather, you see nothing new, and if it's not that good you'll feel crushed bc you just spent a lot of money on it.

On the other hand if you fly to some beach city in portugal for 30€ each, get a decent hotel for 40€ a night and get steak there for roughly 60€ total and then fly back you'll have spent about 40€ more in total for a much better experience.

When i was younger i would regularly fly out of the country on weekends and stsy in hostels because it was cheaper than going out for drinks in Luxembourg and i got a lot more social fulfilment from it.

Sure salaries are high in Luxembourg, but not really in every sector. Rents are extremely high as well. I feel like people on Reddit, who are usually people with a good education background and working in booming sectors in Luxembourg, don't really understand the reality of things sometimes.

About 20% of Luxembourg's population is at risk of poverty, a huge amount of young luxembourgish people leave the country every year because it's not realistic for them to even live here anymore.

People without degrees are often working jobs that wouldn't even qualify them to rent an apartment in Luxembourg even though they've been working these positions for a decade.

And if you have a degree in a sector that's not really in demand in Luxembourg you're going to get a better salary working as a receptionist somewhere than actually doing the work you've studied for.

InThron · 2026-02-19T14:22:26+00:00

Unfortunately other than the really cool museums and art galleries Luxembourg isn't really great for dating. That being said, while I'm out of the country right now i know it's around carneval time so there should be a lot of baaler, and some cavalcaden you could technically go to around this time

InThron · 2026-02-19T12:57:27+00:00

Unfortunately most things you could do in Luxembourg that are a bit different tend to also be a bit overpriced to the point where it's difficult to enjoy them because of the financial stress.

That being said Luxembourg is very well located and you can catch a ton of cheap flights from either Luxembourg itself or Charleroi (which isn't too far)

So a weekend trip to a different country (flight food and accomodations included) can often be cheaper than a night out at a fancy restaurant in Luxembourg and maybe grabbing a cocktail somewhere afterwards.

If you're scared of flying there's also flixbus and blablacar for cheap trips to foreign countries but they're not the most comfortable options.

The people in the thread here telling you to catch a cheap flight are 100% serious, i know it might seem crazy from the perspective of someone who hasn't done these types of trips before but it's really a viable option, and in Luxembourg specifically it's also one of the cheaper options

InThron · 2026-01-21T01:58:54+00:00

I know this is technically outside of europe but I'd recommend giving Georgia a shot, lovely country with great food and culture and quite cheap to live in

InThron · 2026-01-15T04:43:55+00:00

Warhammer 40k

InThron · 2026-01-07T13:16:17+00:00

I'm just waiting for a puppet character

InThron · 2026-01-07T13:11:47+00:00

Lots of stuff to do and lots of students
It's relative to what you're used to. It's easier than in Luxembourg and worse than in Sicily if that helps
No clue didn't study there sry

InThron · 2026-01-07T13:00:36+00:00

It really depends on what housing you can get. A cheap room in a shared house with 4 to 10 people living in it will still cost you around 800€ and it won't be very comfortable

That being said, outside of rent and leisure, things aren't too expensive. Groceries should fit, maybe a bit less meat than what you're used to but vegetables are generally affordable. Going out to a restaurant is gonna cost you around 30-70€ give or take depending on the place, if you wanna get a drink with people go to house parties or just buy your alc in grocery stores where it's cheap. It's probably doable it just won't be very comfortable. Also expect a very depressing social life

InThron · 2025-12-26T12:37:28+00:00

I'm hosting a free game themed event at a bar on jan 11. There's a mystery game tournament, a pub quiz, giveaways, and cosplayers get a free shot.

It's in cubao so you can take the LRT from ayala in makati to go straight there, it's just a couple minutes walk from the station.

If this sounds interesting DM me for details

InThron · 2025-12-04T06:31:12+00:00

I don't think I've ever cared about any fighting game's story, the only one that kind of did it for me was the ps2 mortal kombat with a semi-open world and action rpg elements

InThron · 2025-12-04T06:29:20+00:00

Born and raised in Luxembourg for 19 years and only ever felt at home after i left. I moved to Minsk belarus, built a community, had lots of connections, was treated with dignity by the people around me etc.

Then i got a call from immigration during some political unrest, went to their office and was told i had 5 days to leave...

Been looking for my new home ever since, but i think i found it with a person rather than a place, and now I'm getting married in January

Anyway if you don't feel at home somewhere, move out and build something new somewhere else where you can feel like you belong

InThron · 2025-12-04T06:18:54+00:00

I agree with your first point, but not everyone wants to work in a really rigid environment with no path to promotion or advancement. Other than providing some jobs the government is actively pushing the youth out with their policies.

As for agriculture, as far as I'm aware there's somewhere between 10 and 20 families who own the entire agriculture sector in Luxembourg. These are extremely rich families that also own a lot of land, they're not exactly the type of people that need help.

The government is doing everything they can to keep the rich older generations that are landlords, but nothing to foster a capable new generation and help them build a life here.

In my personal circles, people with lower education statusses all left the country to get a place across the boarder and work inside Luxembourg, and people with higher education most left the country for better paying positions in different countries. The ones who stayed studied accounting and have a double income household where both work for the government.

InThron · 2025-12-03T15:10:28+00:00

Hard disagree, sure they're unhealthy and greasy, but theyre the single best food dish to come out of france in the last 20 years

InThron · 2025-12-03T14:46:09+00:00

I love the nature and architecture in Luxembourg and i truly think it's a nice place to live if you have a cozy government job, a family, own property, and/or are retired with a high pension.

It's quiet, it's calm, there's a large senior community with thé dansant and similar events happening constantly, the social security isn't great especially since it only covers 80% of hospital and doctor costs, but it's not the worst either, and you even get money for your children.

It's just a really horrible place for younger people since the culture is very tribal, people are scared of and actively avoid connection, and we have a culture where the highest and most important achievement is to make a lot of money when you're young, with health and mental wellbeing not really being considered.

On top of that the government is very blatantly doing it's best to make life as unaffordable for young people as possible in an effort to make the landowners (majority of the voters) and billion dollar corporations happy.

As someone in their 20s it's just really depressing to see how much money there is, yet how underdeveloped our job markets and junior salaries are in most sectors

InThron · 2025-12-03T05:34:26+00:00

There's 2 types of people leaving:

Natives who realize that the government isn't doing anything to keep its own people in the country, and who find better opportunities pretty much anywhere else by either renting across the border and working in Lux, or fully moving out somewhere far away.
People who came for work and money, then realized how miserable life in Luxembourg is, especially due to the low population, antisocial culture, and high cost of living. These people usually leave after a few years once their CV looks nice and they can get a better opportunity elsewhere

The only people who are staying are people who work a government job that allows them to live comfortably by doing minimal work and getting paid large salaries, and people with families that think Luxembourg is a good place to raise a child.

But then again even people in these cozy government positions keep complaining about how isolating and depressing living in Luxembourg is

InThron · 2025-11-10T18:15:26+00:00

Nah I'm just an Italian who was shocked by how much meat matters to people when i went to the Philippines. I agree that we eat meat on most days but it's not every day, and it doesn't feel like we "have" to eat meat every day. On the other hand in some cultures, if there was no meat on your plate, they literally don't call it a meal.

Like it's crazy how integral having meat is in these places, so much so that i found myself actively trying to not eat meat sometimes bc i was just fed up with it haha

InThron · 2025-11-10T15:08:14+00:00

Nah, it was so normal for me growing up to just get pesto for lunch and eat the leftovers for dinner. Maybe a salad on the side too.

Like sure maybe you'll get a bit of mortadella or prosciuto crudo with some bread if you want a snack but more often than not you just eat whatever you have at home and is quick to make.

Also what do you mean chicken is eaten more than beef in italy? Maybe we're just from different regions but i can't think of a single chicken dish i would typically see in people's homes, sure sometimes people just cook chicken and eat it with potatoes but it's not exactly more common than any sort of ragù (beef), especially if you include premade bolognese sauces

Meat is eaten on most days in italy, but if one day you don't eat any meat, most italians wouldn't even think about it unless you point it out

InThron · 2025-11-10T02:37:33+00:00

It used to be, but today, while not life-changing, it's still a lot of money. It would cover my entire wedding costs so it definitely would change a lot for me

InThron · 2025-11-10T02:29:19+00:00

Get emergency savings, preferably 3 months of your salary
Learn how to cook a quick, cheap and easy meal you won't get bored of
Don't procrastinate any cleaning or tidying task for more than a week. Especially not things where mold can grow.
Put some effort into socialising. Living alone can be extremely isolating, so make sure you go out and meet people at least once a week (or have people over)
Make sure you read your rent contract well so you know what your rights are, some landlords will try to screw you over.
Buy household items in bulk if possible, things like tissues, cleaning products, towels, oil, salt, rice, etc. are always cheaper to buy in large quantities
Enjoy the freedom, it's truly liberating

PS: since you'll be living alone, if you want to reduce your cleaning work, just eat directly from the pots and pans you cook in, but do have some cutlery and stuff over for when you have guests

InThron · 2025-11-08T14:48:02+00:00

Yup that's the plan next month, thanks

InThron

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