Sophie Vignoles, France expert at the language learning platform Babbel ... ‘La bise' - the kiss - is a sacred aspect of French greeting culture 'In France, it’s customary to address people ...

Hi” controversy in Quebec, a new study suggests the rate at which people are greeted in French alone by Montreal merchants ...

It’s important to know how to greet people and respond in French. You can practise greetings in French with this fun song. à bientôt close Sorry, something went ...

That study concluded that “the visibility of people’s distinctive features influences the language of greeting,” with fewer greetings in French when observers belonged to visible minorities.

But, in other language groups, different greetings are used. Italians greet each other cheerfully with “ciao.” Both Jews and Arabs greet one another with “peace.” Albanians say “long ...