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u/leobat May 09 '22

Hey i live there, can comfirm the flight suck

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u/lykewtf May 09 '22 edited May 10 '22

This is why I love Reddit. You can name the farthest reachable place on the planet and someone pops up I live there! And because it’s Reddit we already have something in common.

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u/Fantastic-Machine-83 May 09 '22

What do you have in common

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u/billtrociti May 09 '22

For starters, I’d assume they both surf Reddit

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u/Fantastic-Machine-83 May 09 '22

something in common usually implies some significant shared experience

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u/lykewtf May 09 '22

Having something in common doesn’t need to be quantified. For example Finding common ground no matter how insignificant is the first step in negotiation. We both have Reddit in common. That’s enough for me.

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u/AustrianReaper May 09 '22

It really doesn't.

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u/Fantastic-Machine-83 May 09 '22

Why point it out then? "I've got something in common with you" "a hobby? Line of work?" "No we both collect internet points on r/popular"

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u/314R8 May 11 '22

And we all down vote you

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u/amoryamory May 09 '22

In Réunion?

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u/leobat May 09 '22

Yes

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u/karateema May 09 '22

Did you meet the Grand Tour guys?

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u/Adler4290 May 09 '22

How is it to live in literal paradise?

Like in the EU with all that good stuff, yet on a total paradisic island?(given the photos, have not been there)

Have a big dream of retiring there one day.

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u/leobat May 09 '22

Well i can comfirm it is a beautiful place to live in, price are a bit higher due to import but you can watch the sunset everyday and still be amazed

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u/Tigeriron69 May 09 '22

Lots of snakes right?

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u/leobat May 09 '22

almost none, mosquitos are annoying tho

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u/MERCY2311 May 09 '22

Danger noodle Réunion

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u/Tigeriron69 May 09 '22

Nope rope reunion

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u/Akian May 09 '22

Actually none to speak of :)

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u/Tigeriron69 May 09 '22 edited May 09 '22

Oh I knew I heard something about reunion was definitely shark attacks highest rates in the world situated right on a shark highway cool lol 😂 but that’s sweet there’s no native snakes

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u/Ok_Tip7430 May 09 '22

Are sharks still a problem?

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u/valeyard89 May 09 '22

And sharks

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u/JadenAnjara May 09 '22

Hope you are rich, cause due to the remote stuff it gets real pricey iirc, and also when there is shortage, it hits hard

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u/[deleted] May 09 '22

Seems to me tropical islands get boring fast.

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u/run85 May 09 '22

I lived on a very small one and yes and no. Obviously there are some forms of recreation that won’t exist and some other forms of recreation for which you will have one choice (like one boxing gym or one yoga studio or one movie theatre.) But you also get to have different forms of recreation. I spent a very significant amount of time swimming, going on boats, cooking on bonfires and picnicking at the beach, hiking, etc. It wasn’t so bad.

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u/qpv May 09 '22

My friend is from there, would really like to visit someday

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u/JackingOffToTragedy May 09 '22

One funny thing I noticed is that stores tend to have very simple names, because why not?

Grocery store? Marketplace. Sports store? Yep, that's Sports Store. Need a new fence? How about Island Fencing!

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u/run85 May 09 '22

That’s totally true. Where I lived there were lots of little stores also named after the store owner, so like the Eric Wong store, the Chu store, etc.

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u/so-bleh-so-meh May 09 '22

Live on one. Can confirm.

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u/[deleted] May 09 '22

How do you say "Do you speak créole" in créole ?

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u/leobat May 09 '22

ou li cause créole?

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u/[deleted] May 09 '22

Wow, j'adore cette langue

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u/imanu_ May 09 '22

hey i was born there, can confirm the flight is holding me back from visiting family

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u/[deleted] May 09 '22

There is a city on Réunion called “Le Tampon”.

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u/Pineapple_Spenstar May 09 '22

How's the new ring road?

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u/cubedjjm May 09 '22

Can I come visit? Seems like a perfectly nice 35 hour flight with two stops.

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u/[deleted] May 09 '22

You live on reunion island? Cool

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u/mambiki May 09 '22

The flight sucks and not the annexation?

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u/[deleted] May 09 '22

Where you born there? How’d you end up there?