Yaoundé Streets | The Dual Faces of a Highland Capital

🏙️ Yaoundé City Comparison • VS Douala: Not the economic hub, but boasts smoother roads , taller buildings , and breathtaking mountain views 🏔️ • Chinese Community: 4-5 discreet Chinese hotels 🏨 (locals-only knowledge) 2 licensed Chinese restaurants 🥢 (their Sichuan fish cures homesickness) 🌶️ ⚠️ Survival Guide • Police Shakedowns: A friend got extorted for 50,000 XAF (~¥600) in broad daylight 👮 • After-Dark Rule: 6PM = lockdown time (standard expat protocol) • Hidden Goods: Ask for "Lao Gan Ma" at certain supermarkets to unlock secret instant noodles 📸 Magical-Realism Streets ✓ French colonial architecture alongside slums 🏛️ ✓ Hilltop mansions overlooking tin-roof oceans ✓ Police stations neighbor smuggling markets 👮 #AfricanDuality #YaoundéSurrealism #ExpatSurvivalGuide #DangerouslyCharming