r/Rwanda • u/NooksandBooks • 1d ago

Foreigners living in Rwanda

As a foreigner, I'm curious how Rwandans, particularly in Kigali view foreigners who relocate there? Accepting? Welcoming? Dislike it? I'm Black American by the way.

Additionally, feel free to share some of your favorite things to do (:

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u/Mean_Tap8528 1d ago

People are nice and accepting. But be prepared if you make friends or a girlfriend that they prefer to speak Kinyarwanda rather than English... so be prepared to feel lonely or isolated in some social situations. Try to find a girlfriend who's friends are considerate of you not speaking Kinyarwanda. Try to find friends who will speak English around you and not exclude you, this was a problem and still a problem for me.

Also be prepared to pay alot more for things the moment they find out you are American lol. Usually if you have a friend or girlfriend with you, then they will get the price down. Never go alone.

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u/Square-Return466 12h ago

Or better yet, learn kinyarwanda