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Many Moroccans just cannot handle criticism.
Many Moroccans cannot handle criticism, and act extremely toxic when it's directed towards Morocco or Moroccan society. This is not a generalization of course, but it describes a very widespread phenomenon among many Moroccans.
Whenever someone, a Moroccan person particularly, posts about a problem they are experiencing which implies something negative about Morocco or Moroccan societ, you will notice a kind of people that directly jump into attacking the person, completely devaluating their feelings and experiences, implying that they are delusional for thinking what they think as if what they went through did not happen, or that they don't have the right to feel or express their feelings.
When you pressure those people on the matter, expecting some kind of argument for what their position, you get replies that usually go as the following: "Yes we aren't perfect, but at least we are way better than other countries! They must stop it with the nagging and appreciate what we have." Or "His opinion is wrong, because I think it's not true. That's why he shouldn't express it!" Or a more watered-down version of this last one "This person is wrong because I think they are, however they can express their opinion because it's their freedom of speech. But because I have that right too, that gives me justification to act toxic because I don't like what they said."
Don't get me wrong, you can be toxic and be offensive if you want to, it is indeed your freedom of speech, just like it is anyone's freedom of speech to express anything they want as long as it doesn't encourage hate or criminal activities.
With that being said, are we willing to use our freedom of speech to discuss topics freely with each other, with an open mind and with reason for the sake of coming to a common understanding that will benifit all of us? Or are we going to use that freedom to attack each other emotionally because we cannot tolerate other opinions?
I believe one option leads to a civilized thriving society that is constantly improving through self criticism, and valuing understanding over blind emotions. And the other leads to a divided one, like our society currently with the various ongoing "intellectual" conflicts, of women vs men, and Amazighs vs Arabs, and people who are critical of the Moroccan regime and patriots who support it.
So, which one is better than the other? I will let you decide.
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Should I report this taxi driver?
Edit: I love and appreciate all of you for your encouragement, you really helped me make up my mind and I wanted to let you know I'm gonna do the right thing and report him!
I almost got r*aped by the same taxi driver twice..
The first time this happened was in the middle of the day. I got into a taxi, the driver was around 65 years old if I had to guess. In the front next to him was an older woman going in the same direction as me. So everything seemed fine. The three of us were having small talk and all, the driver was friendly.
After a while the woman got off and I was left alone with him. He then suddenly blurted out: "You know...that woman that just got off, she's very sick Messina. But luckily I was able to help her with ruqyah."
Something along those lines.
I thought the switch in topics from friendly small talk to something this dark and personal was strange. But I thought okay, he just wants to talk to someone I guess let's be polite.
So I told him that's very kind that he helped her.
And then he said that he could sense I had a spell on me and needed treatment as well. 💀
I politely declined but he insisted. I then noticed that the car took a different turn and quickly found myself in rather empty area of the city.
I told him why we're taking this road, to which he stopped the car and told me that he thinks he should recite on me for just 5 minutes. He then got off and opened my car door and blocked the way.
I have never ever found myself in such a strange situation before. I wasn't scared at that point, but incredibly uncomfortable. He didn't seem dangerous, just like a delusional elderly man who meant well but lacked boundaries...and wanted an extra tip afterwards. So I thought okay whatever let him recite it's just 5 minutes.
But to my shock....after a minute of reciting suddenly leaned in really fast and started kissing my neck.
Naturally.....I started screaming and trying to push him off. I noticed that far away behind him on a field were a group of drunk men, so I started yelling for them to help. Meanwhile the old man was: "stop screaming I'm not even doing anything, my daughter, do you really think these drunk men care to help you?!"
Well little did he know "these drunk men" came sprinting towards the car to whoop his ass. The taxi driver immediately let go of me and went to start the engine and drove away. I managed to jump out the car before he could drove off.
Neither me nor the men unfortunately caught his license plate.
UNFORTUNATELY me and this low life of a taxi driver would meet again 3 months later.
I got into a taxi . It was in the middle of the night, around 2 in the morning. I needed to go to the bus station. Because it was dark I didn't recognize him at first.2 minutes later another woman, maybe in her 40s, got in the taxi as well.
What caught my attention...he let her get in..even though she needed to go to a place that required a completely different route. And the way he talked suddenly sent a chill down my spine. While he was driving and talking to the woman, I leaned slightly forward to see his face. That's when I recognized him, though he didn't seem to recognize me. My heart started beating really fast but I tried to stay calm. Telling him to stop the car and get off in the middle of the night..in the middle of nowhere at almost 3 in the morning wasn't an option.
But then it hit me. I was going to get off the car first....the woman was who would be left alone with him. So I started thinking of ways to warn her.
When we arrived at the bus station I leaned forward to lend him the money and asked if he could help me with my baggage, to which he happily agreed. When he opened the door and got off I took that chance to warn the woman. I briefly told her what kind of person he is and asked her to get off immediately and that she could come with me if she wanted to. She thanked me profusely but added "don't worry, I got this." I asked her if she was sure, she told me not to worry and that she had a plan, then blew me a kiss as a goodbye.
Euros to Dirhams. How to.
Every year I go from The Netherlands to Morocco and need dirhams. Currently the rate is 10.73 dirham/euro.
In the past I used to go to a Moroccan ATM for money with my Dutch bank card. The rate surcharge alone is okay at approx 1.1%, giving around 10.61 dh/euro. But I was quite annoyed that each transaction would give me max around 3000 dh, and cost around 10,3 euro per transaction if you include all costs on both sides (35 dh for Moroccan bank, 3,50 for the Dutch bank and the 1.1% surcharge). So for around 2000 euro, in out an average 68 euro in costs.
So since last year, I began taking cash with me, and exchanging it at exchange spots. The rate is a bit less (around 10.5 dh/euro), so it costs around 46 euro on 2000 euro. But I really hate carrying a lot of cash with me driving to Morocco.
I now opened a free code212 Duo account at CIH bank, because that would make it easy to transfer from your European account to the CIH account. You can then take your money from an CIH ATM without extra charges. But apart from their services and app being really crappy (omg, how are they even a bank?!), their offered exchange rate really sucks (10.35 dh/eur). So this route would cost me 76 euro per 2000 euro.
A friend now told me he uses XE.com to wire money from his (French) debit card (Visa) to them, and they give him Dirhams on his CIH bank account. With a rate of 10.67 dh/euro against just 3 euro costs for whatever amount. So my costs would be around 15 euro per 2000 euro. This now seams cheapest. And you don't have to carry cash with you all the time.
Edit: I just found out that if I wire money from my Dutch bank account to XE, instead of using a debit card, there is no 3 euro cost. So the total cost using XE is 12 euro per 2000 euro.
My question to you guys, what way do you do it?
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Do you want to feel how it feels ?
Guys I need a laptop, I don't have money, and my parents won't allow me to work or anything like that, I know that a lot of people when they buy a new one they forgot the last one( tay5znouh wla kayb9a 4i m7tout)!
I really need it to read PDFs and do some researchs, I'm a student in Rabat, I have no problem on taking a very old one(he can read PDFs), you know maybe an i3 1st gen or any stuff like that.
Thank you, I know it's kinda charity, but we all know how it feels to be a student with that kind of parents !
DM me if you're gonna do it.
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Looking for Associations/clubs to study and memorize Quran in Casablanca
Salam alaykom, is there any community in Casablanca that organizes activities related to study islam and Quran.
Thank you in advance.
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African medals Paris 2024
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I am looking for romantic places to propose.
Hi everyone, I’m looking for romantic and private places and ideas to propose in either of these areas (Casablanca, eljadida, mohammedia).
I would love if you give me ideas of where i can do it like restaurants with private sittings or if you know one of those beach experiences where they take care of setting a picnic for you.
I would like the proposal to be private just the two of us.
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Why Morocco is spending money on shittty stuff?
So as you know morocco will host the can and 2030 wc total of the money that will be spent just in the renovation of the stadiums is more than 1,5 billion dollars (14billion dhs)
Why are they spending this amount of money on football? Maybe if we took this amount of money and build more schools or even fix our shitty medical situation or even help the young in their business or fix the infrastructure etc there is a lot that can be done with this money
And it will help the country etc
Why they be spending billions on football?
I dont think they will earn 10% of this in the wc or can ?
Why? Because morocco is so cheap and tourists wont pay much money not like qatar they invested in the past worldcup but their country is pretty good and has good medical care or facilities etc.
Let’s discuss.
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Joy is forbidden
We live in a country where joy is condemened,pleasure is evil, freedom is a Monster, where minding one's own business is as rare as a humanbeing on sun. So why all this pressure ? Can't people just live and let live ?
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Help Me please 😭😭😭😭😭
Daba ana kanchuf finstagram and social media chi nas ngolo teenage 17 18.19 7d 30 kayzhaw . I mean makay9rawch o ma khdaminch like gha kaysafro o kaychriw l7wayj lghalyin z3ma what??!! La question hiya mnin kayjibo hadok lfloss lktira bzf ila makanoch khdamin ola 3a2ilthom ghaniya
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I’m from the USA but I want to visit Morocco 🇲🇦
Any advice ?
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Is it true that you have to « pay » 300Dh illegally for passing your driving test ?
I’ve heard that if you wanna get your driving licence 🪪, you have to give 300dh to the « person who will tests you » even though you have already paid your driving school
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Hospital or nightmare?
I recently had a harrowing experience at a hospital(north of morocco) that I must share to warn others. I went there seeking medical treatment, hoping to get better, but instead, I faced unimaginable neglect and mistreatment. The doctors and nurses were unprofessional and rude, showing no concern for their patients. When I tried to talk about my rights, they closed the door on me, called the police, and treated me like a criminal.
My sister, who was desperately trying to get me immediate help, was told by a nurse with chilling indifference, "KHLIHA TMOT." Hearing this in my own country was heart-wrenching. We were left waiting for hours, not because of a medical emergency, but because I spoke up about my rights. The police, when they arrived, did nothing to help. They watched as I suffered and did not allow me to enter the emergency room. They told us, "You don't know more than the doctor," and sided with the hospital staff without hearing our side of the story. They just took our information and left us without any support.
They insulted us and even tried to physically assault us without any reason. A female nurse stood by and did nothing. I have never experienced such a lack of compassion and professionalism in any hospital in Morocco. Usually, even if the medical care is not perfect, the staff at least treat you with respect. But this hospital felt like a place of lawlessness and cruelty.
I was on vacation, but this experience has been a trauma. I felt like I was living a dark web experience, literally. I no longer feel safe in Morocco, and this ordeal has shattered my sense of security. If their fault and what they did to me stand between them and paradise, I will not forgive them. .
I hope divine justice prevails because there seems to be no earthly justice when patients are treated so badly by both the medical staff and the police. If you value your life and dignity, avoid this hospital. We cannot stay silent about such violations of our right
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Suddenly my car door opened...again...this terrible human being was blocking the way and was just like "Here, Mademoiselle, I even open the door for you"..
Like sir, you're blocking the way but asking me to get off?? I stood up to get out of the car and he backed off a little. I leaned back to the car to get my handback and suddenly....this SICK SICK SICK man started rubbing his private area on my butt!
I pushed him back and just started running away while tears started rolling down my face.
I didn't know where to go and who to talk to...
I noticed a group of bus and taxi drivers who were seemingly taking a break. I walked up to them and asked them for help... really...I was an emotional mess at that point and shaking.
Three of them were really helpful honestly, god bless them. Especially the one who was high on god knows what drugs, he was really empathetic and provided me with information.
However one of them started kind of guilt tripping me....which is why I'm making this post...
He said something along the lines of "Yes obviously what that man did is bad and it's your right to report him, but why don't you just forgive him? I mean if you report him he will be let go of his job and his family and kids (if he has any) will suffer because of that for the rest of their lives. Do you really want to destroy an entire family because of something that you managed to escape in the end?"
The other men got mad at his comment and started an discussion. But he then said: "I'm not saying she's wrong. I'm just saying she should think very well about what consequences her actions have for others."
Honestly that sentence shattered me that night. I was broken. I started feeling guilty and ashamed. And I ended up not reporting him, because I was scared of making the wrong decision. I don't want his children or family to fall apart and starve, but I also don't want another woman, another child, someone's wife, someone's sister, someone's daughter to get r*aped...
I'm so conflicted as to what to do. This unmade decision is eating away at me every night. I feel like whatever decision I make... someone's gonna get hurt.
I would greatly appreciate your input. Please don't be mean.
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How to deal with post graduation depression ?
Hey everyone,
I recently graduated with an engineering degree, and while I should be excited about starting my career, I’m finding myself stuck in a bit of a rut. It’s been tough—no job offers, no internship leads, and honestly, not a lot of friends around to talk to. What’s making it even harder is seeing some of my classmates land jobs, even though I know I have more experience or skills in certain areas. It’s pretty demoralizing, and I’m starting to feel really lost and unsure about what to do next.
I know I’m not alone in this, so I’m hoping some of you might have been through something similar and can offer some advice. How did you manage to stay motivated during this phase? Any tips for finding job opportunities or even just coping with the mental side of things?
I’m trying to keep my head up, but some days are harder than others. Would love to hear any thoughts or suggestions from this community.
Thanks in advance ☺️
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Why no body is speaking about food price increase (tangier)
Hello
I'm a little gym rat and i used to buy the cheapest way of protein (chiken) and oh my god the price incrased by 30 dh chiken breast now cost 90 dh a kilo grinded meat cost 130 dh a kilo from previous 120 dh and even rice got from 18 to 24 i dunno about you in othet cities but tangier is on fire this summer and i don't complain i can handle this but i can't enjoy it as much as i did in just 2 years ago what your opinion and how to stop price increase (there is no war)
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Meaning of carrying the bride by men
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How it feels to not travel to another moroccan city for the second time in a row in summer :
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Soufiane El Bakkali 🥇
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What do y'all think about this kind of behavior on the train ?
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Absurd price comparison betwen Aliexpress when you set location to Morocco versus Spain (Ceuta to be exact that is in Morocco)
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الرقم الأخضر للتبليغ عن الرشوة
Salam 3alaykoum everyone. I just read a post where someone was asking if legit they should pay an extra amount of money to get their driving license, and it made me feel upset that people have to actually ask if bribery is a thing/is okay. PLEASE please guys/girls NEVER bribe anyone for anything, ESPECIALLY if they’re doing their job like you dnt gotta pay them extra to do a job that they’re getting paid to do !!! (Not talking about complimentary tips).
If someone explicitly or implicitly asks you to give them a bribe, try to record them and call the green number to report it : الخط المباشر للتبليغ عن الفساد و الرشوة : 08 00 00 47 47
Or : 0537718888 (but this one dates back to
(2018 so idk if it’s still working)
Remember that we are a Muslim community and we should not only promote virtue but also prevent vice and actions that are harmful to our community.
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Thoughts on my free palestine rap song( teaser)
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What happened to Morocco
You'll know the state of a people only by looking at how they behave in traffic. It's all "me,me,me" and no order nor conduct. It's one big shitshow.
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Six hours in Tangier - what can be covered from a visit perspective?
Hello All. I am slated to visit Morocco for the first time later this year and will be arriving on a Sunday morning in Tangier by ferry from Tarifa in Spain. I have to leave Tangier for Marrakech by a 4 pm train. This would effectively give me around 6 hours during which I might also have to do the following:
a. Buy my train ticket at the station - assuming my non-Moroccan credit card does NOT work online to purchas the ticket online.
b. Get myself a local SIM card since my unlocked phone does not have an eSim capability.
c. Find a luggage storage place to store my luggage. So far, I am not aware of one despite having searched online.
My hope was to cover the following while I am in Tangier - The Kasbah, Phoenician Tombs, A quick stop at the tomb of Ibn Batuta, The northern end of the Medina, perhaps lunch at Cafe Baba or Cafe Hafa - and IF time permits (and I think this might be ambitious), a trip to Cap Spartel.
Is the above remotely realistic in 6 hours? Any input will be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance.
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Wtf is this supposed to mean
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