Jake

[foggy wasp]

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[merry mirage]

no "-" in the second sentence and they're both fine

[mint matrix]

with as-tu it's really formal
with tu as it's really informal

pourquoi est-ce que tu as choisi cette destination would be neutral

[merry mirage]

there are three fundamental ways to ask questions
you should read this article and report back if you're still confused: https://www.lawlessfrench.com/grammar/questions/

[sullen aurora]

it's also weird because in formal situations (where the inversion is most common) you would use vous, right?

I wonder whether tu+inversion ever really sound natural to native ears

[merry mirage]

You can absolutely invert with tu, but it's not common orally (outside quebec where inversion for yes/no questions isn't uncommon even in informal situations)

[mint matrix]

i hear it sometimes

sometimes some ppl will use inversion for no reason

it's weird to me yeah

[fiery furnace]

vous is not exactly the same as formality

for instance, your parents or God you would never use vous with, but if it were a play or a formal speech, you might still use the formal inversion

[short palm]

You mean always? God and parents are addressed with tu

[fiery furnace]

i meant to write "vous" 😅

thank you

[merry mirage]

Some people use vous with parents fwiw. It’s old timey, but exists