The features of mentality of inhabitants of Morocco.
How not to get lost in Morocco in the literal and figurative sense. Suggest to learn the differences in culture and peculiarities of national identity of the inhabitants of the Country of the setting sun.
They consider money not only in the national currency, but in “virtual”
Moroccan dirham (MAD) is the official monetary unit since 1960, however, perhaps you will hear that the prices announced by the rials. To convert any amount from riyals to dirhams, divide the number by 20. It should also be noted that fluctuations dirham not typical. In the country due to strict regulation from the state dirham is equal to approximately $0.1 and €0,09 and can deviate in either direction only slightly. You may encounter denominations of 10, 20, 50 and 100 dirhams, coins of 10, 5, 2, 1 and 1/2 dirham and 5, 10 and 20 centimes (100 centimes equal 1 dirham).
When married they are not supposed to change the name
In marriage, each spouse remains in his name. Citizens of the “orange Kingdom” do not attach much importance to this fact during the creation of the family. And when children are born, they are written already in the father’s name.
They have homes lack rooms
Moroccan ‘ — it’s all a different world for our rights. Apart from the fact that apartment buildings generally referred to as residences, they often do not have the numbers, and refer to them using names. For the local to live in the residence of “Layla” or “Fatima” is common. Therefore, for travelers trying to find an address by yourself, will likely be very difficult. Add to this the fact that the plates on buildings with indications of their numbers and street names are fairly rare.
From them you can see on the street Shoe-shiners
If a resident of Morocco have forgotten to clean shoes or vypuskala on the road, for a small fee, he can use the services of a shoeshine boy. And if to our ears it sounds strange, on the streets in Morocco a man with a wooden box in his hands, filled with everything necessary for work, wipe and Shine to the polished shoes of the client. So what on earth of the tales of Scheherazade, you can still encounter with representatives of this vanishing trade.
They often give alms
Parents in El Maghreb since the childhood accustom children to help those in need. But because many people found in the busiest places of the city (at the Parking lots at supermarkets and cafés close to the crowded intersections, tourist destinations and, of course, at the entrance to the mosque and asking for money on the streets, do not cause the Moroccans nor irritation, nor even of contempt. Most often in the form of grandparents, a child or even a teenager with an outstretched hand Moroccan in response will give a coin.
They can give an even number of flowers for the feast
Moroccans are not aware of the superstitions (with such severity observed in our society) concerning an even number of flowers in the bouquet, safely and therefore free to present the floristic composition, consisting of any number of flower buds.
They know more than two languages
Features of the historical development of the state, in particular long-lasting colonial status in relation to France and Spain, formed a special soil for the development of multilingualism on the territory of this region. The vast majority of the population in addition to the local dialect of Arabic —Darija, is used in everyday life and I say it in French, and in the North of the Kingdom — in Spanish. At the same time, the official state language is Arabic and tameside (you can see several of its dialects among the Berber population).
They love to combine incongruous things in her kitchen
The kitchen of the Maghreb combines several traditions in cooking and local dishes full of different, sometimes seemingly incompatible flavors. So, spicy tomato soup harira served with sweet dates. One of the types of tagine (perhaps, the most recognizable local cuisine) cooked meat with the addition of prunes, a traditional puff pastry pies stuffed with chicken or seafood, sprinkled on top with powdered sugar. Still here to make salted lemons and drink is very sweet, downright tart, strong brewed mint tea.
They clean the tomatoes from the skin and seeds for human consumption
In Morocco it is customary to remove the skins from all vegetables and fruits, when possible. Peaches, nectarines, apples, cucumbers for the local inhabitants habitually are cleared. And in tomatoes in addition, rid also from the seeds, using food only the flesh.
They embrace and kiss, even with strangers
Moroccans are very friendly people. When meeting people of both sexes kiss and a hug, despite the fact that they can be barely familiar, or even see each other for the first time, but once you’re in the same company, used to warmly greet each other. Interpersonal distance adopted for communication in Morocco, the Russian people seem uncomfortable because of the proximity of the interlocutor. If you ask directions from a taxi driver or a waiter, he may in the process of explaining the count is appropriate fraternally embrace you for shoulders.
