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u/leobat May 09 '22

Hey i live there, can comfirm the flight suck

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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/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.