Saying ‘Bonjour-Hi’ is not a political statement

Saying ‘Bonjour-Hi’ is not a political statement

If a growing number of Montrealers choose to say ‘Bonjour-Hi’ in certain commercial areas, it’s because the greeting resonates and works. It’s a natural evolution for a French city on an English-speaking continent. That Montrealers would develop a unique greeting to reflect their linguistic reality is something the City ought to take pride in, at the very least.

Saying ‘Bonjour-Hi’ is also not a political statement, and those who say it is are choosing division over common sense.

It’s a reasonable accommodation for English-speaking people who come here to spend their money — two letters, one syllable. French will be fine.

People having a fit over a friendly greeting have only proven that language hawks are, how do you say… inutile?

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