Late Introduction

Hello!

I am Trisha. Welcome to Mauritius!!(better late than never)

It's good to know that you have adapted to the island pace...not everyone can, given that things can be quite slow here.

I used to live in London (from 2007 to 2011) to pursue my studies. Now I am back on the island to do an internship and then I go back to London later this year.

So what are the activities you are enjoying here?

Would be great to meet you and your wife for a drink at one point. Perhaps we could gather some other expats..

I look forward to hearing from you.

Cheers,

Trisha

Hi Paul,

Good to hear that you're enjoying yourselves in Mauritius.

What do you do now you've slowed things down?

David.

Hi there! Northerner Carl here! It would be good to meet up with some fellow countrymen and chat one day. Cheers.

prsaraogi wrote:

Introduction: Age: 23, born and grew up in India, living in the United States for the past few years and in Mauritius right now on a potential start up business viability and research trip.

So I've been in Mauritius for 4 days now and haven't been really impressed by the social life here. Most locals seem closed socially and they seem non-appreciative of non-creole / french speaking people (to put it mildly). Unfortunately, the area I'm staying at (Quatre Bornes) is mostly populated by the locals. So I would like to extend this opportunity to invite like minded english speaking expats / locals to connect for a meet up / coffee / drinks / poker / casino / clubbing / dinner anything i dont care. I'm here till the 30th of June. Cheers
# :
prsaraogi(at)gmail.com

You are wrong on many levels. Most people here in Mauritius don't speak French. Percentage-wise, I would say that only about 10% of the population speak French regularly. Yes, French is the most common language in the media but the reason for this is that French is closely related to Creole which is the most common language here. You will notice that many Creole words and sentence-constructions come from French.
English is the official language.

Then again, yes, most people here live mostly in closed communities like it's the case in many other countries. You cannot expect people to come to you. You are the expat and up-to-you to make the move. A good start would be among the people you work with, study, or do business. With time, your friend circle will grow and you will have no trouble interacting at large.

Regards...

yeah well, I wouldn't be able to differentiate between Creole / French.

I know what you mean, I'm not calling anyone out just to be clear, simply extending an invitation for people to connect. Cheers