"Bonjour" in trouble!

Belgium has three official languages: Dutch, French and German. Most people speak Dutch as their first language (59%), French is second (40%) and German last (1%). Dutch is spoken mainly in the north, French in the south and German in small areas to the east. Remember this is one country... Confused? Me too!

Here starts the trouble. One morning a train conductor said "goeiemorgen, bonjour" as he greeted the passengers. "goeiemorgen" is Dutch for good morning. "Bonjour" is French for good morning... so he greeted passengers in Dutch and French. One passenger said "We are not in Brussels yet! You have to use Dutch only!".

In Belgium, train conductors have to use different languages in different areas of Belgium. So if the train is in the north of Belgium, they should use Dutch. If the train is in the south, they should use French.

Saying "hello" in the wrong language can be controversial!

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bonjour: good morning (フランス語)

goeiemorgen: good morning (オランダ語)

in trouble: 困った

Belgium: ベルギー

official language(s): 公用語

Dutch: オランダ語

French: フランス語

German: ドイツ語

most people: ほとんどの人

speak (English) as a first language: 母国語として（英語を）話す

last: 最後

mainly: 主に

north: 北部

south: 南部

remember: 覚える

confused: 混乱している

trouble: 困った

train conductor: 車掌

not (~) yet: まだ(~)ではない

only: だけ

wrong: 間違っている

controversial: 物議を醸している: