Hi Dietmar
Great to hear from you too. As usual, you are very helpful and resourceful. Hee.
Oh yes, when I was reading the brief history of Mauritius, I thought I was reading the history of Singapore! Haha! It's really similar. Just that the culture of Singapore is mixed with more of Asia's culture on the whole. Thus, our local population comprises more of Chinese, Malays and Indians. With the influx of expatriates, we too have become multi-cultural.
English is our first language in school, thus tourists can converse with us easily. Though our local language are still spoken more frequently on a casual basis, like the different dialects of Chinese, Malay and Indian.
Singapore is really small so in a way, it can be governed be upgraded more easily, as a whole generation. We have limited ground so architecturally, we have to grow upwards and thus, most of our natural resources have to give way to high-rise buildings throughout. To me, it is still the best and safest country to live in, especially from natural disasters such as earthquakes, and rain or snow storms. Though we love to travel to places where natural resources (namely beaches and forestation) are reserved, for us to enjoy the beauty of Mother Nature.
Hmm, this makes me curious. Does Mauritius have 4 seasons? Or just like Singapore, summer throughout? What's the best time to visit Mauritius, with perhaps local festivities being held in a granduer manner, for us to see the culture of Mauritius?
In Singapore, whenever big games are being broadcasted, coffee joints and pubs will show the telecasts via big projector screens for people to hang out and watch the games together, instead of watching alone at home via cable channels. Does Mauritius have such a football scene too?
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