I never knew it would be so straight forward and simple!
And it is so true…never enter a boulangerie, doctors office, the Mairie, without a ‘Bonjour, tout le monde’.
Admittedly, it doesn’t come easily for us stuffy Brits. Our communities are now so large and ill-defined that we don’t say ‘hello’ to anyone unless we know them personally. We never look people in the eye and live our daily lives, almost oblivious to the rest of society…or is that just me?!
So, bite the bullet, pretend that you know everyone, if that helps and start ‘Bonjouring’……politesse demands it!
And as you leave, don’t forget the ‘Bonjournee’…such a nice bunch, these French!
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