According to authors Julie Barlow and Jean-Benoit Nadeau, the word bonjour might be the most important word in the French language. The Canadian writing duo are behind the new book The Bonjour Effect: ...

In three weeks, I am heading off to France, where I will be teaching for the spring semester. So I’m getting ready to say “Bonjour” to just about everyone I meet. I speak French fluently, but to brush ...

For many years, a Québécois couple, Julie Barlow and Jean-Benoît Nadeau, have been studying the peculiarities of the French language. Not the language spoken in Quebec, but that spoken in Paris. They ...

There’s an expression in French: Simple comme bonjour, simple as hello. But for expats, even seasoned ones, bonjour is anything but simple. As an American who’s lived in France for nine years, I’m ...