[farid_h]

Envoyé par agdidihlan ↑ Hey Pureminded, thanks for your reply. I live in NJ and planning to live and work in Rabat. we are from Casa but family moved from there and I would prefer to live with them ( main reason why I am moving back) I am told only weird stories about those narrow minded and full of issues people in Morocco so I am freaking out since am very social and can only fully connect with link minded people living the same experience which I think would make the transition overall more fun

Don't sweat it. Rabat is a modern city with very broad minded people. It's not very different from an average US or European town. You'll probably like it a lot. Sure, it's not the same, but not all too different either.

Warning: biased opinion! I've spent my youth in the 70ies and 80ies there, before moving to Germany and then to the US.

[agdidihlan]

many are full of self esteem issues that they don't keep for themselves.

That's an outrageous psychological assessment of people you haven't met or interacted with at all. Psychologically profiling a population based on second hand stories is absurd.


You're addressing me like I am not from Morocco ! loll

And you 're using a defensive tone that seems weird to me.

I think you missed the point of this discussion, so let me re-explain myself: My aim is to correct or confirm ( in a rational, objective way) the stories I heard of Moroccans who went through the same experience I will be living Inshallah ( moving back to Morocco) hence the use of words like" I heard, I am told" if you read carefully what I wrote earlier ( instead of jumping into honestly vain conclusions and making me sound like a retarded, presumptuous b**** You would get what I am talking about instead of being all defensive to not say ridiculously emotional about one simple direct question I needed some answers for!

We all have the right to voice our opinions and I don't have to like yours or you to like mine!
I am here to get some answers not to get into a meaningless sterile debate .
I posted the same question on the French forum and had a very good answer that calmed my anxiety. Someone said that I should stop thinking too much and go experience things myself since we rarely experience the same thing the same way.

Thank you for your insights though and apologies if I came across as rude or inconsiderate but really all I wanted was some clear rational answers

[agdidihlan]

Envoyé par farid_h ↑ Don't sweat it. Rabat is a modern city with very broad minded people. It's not very different from an average US or European town. You'll probably like it a lot. Sure, it's not the same, but not all too different either. Warning: biased opinion! I've spent my youth in the 70ies and 80ies there, before moving to Germany and then to the US.

I couldn't agree more! Thanks a lot Farid. I am less obsessive about it now and actually very excited about living there again

[pogoss]

Envoyé par agdidihlan ↑ Hey all, I am moving back to Morocco very soon and I am very worried about everyday life there. Especially my social life! People there, I am told, are very different and have somewhat limited perceptions of things and life in general. We are also used here to a certain degree of personal freedom and we might feel frustrated with the so called Swab and Nifa9 Ijtima3i of Morocco. I am also told that career wise.......................... .........not the work environment that would be named healthy and motivating. Anyone has a brighter view of the subject?? Some white lies wont hurt at this point JK!!

you'll find more open minded moroccan people in morocco than in a foreign country.
just stick together with the right people

[agdidihlan]

Envoyé par pogoss ↑ you'll find more open minded moroccan people in morocco than in a foreign country. just stick together with the right people

Exactly! I kind of stumbled into some of them on this forum and I can tell you that it feels gooooooooooooooooood to be (almost) back

[gaucheee]

thumbs up, qubit

agdidihlan, if I may ask, why are you back to Morocco? why now? you're not even done with school yet

[Brussel]

I know this topic is kind of old by now, but since it managed to stir my curiosity, I can't help but ask two questions:

@agdidihlan: Would you mind updating us on your situation? Did you return to Morocco yet? Are things better or worse than your expectations?

And what happened to qubit? This person sounded really insightful, albeit a tiny bit defensive about Morocco. Did he leave the forum?

[agdidihlan]

Late answer! I am actually coming back to the US... Too much to handle on the social level...and I don't think I have the energy or time for that but I love my country and my people.... just not the right environment for me at this point...

[Brussel]

How long did you stay in Morocco?
Any thoughts to share?

[agdidihlan]

a year and few months so I gave the try enough time....
I noticed that I am a little too sensitive and that some Moroccans like to state their ( not asked for) opinion even if they are strangers...when you talk about personal space and respect for privacy they are like this 'dssara' is only found abroad.... and some lame sarcastic answers like that... it's their style at joking but It seems underlying some serious low esteem issues and hostility and I honestly don't need or want people to take their sh** out on me.
At work it was okay... but in social setting.. many are anticipating that you'd be looking at them down, like I came from the moon... and younger generation seems not respecting anything anymore... I didn't have any major negative experiences but just by observing... things didn't look as bright as I hoped.. so am done... vacations only!