US Edition‘Bonjour’ on train in Flemish Vilvoorde triggers official complaint to the rail company
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Belgian train conductor Ilyass Alba has been formally charged with an issue that will surprise many Dutch people. He shouted ‘goedemorgen bonjour’ over the intercom while the train was still in the Dutch-speaking Vilvoorde. A passenger filed a complaint with the Permanent Committee for Language Supervision because he believed that Alba had broken the rules. And that is formally the case.
A story that is still very Belgian......
A Belgian conductor has been charged after saying “bonjour” too early to passengers on a train just south of Brussels, Belgian media reported.
The Belgian Language Control Commission launched an investigation after a train passenger complained about the conductor saying hello in Dutch and French.
Train conductor faces formal complaint for saying 'bonjour' in Flanders
A train conductor for Belgian railway operator SNCB has been the subject of a formal complaint for saying "good morning" to passengers in both Dutch and French near Vilvoorde station just outside of Brussels, in Flanders. According to official language rules, communication to passengers must be...
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