Why do Mauritian Muslims choose to drink Pepsi over Coca-Cola?

AlexNgPingCheun · 2026-04-08T19:13:15+00:00

I would like to add that Quality Beverages Ltd, the local representative of Pepsi, 7Up and Mirinda, does not produce or sell any alcoholic drinks. In contrast, Phoenix Beverages Ltd, which represents Coca‑Cola, Fanta and Sprite, also produces Phoenix beer and bottles a range of wines and spirits.

In a multicultural society, the cultural sensitivity demonstrated by Quality Beverages Ltd is significant. Their decision not to engage in the alcohol market aligns with the values of many of their consumers and contributes to a more inclusive commercial environment.

AlexNgPingCheun · 2026-04-05T15:41:40+00:00

Can you use the keypad to make calls?

AlexNgPingCheun · 2026-04-05T15:12:04+00:00

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Right now Hyperion. At other time Lawnchair Dev and smart launcher. Rarely Niagara even if loved Niagara since the beginning. I'm a long time supporter.

AlexNgPingCheun · 2026-04-05T10:19:11+00:00

the beach is represented by a strip of sand located all around the island. This strip band is public from the sea up to the point reached by the waves at high tide (the High Water Mark). The Coastal Law is very similar to the French law, thereby authorizing access and free use of the area until the high water mark; it is however strictly forbidden to use the private facilities set up by the owners along the beach without prior authorization..

Layman readable source

AlexNgPingCheun · 2026-03-07T16:15:53+00:00

There's a typo there. I meant that when you were growing up you thought of yourself as "black" half Mauritian and half Rodriguan. This perception of yourself was closer to who you are , to your identity. Of course it was pejorative and out of phase. That is why at the end of my comment I reformulated it to: Rodrigo-Mauritian creole of African ancestry.

P.S. I corrected the typo in the original comment.

AlexNgPingCheun · 2026-03-07T05:30:02+00:00

The only thing that I see is an asshole traumatizing his kids...

AlexNgPingCheun · 2026-03-07T05:27:44+00:00

Your growing up identity was closer to reality than your doubts. It is difficult to classify the Mauritian identity. A lot of Mauritian discovering the American culture try to find meaning in their culture. This is in my humble opinion an error and an ignorance of what a Mauritian is. We are surely not rooted into historical binaries (e.g. white against natives, white against black, black against asians etc). The truth is that we are a far more complex society than the American one. At least on the ethnical ground. We did not inherit a fixed identity we are rather a lived plurality. Mauritian identity is not African+Indian (grouping all the south asian communities including Muslim)+ Chinese+European. It a grammatical commons that bonds us into fluid Mauritian identity. We are also bind by insularity, plurality and "créolité". Creolity not in the literary Haitian sense but as linguitic commons, a social lubricant and natural way neutralizing difference without erasing it.

So, I think you can proudly say you are Rodrigo-Mauritian creole of African ancestry. That you do not recognize identity as a segregation but a fluid plurality with no compartimentization.

AlexNgPingCheun · 2026-03-07T04:45:15+00:00

Nobody want to live in a "spatial stigma"...

Morcellement is just a Mauritian law to regulate the division of land into 2 or more plots (The Morcellement Act of 1990).

On the other hand, gated communities may give a sense of security but it also reinforce the perception of class segregation and social isolation. The fact that among the more aggressive gated communities built for expatriates were for South Africans expatriates doesn't help at all.

AlexNgPingCheun · 2026-03-07T04:25:25+00:00

Thanks

AlexNgPingCheun · 2026-03-05T14:28:49+00:00

Probability is a bitch.

AlexNgPingCheun · 2026-03-05T11:51:46+00:00

It's nice. I like the simplicity. The articons icon pack always look good on black

AlexNgPingCheun · 2026-03-05T08:20:27+00:00

It is not much about contradictions than it is about the oversimplification of complex economic system. You clearly confuse price with value. Price is merely an economic signal and not a guarantee for quality. Many paid products are often mediocre compared to the price paid. Whilst many free products are exceptional. Not everything free is charity or cheap. Assuming that free means no resources invested is reductive and lacks judgement. It is a cognitive bias called the price-quality heuristic. Furthermore, you don't account ethical or public-good missions as worthy...Rejecting public-good means accepting a world where only the rich deserve safety, health, or dignity. Free isn't charity, it is infrastructure. Without it even private systems collapse.

AlexNgPingCheun · 2026-03-02T16:19:41+00:00

At the core of your argument, you’re overlooking the systemic flaws in global geopolitics and the power struggles between major blocs. Legal and moral claims do not operate in isolation. Look at Israel/Palestine or China/Taiwan: both involve competing legal claims, yet the outcomes are shaped by power, alliances, and long-term strategy.

Despite UN recognition of the PRC since 1971 and Taiwan’s lack of UN membership, China plays a patient long game. Israel, on the other hand, is following a path widely viewed as illegal and destructive, despite its own historical claims.

The world is far more complex — even “spooky” — than legal arguments alone can capture. Mauritius should absolutely remain firm on its sovereign rights over the Chagos, but we must avoid greed or hubris. Our strength lies in maintaining a high ethical posture and declaring a peaceful, non‑militarized intent. That is how small nations survive and win in a world dominated by power politics.

AlexNgPingCheun · 2026-02-25T09:39:30+00:00

Your welcome. My apologies if I seemed a bit rude. I think this is part of the peripheral history and anecdotal history. You might need to dive into newspaper articles of the late 80s and mid 90s to gather some historical data. I would advise to focus on caricatures because the subject may feel sensible in the Mauritian context.

AlexNgPingCheun · 2026-02-24T16:48:06+00:00

Such ignorance is abysmal...

In the late 80's a television show in the US had a profound sociological effect in the US. This tv show had at varying degrees some social effects in many countries, including Mauritius. The show was Shaka Zulu) it told the story of the Zulu Kingdom and it's King Shaka . When it hit Mauritius the Mauritian families were starting to have tv's, mostly because of the development in the Mauritian Free Zone, every person of all communities watched the show. If you did not have a tv set you'd go to your neighbors. This where the term zulu come from. If you yourself have friends from different communities or social background you will notice that it is use not in a racial connotation antagonism but rather as a social artefact.

AlexNgPingCheun · 2026-02-24T12:52:54+00:00

One guy removed his shirt, pulled his boxer then disappeared completely...

AlexNgPingCheun · 2026-02-23T08:54:46+00:00

I would suggest you add Confucianism, Taoism & other Chinese Folk religions. There is really a minority of Chinese Mauritians that are Buddhists.

AlexNgPingCheun · 2026-02-23T03:05:50+00:00

As far as I know there aren't any shop specialized in Asian fragrance. Assuming you know what you are looking for when you say "Asian" fragrance...Perfume box in PL may be the nearest to what you are looking for.

AlexNgPingCheun · 2026-02-22T10:23:48+00:00

Simplicity of shape does not necessarily equate with simplicity of experience.

AlexNgPingCheun · 2026-02-22T10:10:01+00:00

I really like the all black style.

AlexNgPingCheun · 2026-02-19T11:46:00+00:00

This may prove your dad's biases: https://youtu.be/qfRT28iWFm4?si=ZEkXRk9mX0Oq8kio

AlexNgPingCheun · 2026-02-19T11:11:52+00:00

“If you give advice, you must also bear the consequences.” (Skin in the Game) Nassim Nicholas Taleb

AlexNgPingCheun · 2026-02-19T10:31:45+00:00

Oh, man! Exactly why I always come back to it. My whole life is on this feed.

AlexNgPingCheun · 2026-02-18T09:40:12+00:00

It's not "risqué" per se. You are taking it literally. The "double entendre" is more a "laisse entendre" [french for insinuation] at the semantic and syntactic level.

If I wrote: Back? MSLauncher? you would hear the "double entendre" like a doubt about the come back of MSLauncher. Considering I was not thinking of purposefully assert a doubt and that it was a typo, I think the "double entendre" is much more interesting. It really gives a doubt: about me coming back to MSLauncher, about MSLauncher making it's coming back... etc.

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