Tunis - Post Report Question and Answers

Is it easy to make friends with locals here? Are there any prejudices or any ethnic groups who might feel uncomfortable here?

The locals are approachable enough but you need French. There is some racism against black Africans. Outside of the elite in Tunis, who are mostly tolerant, there is a lot of anti-semitism. Shortly after I left an old synagogue in another part of the country was burnt by a mob in response to the war in Gaza. - Jan 2024


To some extent. People socialise with family a lot though and that takes priority. - Jun 2022


Not so easy to make friends with Tunisians, but that could be partly due to Covid. - May 2022


Yes, Tunisians are wonderfully kind. - Nov 2020


Yes. - May 2020


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