Whereas the Japanese will avoid saying no by saying ‘maybe,’ the Moroccans seem to avoid it by saying ‘yes’ and finding a way to make it true. This particularly applies to anything that will get you to do something you otherwise wouldn’t do or go somewhere you otherwise wouldn’t go. Examples:<\/p>\n
“So you’ll take us in the 4×4 to M’Hamid?”
\n“Yes, driving, of course.”
\nResult – 2 hours with 9 adults and 2 children crammed into a small station wagon before the camel safari.<\/p>\n
“We can stop in the village on the way back to Zagora so you can see the pottery. They make it there so it’s cheaper than in the cities.”
\n“Great. A tajine would have more meaning as a souvenir if I could see one being made. Can we see them making it?”
\n“Of course. Just looking.”
\nResult – the taxi stopped for 5 minutes at a row of pottery shops with no kiln in sight.<\/p>\n
“I want to take the CTM bus. Is this really CTM?”
\n“Of course. First class!”
\nResult – an ordinary bus going at the wrong time of day and definitely not first class.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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