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The Chinstrap Beard
JamalMorelli
  • By JamalMorelli on November 4, 2006
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  • Let it grow, let it grow... photo by Aicha Hatim - Morocco
    Let it grow, let it grow...
    photo by Aicha Hatim
    by JamalMorelli
    Though not exclusive to Moroccan Muslims - is usually a good signal you are in the presence of a religious man. If you ever wanted to try one out, let it grow, gov'ner - nobody round here gonna pay no mind no how with that big ol' beard of yours.

    Beard Science

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    Berber Dinner
    solopes
  • By solopes on February 24, 2008
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    by solopes
    Touristy, no doubt, but a very easy and simple way to try (in comfort) a small experience of Berber life: in %L[http://members.virtualtourist.com/m/9eab8/20372e/
    ]Marrakesh a typical restaurant is a meeting point for tourists to watch some horse and camel rides and enjoy a lamb dinner with folk dances. Artificial but nice, with the usual opportunity for the tourists to dress in local style.

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    Compromise
    solopes
  • By solopes on August 7, 2008
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    by solopes
    Travelling inland is a good opportunity to see the hard compromise between desert and agriculture. Men try to extract all the possible resources from land, but the desert advances, and the dry scenery turn inevitable as you go south.

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    Folkloric Dancing
    seagoingJLW
  • By seagoingJLW on September 8, 2002
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  • folkloric Show - Morocco
    folkloric Show
    by seagoingJLW
    Try to see some folkloric dancing.

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    Moroccan people
    la_beba
  • Updated By la_beba on October 27, 2003
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    by la_beba
    Very friendly people, close family life-style

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    always talk
    africaking
  • By africaking on August 19, 2004
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    leather shop
    by africaking
    When buying something it's always worth being polite, even if you are getting bothered by street vendors every 5 steps.

    If you happen to see something you like, you will find about ten workers crawling out of all hidden areas to pounce on you, don't worry, this is normal business practice, they will invite you into the shop to sell you, well pretty much the entire shop, but be strong, they may have lovely stuff but the prices are out of this world, they tell you how much something costs and 9 times out of 10 people will settle for it.

    This is not the way to do business in Morocco, to do business you MUST haggle, if they say 500, you say 50, they will be flabergasted, but it gives them the opportunity to knock the price down, soon probably after a nice sit down with mint tea and a discussion about family and friends you will settle on a price that both parties are happy with.

    I have been told that most Moroccans don't like the tourists who settle for the first price because selling is part of the "getting to know your customer" job.

    Don't feel shy or rude if you knock them down to a riduculous price and they accept, because if they were offended they simply wouldn't sell to you.

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    Local style
    Venturingnow
  • By Venturingnow on March 27, 2003
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  • My Moroccan Slippers - Morocco
    My Moroccan Slippers
    by Venturingnow
    When you are in Morocco, you will find an interesting mix of religion and modernization. In the smaller cities, you will still see the vast majority of people in their yellow, orange, brown, and white slippers (in the picture), and these robe like outfits that have pointed head hoods on them. I purchased these slippers at a local leather shop in Fes, they are made of real leather and have been dyed yellow with safrin, that cooking stuff that rich people use to color their food. For only 15 dollars, I think it was worth it, they are a great conversation piece.

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    Town Name
    amsterdam_vallon
  • By amsterdam_vallon on March 1, 2004
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    Town Name
    by amsterdam_vallon
    When you go trought the desertic zone, you will see some arabic name on the sand.

    This marking is to mark the limit of each town since there's no easy limit.

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    Eating Out in Morocco
    Bernhadette
  • Updated By Bernhadette on July 31, 2007
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  • "La Chope" in Taza - ©
    Bernhadette
    by Bernhadette
    While visiting the café is a common pastime of Moroccan men, going out to dinner to a restaurant (especially as a "tête-à-tête" of a couple) is not very common. In Morocco, the prefered place for enjoying a dinner is the home, in the circle of the family. Often friends or relatives are invited. So in smaller towns you will find mostly tourists and transient travellers at the restaurants, not the local families. But in the last few years dining out has become more fashionable, especially for the youth and the well off Moroccans in the larger cities. In Rabat, Casablanca and Fès, for example, you can find a whole range of restaurants with dishes from countries from all over the world.

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    Dogs chase away angels (sometimes)
    JamalMorelli
  • By JamalMorelli on November 5, 2006
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  • Chasing away angels? photo of Atif Morelli - Morocco
    Chasing away angels? photo of
    Atif Morelli
    by JamalMorelli
    Wide tradition has it that dogs have a negative effect on your baraka.
    Which doesn't stop them from being used as watchdogs and increasingly, as pets.
    Petting them will generally mean not shaking hands with someone, definitely means breaking your state of ritual purity, sometimes is said to keep the angels from your home.

    Cats are the clear winners in Morocco.

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