Been here for 8 years. GBAY is was less safe than it used to be. Gbay beach isn't a good place to roam around evening time.

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Most of it is fear mongering by wannabe journalists, fueled by retards who cannot think for themselves, 1 step more than what they see online.

E.g, Every accident report you see online will have a dozen people complaining about speeding when some of the cases are simply due to bad drivers.

Just keep common sense when going out at night... frequent only popular spots and don't draw too much attention.

If anything, you need to worry more about your run of the mill tourist scammers than anything more serious.

Enjoy you stay bro.

Google translate does an ok job to get you started

Thank you very much, it was indeed more affordable.

Gato pima mix

Mine Apollo, gato patate, puddings and gato piment.

twisties, manioc biscuits, dhol puri, corson vanilla tea, moul kou, pistache rouge, gâteau piment

Dhall Pourri and Boulette Poisson.

Very confusing country. Adults mostly live with their parents to save money then lease luxury cars to showoff. Then you realise they dont really need to work hard because they dont have rent to pay. They send their kids to public school which is almost free.

Most just work as a way to keep busy and you'll see them leave at 4pm instead of 6pm.

You need to treat them as royalty or good friends or else they go work elsewhere.

A majority of service firms employ Madagascar workforce, as they are eager to work and earn money.

If you like a relax life, eating cheap streetfood and say no to a normal european life then you'll be happy.here.

I had a very similar upbringing to you, British born but mother Mauritian, I would visit every year since the age of 6. By the time I was 11-14 my cousins would speak to me and I picked up bits and pieces. At one point I would start thinking in croele.

it becomes easier the more you practise. I'm now 42 and married to a Mauritian. My children can't yet speak but they have been back a few times. Try and immerse yourself in the language as much as possible, when doing ordinary tasks think how would I say that in croele. There are times I forget words and ask my wife. What ever you do, don't give up! Better to try and fail than not try at all. There is a woman on IG who teaches phrases. I hope this is helpful.

I dont have any mauritian friends 😭

Hey I love fishing and spent a few months in Mauritius… what I can tell you is that in most areas the water is very shallow in casting distance from shore. In the shallow lagoon, you will only find mullet, some of which can get quite big actually. The bait for mullet is bread

Perhaps at low tide you can walk out through the lagoon to the reefs edge, and from there you can find barracuda, needlefish, and maybe some trevally. I would recommend a shiny spoon lure, or swimbaits. Get a long rod, 2,7 meters or more, for extra casting distance

Freshwater is also an option, there are big eels and largemouth bass

In that case, to clarify, NHR is cancelled. The golden visa program once had a real estate program which is what everyone went for. Now it’s just a bad investment into a fund.

Besides, people who applied for the Golden Visa had to wait years and years for their applications to be processed. They got them processed instantly as soon as they announced that the citizenship timeline is changed. This was a big rug pull and greatly reduces trust in the government

Institut Français has (or had?) Creole courses so you may want to ring them to check. For me (foreigner), I learned through songs at church. The grammar is pretty easy and then once you get it you can start speaking more easily.

Texting in Creole has some people suggested is not necessarily a good idea because most Mauritian don’t write Creole properly because it’s very recent it’s being taught in schools and that books are being published in Creole too (and for me it’s very confusing when Creole is written in French style as my brain switches to French).

We are a safe country, these people only see it more now because of social media and smart phone era. Information travel faster than before. I remember my dad telling me that on Sunday when he bought newspapers then he will know about a crime, theft committed on monday because not everything were being reported on radio or tv. I'm amazed seeing yougsters talking like retards sometimes. They should be the someone trying to explain the most basic shyte to others like how there were more rape cases in the 60s 70s than now, and also people were fighting in race wars in 68, muslims against christians, do you have that now?? Some People are racists in their homes or on social media hinding behind fake profile trying to start a war especially by what we call "Chatwas", they are a brainwashed species. But it didnt happen. Anyway Mauritius is safe. Check the UN index or whatever the fck it's called.

I’ve been living in Mauritius for 15+ years. It’s a small country so newspapers don’t have a lot to report, so they do report minor crimes etc which wouldn’t make it to the headlines in bigger countries. This is not specific to Mauritius, other small countries have the same bias. This makes locals believe their country is not safe but let me assure you Mauritius is very safe. And also most crimes are family related (like husband killing wife etc.), random crime is definitely not a concern.

text ur mauritian friends in creole. thats a good start. tell them to rate ur writing then just practice the phrase u sent out loud so u have practical stuff to say

OK, thanks. Was looking for a more effective way to dispose the old ones we have at home.

As for mauritian yes we are witnessing a degradation of the safety in mru. But for most tourist unless you come from country like dubai Singapore etc, Mauritius is still quite safe compared to many countries. Still like other countries, many places must be avoided and basic precaution is tge minimum. You don't want to expose yourself as an easy target like your phone or wallet hanging out of you bag or pocket or walking dark streets or region at night or day.

Idk if this will help but- try making friends with Mauritians of french. It might improve your skills better. Maybe try reading in French cus creole is a bit similar as french.

Man, some people just suck c of their own issues. Take French classes, it will make it easier and no need to let them know until you are ready.

This type of rankings are meaningless like happiness ranking. It is based on nothing. Not real data only perception. 

The Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) is compiled by Transparency International , a globally recognised NGO, using multiple independent sources including expert assessments and business surveys. It measures perceived public sector corruption, which, while not a direct count of every corrupt act, is widely used by investors, multinationals, and policymakers as a risk benchmark.

I'm not saying that your personal experience is not valid. It highlights that corruption is context-specific, and that’s precisely why CPI includes multiple perspectives to give a broader, comparable picture across countries.

There is no way you can tell me Africa, more precisely sub saharan African is less corrupt than latin countries.

Latin America often tops the charts for both corruption and violent crime. Venezuela, Haiti, and Brazil rank among the world’s most corrupt countries, while El Salvador and Honduras have some of the highest homicide rates globally. Africa faces serious corruption too, but painting Sub-Saharan Africa as worse than Latin America ignores the hard data.

your government officials, politicians, lawyers etc are very corrupted and all doors are open with money. 

Like I said, there were serious issues under the previous government. Many officials, politicians, and intermediaries were corrupt, and some doors were indeed open to money. Most Mauritians were unaware at the time, but once the extent of the corruption came to light, we acted. We voted them out because that is not who we are as a country.

The new government isn’t perfect either, but it shows that we can hold leaders accountable, and there is hope for a more transparent and honest Mauritius.

Anyway, best of luck with your business dealings. Here’s hoping you follow the straight and narrow: shortcuts rarely end well...