How to be happy as an expat in Mauritius

Mauritius is a great place.
Excellent weather, beautiful public beaches, coconut water, low taxation.
It is improving.
We have a Cyber City and lots of universities.
Excellent private medical care, and free public health care.
Communities being sociable and courteous to each other.
Great for retirement in fancy gated communities.
Lots of holidays!!!
13th month being mandatory.
Low taxation!!
Amazing local food (indian, bryany, nyuk yen, dall pourri, farata)

Some little issues:
-overpriced household goods (3-8 times the price of buying it overseas):ex:BBQ
-restaurant prices=overseas prices but salary =1/5th salary
-big bureaucracy system =hard to import/do business
-no plastic restriction makes life difficult for lots of business (but no recycling in Mu)

Ive been to Mauritius twice & i dont think ill need to change anything when relocating there to be happy.  I hope ill fit in fine in this wonderful country with its friendly people, by being respectful & friendly as i always try to be. Ok,  being disabled & partly paralyzed/ wheelchair bound might have its challanges,  but since i know the country somewhat im confident it will work,  probably better than in Sweden. I could probably relocate anywhere i wanted to where im allowed to get in,  but Mauritius is my first choice due to its great climate, friendly people, lack of serious desieses & dangerous animals. Also,  being warm all year makes me more independent since cold gives my spasticity which makes me function less well.  Believe me,  we have a lot of cold in Sweden, so i cant wait for living in Mauritius, which also is a highly civilized country. Im not nervous about relocating there. My goal has always been to get a better life than before stroke & now it feels within reach:)

Be friendly, patient and lower your expectations especially if you’re relocating from Western Europe. Mauritians are extremely friendly and are not in a hurry to provide you with whatever service you require. They are quite happy to chat with a friend or take a phone call while you’re waiting for a service. Tradesmen are not always reliable. If you want to buy something at a market try and not be obviously foreign because the price you pay will suddenly double or treble. Mauritius is multicultural and multiethnic so people won’t assume you’re foreign until you open your mouth. So learn basic creole. Although you may be told that Mauritians are multilingual, that’s not the case outside of the main commercial centres so again, learn to converse in creole. The friendliness and laidback attitude you associate with Mauritians evaporates as soon as they get behind the wheel! Mauritian drivers including bus drivers, taxi drivers, minibus drivers and private car drivers are impatient and are always in a hurry to get somewhere! If you factor all this into how you go about your life in Mauritius you will be very happy! I am!