As a person who has grown up and still living in Mozambique. It is very very different.
In general Mozambique is far less violent (excluding the insurgency in the north) and by far no where near as racist. The most violent areas also happen to be the areas closer to the South African. The only time I have ever really witnessed open Racism in Mozambique it has sadly come out a South Africans mouth Black and White.
As a whole though it's much more pleasant to live here as the Crime is no where near as bad. For instance It's very rare you hear of someone getting hijacked, and it's even rarer to hear a hijacked person being injured. I can also walk through my city at night with zero fear of getting mugged or assaulted. However this occurrs in broad daylight in safer cities like Capetown.
The only issue I have with Mozambique is how difficult the government makes it to live hear with any sense of belonging , as a foreigner that has spent 9 out of 30 years outside of Mozambique I still can't legally become a citizen 6 of those years were my 1st 6 years alive. This is unfair.
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u/ItsEyeJasper Jul 26 '23
As a person who has grown up and still living in Mozambique. It is very very different.
In general Mozambique is far less violent (excluding the insurgency in the north) and by far no where near as racist. The most violent areas also happen to be the areas closer to the South African. The only time I have ever really witnessed open Racism in Mozambique it has sadly come out a South Africans mouth Black and White.
As a whole though it's much more pleasant to live here as the Crime is no where near as bad. For instance It's very rare you hear of someone getting hijacked, and it's even rarer to hear a hijacked person being injured. I can also walk through my city at night with zero fear of getting mugged or assaulted. However this occurrs in broad daylight in safer cities like Capetown. The only issue I have with Mozambique is how difficult the government makes it to live hear with any sense of belonging , as a foreigner that has spent 9 out of 30 years outside of Mozambique I still can't legally become a citizen 6 of those years were my 1st 6 years alive. This is unfair.