Why Mauritius needs better toilet paper
In Mauritius, cheap really means cheap
THIS MORNING I thought once again about the things that make me want to rush back to England after I have experienced Mauritius for a couple of weeks.
Take toilet paper, for example. Two squares of cheap generic-brand toilet paper in England can achieve what would require almost half a roll of the best toilet paper (Softex, Kleenex, or Prad Paper Products) you can find in Mauritius. You would be prepared to pay good money for quality, and you would not get it.
Unfortunately, this blunt example reflects too well other aspects of life in Mauritius: public service, infrastructure, law and order, security, education, and health service.
There is a shit-load of cleaning-up to do to put things right in Mauritius, but a roll of politicians of mediocre quality is all there is for the job.
Eddy.
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It’s not with toilet paper that you’ll be able to clean all this shit.
Comment by S — Saturday, 5 April 2008 00:42 GMT #
This is what you call Mauritius afterall… with all it’s ******* politics not the sandy beaches that are sold online to tourists.
Can’t wait for my time to get away from this ‘hell’ on earth. Really.
Oh – btw, thanks for replying to my comment on Aline’s blog… and pointing out that I could have died.. o.o
Comment by LaSh — Saturday, 5 April 2008 05:50 GMT #
Yep, we’d need a Karcher for the job ;-)
Eddy.
Comment by Eddy — Saturday, 5 April 2008 07:48 GMT #
LaSh, I was just pointing out that you have been lucky :-) I guess you now know why they mention electrical hazard in the manual.
Eddy.
Comment by Eddy — Saturday, 5 April 2008 09:43 GMT #
U people are complaining about Mauritius when the Uk is actually worst. chek ur crime rate compred to Mauritius. Give your kids/teenagers a better education rather than them turning up to be stupid (ur govermnt does everything for ur kids education wise and yet most of them are failures… everyday on newspaper in london for example there must be someone who got shot by a teenager or someone getting beat up. Y dont u talk about this… Ur kids have got no respect for elders or just anyone. Hell on earth is actually the UK. and if u r complaing abt stupid things like toilet rolls, wash ur sorry asses. and yeah i also forgot that teenagers in the UK are the most OBESE in Europe. And lets talk about ur culture… drinking and getting pissed… and basically just causing trouble everytime. Clean your own country, educate your own children and shut your mouth.
but i do admit that politicians in Mauritians are shit, Security is Shit basically Cops are corrupt… but edcation, think twice before talkin shit
Comment by Joshun — Friday, 27 February 2009 12:37 GMT #
ah forgot somethin… people come to work in the UK for the money…not because its a wonderful place, its basically an “industrial” country.
Comment by Joshun — Friday, 27 February 2009 12:40 GMT #
“…think twice before talkin shit”
Thanks for staying on-topic.
Eddy.
Comment by Eddy — Friday, 27 February 2009 13:54 GMT #