Tag: culture
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Am I becoming a bad Mauritian?
I always catch myself thinking that my reintegration in Mauritius will not be easy. My host country’s culture is rubbing off on me and molding me into another person. I have the best of both world but will one culture outweigh the other?
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Signs you grew up Mauritian
You were threatened by your parents that you’ll end up sweeping the floor or in a sugarcane field if you did not get good grades when you were a kid. 2. If you didn’t go to a private high school, you had to endure a single-sex high school. 3. You flirt in French but…
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I’m a martian in Toronto
Since I am in Canada, I have become very culturally aware. Blame it on the fact that there is no representation of Mauritians’ culture and most people have never ever heard about the country. Consequently, I always find myself becoming an ambassador for Mauritius. Since I have to explain the geography, culture and break some…
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To hug or not to hug?
Greetings have never been so awkward to me until I came to Canada. See, back in my home-country, we are not used to hugging. We either cheek kiss or say hi. Hugs are considered as something very intimate.
Scraps of the life of a Mauritian immigrant 