u/Resident-Theme3527

Hey guys,

I recently signed up at a driving school in Dakar to prep for my theoretical exam, and the experience has been incredibly frustrating.

On my first day, I walked into the classroom and the instructor was already mid-session with a group, shouting out answers with zero context. When I asked the reception for a clear class schedule or syllabus so I could follow along properly, they literally told me: "No schedule, it just runs all day from 9 AM to 6 PM, just walk in whenever."
It feels completely unorganized. There is no curriculum, no step-by-step teaching, just random question loops. If you don't already know the basics, you're completely lost.

For those who got their permit here recently:

Is this chaotic "loop system" standard for all auto-écoles in Dakar?

How did you actually pass the code exam? Did you just stop going to the physical classes and study on your own?

Are there any specific apps, websites, or YouTube channels that actually match the official Senegal exam questions?

I feel like I'm wasting my time sitting in that chaotic room. Any insights, platform recommendations, or hacks to bypass these useless lectures would be deeply appreciated

Hey all, I (25F) went out to some cool bar in my city last night. All was going well until I stoop up from the bar stool and headed on the dance floor. There were times when every 5 second people would shove me out their way to get past, there was even a man backing up on me to get me to leave my spot.
I would just stand my ground, not move and keep having fun. I have broad shoulders and am pretty strong so I managed.

The problem is that this happens every night I go out, whether alone or with friends. One time to the point where my friends noticed how weird the behavior is too. I would move to another spot with less traffic and all of a sudden now there is more traffic. That plus having multiple people looking at me at once (mostly men), and women giving me dirty looks. All behaviors that friends have also noticed. After an hour of repeated behavior like this I’m just left feeling like I’m in some horror movie.

Anyways back to last night. The situation starts to feel just like that so I call an uber. While I’m waiting for my uber, the owner of the place grabs my attention to tell me to move since he noticed a lot of traffic where I was at. I feel so defeated but move to a small corner. 2 seconds is what it takes for someone to bump into me again. The owner sees that and just seems unsatisfied with me. I just feel so awful. This happens every time but like I can’t do anything about it. Just feeling like a burden at that point. Thankfully I check my phone and my uber is nearby. I tell the owner that it’s okay, that I’m leaving actually! (Trying to keep vibes positive) At this point I’m just relieved that I can go and also get out of people’s hair.
Out of nowhere, a girl I don’t know is holding my hand asking me why I’m leaving. She had pushed me earlier. I just show her my phone that my uber is here and that it’s okay. She disregards my answer, is staring me in the eyes, still holding my hand and repeatedly asking why I’m leaving…
Somehow I get out of that and head to the exit. Now the owner is running behind me trying to apologize.

Whole thing very unsettling.

To note (no way to add this in here without looking like a douchebag): I am quite attractive, everyday is something weird. For my own defense tho, it’s not fun just strange most of the time.

Hey all just moved to Senegal, was wondering how to find networks to hire cooks/ cleaners in Dakar. Any websites or organizations would be helpful thanks!

Hey all!

Just turned on my MacBook and time and dates were wrong. So I can’t connect to my WiFi.
Setting automatically doesn’t work (just sets it back to incorrect date and time)
After manually setting it to correct, it still doesn’t connect to WiFi.
I’ve tried restarting, or forgetting network, still nothing.

Any help is appreciated!