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Hi there, I lived in Tangier for 8 years and I have known so many foreign teachers and they are all happy in Tangier and they do not speak any french and no racism, So please do not believe all the stories you hear. I wish you all the very best for future. Hi There, I agree with Berber; I don't know where you are reading this stuff. In Marrakech, where I live, there are a very significant number of West Africans, both men & women studying at the University - where apparently they enjoy the same free tuition offered to Moroccans. I have never seen any evidence of overt prejudice at all - but I don't see any evidence of the different races mixing as they would in England either. You mention reading about the experiences of African American women - but I have to say, I live in the Marrakech Medina & have hardly ever even seen any African American women around, Indeed Americans per se are not here in significant numbers. This is not a violent culture; it has the lowest crime rate in Africa & generally my experience as a woman living here is that people deal with others politely & with respect. This is not to say that woman generally are necessarily treated as equals; this is a male dominated culture & the bulk of married women do not have jobs outside the home. If you have any lingering doubts, why not just fly in to Casablanca for a long weekend & visit Fez while you are there? A less threatening atmosphere would be hard to find in my experience - good luck.

Hi There There are ATM'S all over Morocco, so there is really no need to bring cash into the country with you. Normally the maximum withdrawal rate is 2000 dhms a day, but if you go inside the bank you can get more. It is certainly true to say that it is a cash economy here & only the largest shops & hypermarkets accept credit cards, so once here, you will need to carry cash. As far as gifts to bring in, it is a good idea to bring things that can be shared & enjoyed by the whole family - like chocolates! Hi Tindy, How are you doing? by the way where are you from? regarding your question it s depend how long U Will stay and where ? You better get 1000USD and Your credit card in case you needed more :-) Kind of Souvenirs U Could bring :-) 1- an iphone 2- watch 3- something unfound in morocco 4- a gun :-) 5- roses 6- Whatever what matter is the gift itself that is it

Hi! My name is Farah, I'm a Moroccan American who just moved to Rabat... I stumbled across the expat exchange and not only am I a write but I've been writing about my whole experience! Let me know if you'd like to use it! http://hellopoetry.com/poem/657231/beginning-of-my-memoirs-2014/

Hi There, Ok Just to confirm NO-ONE , foreigner or Moroccan resident is permitted to import permanently a car more than 5 years old. (The only exceptions are Moroccans coming home to retire). Very few Moroccans pay any income tax and so import duties are an important way for the Government to raise revenue. What this means, as far as cars are concerned, is that you can expect to pay up to 100% of the car's current value as import duty (so you will need good paperwork which proves what you paid for the car, together with all of its original registration documents). The effect of such a huge charge also means that cars in Morocco are very expensive items - ones that you & I would think were heading for the scrapheap - with dents & scratches & dating back to before 2000, can still command a price of say 4000 Euros. Take a look at the Moroccan equivalent of Ebay; Bikhir , to see what I mean. Morocco has, however, recently begun assembling some "Duster" marque cars, which presumably will not be subject to import duty; but this is only n option if you can afford a brand new car... A couple of other things: no European car insurance policy is likely to cover you to drive into Morocco (in small print North Africa is almost always excluded). The result is that at Tangier port, you will see small booths which will sell you a short term policy just to get you started. You will certainly need this right away, as there are routinely police checks outside major towns & you must carry with you all of the car's legal papers, your driving license, car insurance & passport. Border police in Tangier port will also expect to examine your car & its contents - and you may need to pay import duty on the contents too, if things appear to be new. The car will ultimately need to be re-registered in Morocco. I have also read that if you live permanently in Morocco for more than a year, you are obliged to take a Moroccan driving test -but I have no direct experience of this! If you decide to bring in a car more than 5 years old, you can only keep it in Morocco for 6 months out of every calendar year. Each time you leave the country during this 6 months, you must either leave in the car or surrender the car, its keys & its papers to customs officials at the airport, until you return. The fact that you have entered the country in a car will be on your passport record, so officials will know & stop you leaving by air if your car has not been surrendered - I missed a flight on these grounds before I discovered this rule. (NB there is an option on the Moroccan Customs website to choose either a french or english version- but when you choose the english version, nothing happens & you just get the french version anyway! You will also absolutely not be able to sell, or even give, such a car to a Moroccan as they are subject to the same rules as you. You would not even be able to scrap the car as this requires paperwork too! The only exception on the import duty front are Moroccans who work permanently abroad. They may, once every five years, import a brand new car without paying duty - which, of course, gives them a nice windfall when they sell it. I think this answer covers most things you need to know. Good Luck! Hey, thanks for reply FarahL: I am coming permanently(or for at least a couple years). I had not heard that bit about importing a car more than five years, but was expecting an import duty for sure. There's more?

Hi, well it depends on whether you have a car, whether you need a furnished place or not, whether you want to be in Essaouira itself, or whether you prefer somewhere further away, have transport and don't need furnishing the place:) I think that is what I want. Any ideas? (I'm a teacher too.)

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