* . *
The Guardian

Train conductor’s bilingual morning greeting raises hackles in Belgium

The Guardian on
Train conductor’s bilingual morning greeting raises hackles in Belgium



Ilyass Alba welcomed passengers onboard a rush-hour train in Dutch and French – flouting strict language rulesA ticket inspector’s bilingual greeting to a Flemish train passenger has created a political war of words – and an official complaint – in language-divided Belgium.The country’s language watchdog is investigating after a Dutch-speaking commuter protested a conductor’s use of “bonjour” – French for “good morning” – to welcome him onboard during a rush-hour train from Mechelen, in Flanders, to the capital, Brussels, in October. Continue reading…



Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/19/train-conductors-bilingual-morning-greeting-raises-hackles-in-belgium

Author : Agence France-Presse in Brussels

Publish date : 2024-12-19 16:08:53

Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Tags : The Guardian

you might also like

.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . %%%. . . * . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - . . . . .