Pimp yo mouth in Morocco, get a tat
I include getting silver teeth under the off-the-beaten path category - it's not going to be my most popular suggestion on what to do in Morocco. Thanking God for my ample share of bad-ass is the primary step. Step two is flying my colors - and the ease of getting a silver tooth (no, my tooth wasn't knocked out - and neither were most of these Riffian cats)The old woman in the photo had explained the connection between dangerous Riffi men and silver teeth. I got it. It was fast and painful and the dentist shaved my tooth to fit the silver case over it. Moroccans seem to dig it. My American and English friends wonder what happened to my tooth.The male berber tattoos are known both here and in the States as a sign you may have been in prison. (Women's tattooes are something else) The man who had this tattoo felt it singled him out as Riffian - a point of incredible pride and distinction...

























