Do and don't in Mauritania

Dont - woman should not attempt to shake hands with a Mauritanian man, unless he extends his hand first, in particular the older generation are quite sticky about this.  Woman should also try to have a male companion when travelling or hanging out at the beach.

Do - bargain, dont accept the first price offerred.  Also Mauritanians have different prices for the same goods, depending on your nationality!  If you think the item is too expensive tell them you are not American! They are a wonderfull warm people, do communicate and smile.

hey
can anybody tell me if smoking cannabis is common within mauritania?

JAJAJA FUMAR CANNABIS ?? MUCHOS SENEGALESES QUE VIVEN ALLI FUMAN  PERO SI NO ERES MAURITANO T ACONSEJO QUE NO LO HAGAS NI TE METAS EN ESOS TEMAS POR TU PROPIA SEGURIDAD TE PUEDES BUSCAR UN PROBLEMA

Hello Fov

I would suggest that you re-post this Spanish message under the Spanish forum.

Currently, you have posted a Spanish message in the Anglophone forum.

Thanks

Basic french should help u to survive in Mauritania since english is not really wide spoken here.