URGENT big decision in 2 days !!!

Member since 12 February 2013

Arnie_UKMember16 February 2013 12:46:46

hi everyone.

it is gonna bit BIG TIME for me in 2 days as I will have to decide potentially if I want to accept or not a job in Mauritius.

im now in mauritius for 2 days for final meetings/interview.

i thought coming here would give me the answers to my auestions right away. it is not the case.

my main concern: BEING ISOLATED SOCIALLY by moving here.

i have seen a lot of mauritians stay together playing games on the beach playing cards... and pratically no europeans with them.

i dont know how the intergretion is but my first impression is thaqt it is pretty much separated.

my main main main concern is not to be close to people i know here and then i would feel really lonely. the fact that there is not proper city center at grand baie makes it more complicated... i guess everyone lives at different places... how to make sure to have a social life...??

i guess lot of people move with their family and that makes it much easier.

as a matter of urgency could you give me your feedback based on your experience living here ?

it is definitely different to what i thought and i need to make sure i will make the right decision in a few DAYS time...

thank you for your onctinuous help and support,

arnie

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Arnie_UK Member

Member since 12 February 2013

Arnie_UKMember16 February 2013 12:47:41

by the way i would move to grand baye and im looking at finding a flat/house not farer then la croisette...

christoc Member

Member since 28 July 2011

christocMember16 February 2013 13:26:10

Moving to Grand Baie soon as well bud.. I'm from South Africa..I'm sure we can debate sports between our two countries.. don't stress man..

Ben411 Member

Member since 07 February 2013

Ben411Member17 February 2013 06:14:20

I've been here for 2 weeks in QB and have a good mix of Mauritian and expat friends. As far as I'm aware there are more expats in GB so if that's what your looking for then you should be fine. If you speak French then you're flying!

Best of luck

Arnie_UK Member

Member since 12 February 2013

Arnie_UKMember17 February 2013 06:47:55

thanks guys for your comments and reassurement... very helpfull for me.

Arnie

Strawb Contributor

Member since 17 November 2010

StrawbContributor19 February 2013 04:45:26

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It's not really anything to do with the expats. Most Mauritians dont really integrate with other ethnic groups in my experience. For example white Franco Mauritians don't interact with anyone else and vice versa. Culturally they seem to be miles apart and there is no real sense of a single national identity. But they still manage to get along all the same.

PaulChoy New member

Member since 27 January 2013

PaulChoyNew member25 February 2013 05:07:06

Hi,

Sorry for replying pretty late to your post.

If you are moving to Grand Baie, you really have no worries. There is a large expat community here, its VERY friendly and you will find there are actually an awful lot of Brits here.

To be honest, I would say there is far more chance of social isolation in the UK. Here is very much more social.

Feel free to drop me a line if you want to catch up some time.

Kind Regards,

Paul

Rosiewestie Serial expat

Member since 16 May 2011

RosiewestieSerial expat26 February 2013 17:29:38

593

Took me a few months to settle down originally, but now we love it here - we thought we had a good social life in the UK but we have a far busier one here.

We also have a mix of friends - locals and expats - just be yourself and most of all be friendly

Good luck

kljprops Member

Member since 27 February 2013

kljpropsMember27 February 2013 10:07:22

Hi Arnie,

If you are a social person you will easily make friends, so don't worry.

Please contact me if you are still looking for an accommodation.

I am a Mauritian living in London. Perhaps we could meet so we share some tips before you leave the UK.

Jesse

VeroniqueL Active member

Member since 15 December 2011

VeroniqueLActive member27 February 2013 10:39:32

#10

So Arnie - unless I've missed something, what was your decision?

dojoVader Active member

Member since 20 December 2011

dojoVaderActive member23 March 2013 03:43:26

#11

am Nigerian and as far i can tell, i got some good Mauritian friends, as long as you are a good and nice person, making friends is never hard. you just have to approach and strike a conversation, sometimes the conversation could be on common interest like Football,songs,IT or games. take care

farhaan Guest

farhaanGuest23 March 2013 04:58:58

#12

hi,
I just seen your post.Maybe your problem is that the place you are staying is not good as Grand-Baie is the place where there are most foreigners and mauritians as well. People living in Grand-Baie are very friendly but it depends where you are living in Grand-Baie and your neighbourhoods you see. Maybe i can help you to find an appartment to stay in the center of Grand-Baie where you can get all facilities and meet a lot of people. facilities such as hypermarkets are very near,transport facilities, 30 secs from the beach etc and there are some club very near where you can meet people.

Regards,
Farhaan