The custom of faire la bise, the French practice of greeting family, friends, and sometimes even strangers, by lightly kissing both cheeks..

If you don’t want to be perceived as “the ugly American” on your trip to France, you’ll be interested in today’s blog...

Many of our readers want to know what it takes to be perceived as being polite in the French language.

Let’s see… what are my options for greeting someone in France? Bonjour ? Salut ? Are there others?