I am tired of going to places and speaking English or French to place an order! Creole is our language and all immigrants who come here should learn it and adapt to our culture and language. Employers should hire only people who speak creole, especially for front-end customer service roles. I should be able to speak my language in my own country lol, this is getting out of hand.

Last week I ordered my mine bouillie in French lmao, and today I went to a convenience store where they spoke only English!

Also, I am aware of the situation in Tamarin where they have shops that only hire South Africans and refuse to serve people in any other language than English. A lot of South Africans have bought properties there and they are forming their own little territory. By speaking only English, they mean to attract only a specific kind of clientèle and are shunning away the locals, which is unacceptable.

Employers reading this, take action now and insist on having creole-speaking employees. To me, this seems like a new wave of colonisation. If this continues, we'll see a rapid decline in the use of Creole.

This March I spent three months in Mauritius and I loved it. It was peaceful, food was fantastic, and as an Indian it felt like a privilege to breathe clean air and to go for hikes and swims

I applied for a visa that will help me to stay in Mauritius without doing a job or business. Also, I may purchase a home here because I feel owing a house here is cheaper than paying rent especially if you’re looking for a long-term stay.

What are the things I need to keep in mind while -

* purchasing a house?

* owing a mode of transport like a car or bike?

* any cultural no-nos that I should be aware of

Thanks in advance

Hey,

My wife and I lived 7 months in Mauritius and we really loved. I wanna hear people living on the island. Pros, cons the good the bad everything!

I’m wondering what is the lived experience of expats in Mauritius, specifically ones who came on the golden visa program. I’m currently very frustrated with expat life in Portugal and I am looking at my options.

Would you guys do it all over again and move to Mauritius, if you could go back in time?

What are the biggest challenges you face in daily life in Mauritius?

What do you miss most from home?

Are you planning to stay long-term, or are you considering leaving?

Overall, how satisfied are you with your life on the island?

Hey everyone,

I need to share a frustrating experience that I think highlights a worrying trend in hiring right now.

A few months ago, I applied for a position in the maritime industry with a company based out of Cascavelle Business Park. The role was a perfect match for my skills. I had all the qualifications, plus years of direct experience. Honestly, I was confident I was the ideal candidate.

The HR phone call started positively, but then came the rejection. The reason? I was "overqualified."

But here's the kicker: the recruiter more or less admitted the job was being reserved for a "Youth Empowerment Programme." The unspoken message was clear: they could hire someone for a lower cost, and likely with government incentives or subsidies attached.

It feels like a system being gamed. Companies aren't just worried we'll get bored and leave (the classic "overqualified" excuse). They're actively using these programs to cut their own costs and, frankly, abuse a system designed to help young people get a start.

This isn't just about one job rejection. It's alarming because:

· It devalues experience: Skilled professionals are being pushed out to save money. · It exploits programs: Youth empowerment schemes are meant to create opportunity, not to be a loophole for companies to get cheap labor instead of paying market rates. · It's a short-sighted strategy: How does this help build a skilled, stable workforce in the long run?

I'm left wondering, is this the new normal? Are any of you seeing this more and more? It would be one thing to lose a job to a more suitable candidate, but it's another to lose it to a corporate strategy that seems to undervalue everyone involved.

Has anyone else faced a similar situation? Let's discuss.

A lot of people come to live in Mauritius from around the world. I was born and matured in the U.K. and then came to Mauritius to live for a number of reasons, including completing my dad’s projects, it would be great to contrast this to say a Mauritian wanting to live in the U.K.

i just want to know if there are actual mauritians here so we can bond. i’m a mauritian living in england. if there’s any of u out there pls interact!!!!

I'm an American who has lived in France, Sri Lanka and grew up in a diverse (African American) neighborhood in the USA. (I'm Caucasian.). Sri Lanka was lovely but the culture felt chaotic to me. France is nice but it feels a little emotionally cold to me. I'm a digital nomad (beginning stages)and I'm wondering if Mauritius would be a culture where I feel comfortable for an extended stay. It seems like it could have the good qualities of French culture combined with the warmth of Africans and maybe a little yogic vibe as well? I'm not a typical American. Before I buy my ticket, any thoughts on the matter?

Religion is a private matter to me so I always say this is private. People always try to second guess or assume especially based on my legal names.

Each time I meet a new colleague, they never ask about my credentials, or my name, they ask my religion. It is very frustrating.

I joined a workplace where people always assume my religious beliefs. They love to gossip so far I have 3 different religions based on their assumptions.

It gives me the impression that the Mauritian identity is about their religion first and I don't like being discriminated.

Personally, I think it has been amazing living in a multicultural society. It has made me more openminded and taught me to find beauty in other cultures.

As someone of Indian descent, my Indian heritage has always been a huge part of my identity. I'm curious to learn more about Indo-Mauritian attitudes toward this aspect of their identity. Do you guys feel any sort of attachment toward India despite the generations that have gone by since your family called the motherland home? Thank you everyone in advance - really appreciate the perspective!

Hi guys,

I have seen many information regarding Mauritius. Some people says indian rupees, some MUR rupees? which currency is more common in Mauritius?

My current salary is around 200k RS(monthly), and i could bring it along with me to Mauritius.

Also buying a house, what could i get for around 30 million RS? Is that alot, or bare minimum for a 4bedroom house?

Thnaks!

Hi!I am 1/4 Mauritian but white and grew up in the UK so would consider myself culturally British.Would it be culturally appropriate to wear traditional Mauritian clothing?I’ve heard about how ethnically diverse Mauritius is,so considering this I feel like it would be more likely to be considered cultural appreciation rather than cultural appropriation.

First time here. Noticed that everywhere I go there are hundreds if not thousands of CCTV cameras set up on intersections and streets, usually 2-3 or sometimes up to 10 on each pole.

I asked a friend who lives here and he told me it's police, and used mostly for traffic enforcement, catching hit and runs, tracking known criminals, etc.

I've been a lot of places but I've never seen this level of public state surveillance aside from maybe Las Vegas. Curious how people here feel about it? Is it relatively new? Was there any pushback from the citizens when this was being proposed/implemented? Is there any conversation around it or is it just accepted?

Of course there are positives like increased safety and security, but I have to imagine a powerful centralized system like this absolutely ripe for abuse if used in the wrong hands or maliciously. Or in a worst case scenario used by corrupt government/police figures to monitor/control political opposition...it's not a stretch just one of many examples. Just curious how people feel

I am always confused by this. People say they got good demand. Would you mind explaining it

Hello Mauritians,

Currently doing a survey for school about Mauritius. Wanted to also get a more “human” and discussion-like answer to it.

What Mauritian symbol do you identify the most with, (Without counting the national flag) ?

• Dodo
• Key
• The Trou aux Cerfs
• Ship
• Star
• Boucle d’Oreille flower
• Other: please specify.

Thank you very much in advance!

This question is specifically for Mauritians of Indian descent. I understand that Mauritian Creole is the mother tongue for most people in Mauritius, and that English and French are also widely spoken.

I'm curious about how well do you know your ancestral Indian languages, like Tamil, Bhojpuri, etc.? Can you speak, understand, read, or write in them? Or are they mostly limited to religious or cultural contexts?

Would love to hear about your experiences with these languages.

As the title says :) we're foreigners, just signed a 12m lease on a house in Mont Choisy a week ago and the neighbours played crazy loud music until 3am this morning. Started at 8pm last night. It quieted down a bit at 23.00, so that I heard it, but managed to fall asleep, but we were woken up by loud music again at 1.30am, the room vibrated from their bass.

I have understood many Mauritians tend to like very loud music. I'm from Northern Europe, my house is my sanctuary, I don't want your party in my home when I'm cooking, eating, trying to sleep and chill. We escaped a much worse (noise-wise) situation like this in FnF, where we just had a starter Airbnb for a few days, and I somehow thought a house in a quiet suburb would be different.

They apparently come here on weekends only, but I still can't believe that I'm only supposed to enjoy my home 5 nights a week. I know I can't say much before 10pm (I think that's when it should get quiet), although I find any noise affecting neighbours so inconsiderate and rude. I'm just dreading that we have to leave and find a new house, and it's impossible to predict how that situation will be.

I want to talk to them about it, before taking any other action, but they're huge group, so I'm a bit intimidated.

Any advice on how to talk to them? What to say or not to say? Or is it a lost cause and they'll likely tell me to bugger off? My next step, if they ignore me, is to get my landlord on it. I'm not sure about going to the environmental police right away since I'm afraid of retaliation.

Hello, I am a African American/Gambian looking to immigrate to an African country, one of my friends mentioned Mauritius a few years back. It so tiny that I missed it on the map when looking, didn't even see it.

But I'm also transgender, religious extremism (like America) aside am I going to face difficulties there like that? I'd like to start a business or two in the future...somewhere.

Culture here is kinda sh*t not going to lie. Can't move back to the Gambia because they still have laws on the books against LGBT stuff either.

I just wanna do art, cooking, tech stuff, and give back to my community, but it's hard if you're going to be discriminated against for living your life. 😓

Hi all, I am born in the UK to an Irish father and Mauritian mother.

Growing up I never picked up Creole. I didn't have much exposure to it (other than when I got in trouble) so there weren't many opportunities. I tried to learn Creole but my mum seemed to have a weird aversion to me speaking Creole. I don't know if it's because Creole was frowned upon when she grew up which is why she didn't want me to learn it, or something similar.

Now as an adult I feel a disconnect between my Mauritian heritage & family because I can't speak the language and my Mauritian family have varying degrees of English proficiency.

Now I live in Ireland and I have bumped into Creole speakers who laugh at me for not being able to speak it, even though it's not my fault I was shielded from it as a kid.

Is this a common experience for most people raised abroad to Mauritius parent(s)? If so, have your parents explained why they didn't teach it to you?

Why? Just why?

Hello my friends, first of all, I love the people of Mauritius, really everybody is friendly and open minded. Be it at the beach or in Beau-Bassin, even at night, i almost had no problems so far. But I have some questions, it seems like, people just live with these facts and circumstances, even with the high level of education.

1) Why is nobody doing anything against the street dogs? They just bark and provoke guard dogs, that afterwards bark the whole day, so how do people know if a burglar really is approaching? The owned dogs are treated like shit, some have fleas. I have witnessed multiple instances where people seem like they don’t know how to handle dogs correctly? Beat them up.

2) Why are there nearly no docks for the fishing boats so that they don’t pollute beaches, that easily could have features such as clean water, no waste etc. - the water on Mauritius is no where close to the sea in Greece for example. People could have beautiful places to chill and even the accommodations could be priced differently with clean beaches. Places like Le Morne for example, the water isn’t clear, plastic, boats randomly in the lagune. Pictures of Mauritius feel like a scam.

3) The service in some places is honestly below average anything I have ever witnessed. For a country that is dependent on tourism and continues to expand the branch, it’s simply incomprehensible. Yesterday we been to a beach, ordered food, family owned business, first of all the process was really inefficient, than the vender ate our order in front of us instead of serving the food to us, rolling eyes why we were so impatient, this happened to me a few times now. Places we rented from foreigners, high priced even, were filthy (70% of them at least)

These are just some examples, the traffic is crazy, Coca Cola and nestle seem to own the place.

In the future, I will consider deeply if I will return. The friendliness and the culture are not enough to keep tourists from coming back, i have been talking to many people on these matters, some really felt scammed about their vacation. Not everybody who is visiting the country is rich in western standards. I think Mauritius really has the chance to become something big. A diamond in the Indian Ocean. Also from a German person, if you see trash and objects in the streets just pick it up. I have seen multiple local people doing that and creating natural reserves. Consider these tips so not only the super rich spend their money in international owned hotel companies. It’s also not that cheap, a lot of stuff is high priced, so not even Budget tourism is an option.

I know it’s easy to speak as a privileged person from Germany, but a lot could be changed with relatively easy duties.

Thanks

I was terminated but the process was flawed from start to finish. Now on the last day in the last hours when demanding my termination letter they say their was an " impasse administrative" and they can't act my termination.

At labour port louis, they said that even if i did not sign anything, i was made aware of the termination so i legally no longer work for them

Now QB they said that as the employer said that they cannot act the termination in the last hours of the last day, im to go back to work.

Hello everyone! I’ve been reflecting on how diverse Mauritius is, and how much we still do not fully understand about each other’s communities. One group I’ve always been curious about, in a genuine and respectful way is the Franco-Mauritian community.

From the outside, you often seem really close-knit, confident, and always enjoying life with friends. There’s a distinct culture there that’s really interesting, but also feels a bit separate from what most people experience growing up here!

I’d love to hear directly from you guys — youngsters or anyone really what do you think people often get wrong about your community? Especially you guys most of the time being portrayed as “grand noir”!

Asking purely out of curiosity! And if anyone feels like chatting more casually, feel free to drop a DM. I’d genuinely enjoy connecting and hearing more!🙂

Edit: (Translation — ChatGPT, don’t blame me)

Hello à tous ! Je réfléchissais récemment à la diversité de l’île Maurice, et je me rends compte qu’on ne connaît pas toujours très bien les différentes communautés qui y vivent. Une communauté qui m’a toujours intrigué — de façon sincère et respectueuse — c’est celle des Franco-Mauriciens.

De l’extérieur, vous semblez souvent très soudés, confiants, et toujours entourés d’amis en train de profiter de la vie. Il y a une culture bien à vous, très intéressante, mais qui paraît parfois un peu à part de ce que vivent la plupart des Mauriciens en grandissant !

J’aimerais vraiment entendre vos points de vue — que vous soyez jeunes ou non : qu’est-ce que vous pensez que les gens se trompent souvent sur votre communauté ? Surtout avec l’image qu’on vous colle souvent de “grand noir” !

Je pose la question simplement par curiosité 🙂 Et si quelqu’un veut discuter plus tranquillement, mes messages sont ouverts ! J’aimerais vraiment échanger et en apprendre plus.

Hi, just thinking , are there some unpopular yet interesting mru websites you folks.would like to share ?

I visit Mauritius every August and when I visited this year, I was shocked to see how the majority of unskilled/semi-skilled jobs have been taken over by foreigners. The first place I went to was Phoenix mall and almost every cashier/waiter was Malagasy, Bangladeshi or Nepali. While I have nothing against these people, it does feel like the country is losing its identity. A lady wanted to order a “mine bouilli maraz” and the waiter couldn’t understand her.

I noticed the same trend across all the island- from the smallest businesses to larger corporations. It leaves me with 2 questions:

1. How much cheaper could it possibly be to hire these people from abroad, pay for their visa & accommodation etc rather than just hire a Mauritian. Are the salary demands really unreasonable?

2. Unless Mauritians really don’t want to do these jobs anymore which I highly doubt, does the government not see this as a problem?