Can I greet in English?

I have read your feature on greeters (August edition, Community pages) and their need for English speakers. However, I have visited their site and they say that you have to speak French.

Published Wednesday 30 August 2017 - 15:00 Modified Wednesday 30 August 2017 - 15:00

My French is not too good as yet, so does this prevent me from registering as a greeter?

Tony STAMP, by email

The Connexion has been in touch with the Greeters Association and we received the following response from the chairman, Christian Ragil: “I should not be prohibitive but it does sometimes depend on the indivudual Greeters organisation.”

He said he would organise for the Burgundy branch of the Greeters to make contact with Mr Stamp soon

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