Brussels, Belgium, Dec 19, 2024 (AFP) - No French please: Train conductor's 'bonjour' causes stir in Belgium

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2024-12-19

The bilingual greeting of a train ticket inspector to a Flemish passenger has sparked a political war of words -- and an official complaint -- in language-divided Belgium. The European country's language watchdog told AFP on Thursday it was investigating after a Dutch-speaking commuter protested a conductor's use of "bonjour", French for "good morning", to welcome him on board. The incident took place in October on a rush-hour train from Mechele......

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