Manners matter and nowhere more so than in France where greeting rituals and politeness are de rigueur. 'Hello’ and ‘goodbye’ ...

The much-lampooned bilingual greeting of “Bonjour-Hi” should come to an end in Montreal, according to the city’s mayor. “People come to Montreal knowing it’s a French city. Although we ...

Tourists who neglect this customary greeting often find themselves at odds with the local bonjour culture. Understanding and ...

The unofficial greeting in the bilingual Canadian city of Montreal has long been a friendly "Bonjour, Hi!" But that standard is no more since a motion mandating store clerks to greet customers ...