Tag: Mauritian living abroad
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On Being a Gay Mauritian in Canada
From casual microaggression to outright ostracization, the LGBTQIA+ community doesn’t have it easy in Mauritius. “Li pas trop normal senla” (he’s not normal that one), Mauritians would often say when referring to someone who’s homosexual. Homosexuality is very taboo back home. This is mainly due to the fact that it’s a small island which is…
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The Aftereffects Of Living Abroad
I recently went home for holidays after two and a half years of living abroad. I still recall how I was dreading and yet looking forward to going back to my home country. I wondered what I would be finding there: my good old habits or would Mauritius be too foreign for me? Blame…
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The harsh reality of long distance relationship
Once upon a time, boy meets girl and they become friends. Somehow along the way, their relationship evolve. So, they both decide to give it a shot. They go on a first date and realize that it might work. Turns out they are a perfect match. But the girl has this dream. She wants to…
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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…
Scraps of the life of a Mauritian immigrant 