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 rules
A 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.
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