Moving to Morocco

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28 March 2011 22:25

Hi everyone

i was wondering if anyone whos been living (born) abroad for a long time recently moved back (or is thinking about moving back) to morocco

My family wants to move back to morocco, we (the kids) arent so sure how thats gonna be like.. my parents have been praising about how life is soooo much different there, that you can actually LIVE (god only knows what they mean by that)..yada yada yada.. but the truth is, i feel like an outsider whenever i visit...i never know how to act and it seems theres NOTHING i can do without my brother or someone supervising me..

Rosewater

29 March 2011 06:36

Hi,

Sorry if my questions are 2 personal, but how old are you and in what part of the world are you at?

Nawal.B

29 March 2011 07:22

@myousra,

It all depends on what you want. If you are interested in gossip, intellectual inertia, false sense of aggrandizement, religious serfdom and backwardness then Morocco is your place.

I have tried it months at a time for 2 years. If your freedoms are important to you, if culture gets you excited, if you want a chance to reach your potential…The West is your place.

myousra

30 March 2011 00:56

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Rosewater
Hi,

Sorry if my questions are 2 personal, but how old are you and in what part of the world are you at?

no not at all, im 22 and im from canada

ay dil om

30 March 2011 22:14

@myousra.

Forget it lady unless you have no other choice.I think Nawal said what there is to say.
You are 22,let your parents go if they wish.
Good luck.

myousra

1 April 2011 00:36

@al dil om
Its not much of a choice, thats why im here asking for advice..otherwise i wouldnt even consider moving back

ay dil om

10 April 2011 23:53

Hi myousra.

I guess,if you've got not choice then you'll have to do what's best for you.
Don't forget you're 22 & perso it's the last place I would choose to live,at
that age,if you weren't born there.
Good luck.
PS:My pseudo is ay dil om.Like Ideal man!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

dorih

13 April 2011 01:22

why moving to morocco? the place here is not cool , don't think there is good weather is all crap, no good goverment at all. its all bullshit for me to move to here..can you change?

myousra

17 April 2011 03:58

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ay dil om
Hi myousra.

I guess,if you've got not choice then you'll have to do what's best for you.
Don't forget you're 22 & perso it's the last place I would choose to live,at
that age,if you weren't born there.
Good luck.
PS:My pseudo is ay dil om.Like Ideal man!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i was born in morocco, i moved at a very young age. and ure nickname was very clever, i didnt get it until u pointed it out
i am excited about moving, because its gonna be different. and worse comes to worse i can always move out of morocco grinning smiley

ay dil om

24 April 2011 00:01

Hiya.

You can say that again(different) more like a shock to the system.
Anyway I wish all the best.

Persol

22 May 2011 11:21

At 22, you will suffer so much actually! At the moment, Morocco is a retirement place...that's all it is. You' ll surely get away with a short holiday there, but to live there would be a big and risky challenge... Again, if you are going to have bodyguards and escorts and live in an upper class area and mix with the Fassis, then I am sure you'll have great life :-)

myousra

23 May 2011 19:05

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Persol
At 22, you will suffer so much actually! At the moment, Morocco is a retirement place...that's all it is. You' ll surely get away with a short holiday there, but to live there would be a big and risky challenge... Again, if you are going to have bodyguards and escorts and live in an upper class area and mix with the Fassis, then I am sure you'll have great life :-)

lol, thats not what ive been told. everyone praises about how morocco is the big thing, that it changed alot and there are lots of opportunities career wise.
and no i wont be hanging out with the fassis, nor will i have a bodyguard 24/7

karimero

13 June 2011 17:39

Hi myousra,

Which degree/education do you have?

Actually, you need to be strong to manage/understand how the system works there.
In Morocco you have a lot of corruption, street revolt(until when?),... and you need to be prepared to this.

For instance, you can stay there for a few months and then you can judge by yourself. smiling smiley

Every personal experience is different.

Good luck smiling smiley

Hicham_A

15 June 2011 17:52

Salam,

All i can say is that you can give a shot and see whether it will work or not, it really depends on you,maybe you will like it, who knows, all the "no" answers above are actually very personal transpositions, so if you are patient enough maybe this will work for you, you still have the possibility to move back if you want,

Good luck

"The true traveller is without goal, it is the absence of goals which creates the ultimate traveller."Gao Xingjian 'Soul Mountain'

karimero

17 June 2011 18:47

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karimero
Hi myousra,

Which degree/education do you have?

Actually, you need to be strong to manage/understand how the system works there.
In Morocco you have a lot of corruption, street revolt(until when?),... and you need to be prepared to this.

For instance, you can stay there a few months and check.
Every personal experience is different.

Good luck

Camelia-

23 June 2011 12:02

Hi Yousra,

It depends on which city you are gonna move on.I mean if you are gonna live in Casablanca for example, I don't think you will be disorient as this is a really huge city and people are westernized there. Then, it's also gonna be conditional on your social status..

Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 06/24/2011 01:28 by Camelia-.

amzigh01

24 June 2011 13:23

Hi myousra!

I have read most of the comments and a lot of them make sense.

I do not know which part of Morocco your parents come from as each region has a different approach to life in general.

At 22 you are at a very vunerable age and I think it is the best that you got married in to a Moroccan in Canada or bring one of YOUR CHOICE from Moroccco and try to settle there (in Canada) without your parents if necessary.

I have several daughters myself and I would never forcr them to move to Morocco because I like to do so.

Having said all the above, I still think that you should not disrespect your parents. Try to persuade them to see things your way without having to loose respect for each other.

As for your brother going around with you, most of the time is to protect you from others and not the other way round. You must understand that some of the youth in Morocco have lost all the respect that our parents had for each other.
This I know from experince because I take my girls to Morocco and the things that they tell me that the Moroccan youth say to thhem, I could not repeat in this respectable website. In fact I wish I had a son to go around with his sisters.
So be proud and keep you chin up as good Muslim, good Moroccan, good Canadian and a blessed, obedient daughter to your parents.
Pray a lot and ask Allah for guidance and forget the guidance of CHAYATEEN!

May Allah Bless you,

Wassala

amzigh01

25 June 2011 19:03

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amzigh01
Hi myousra!

I have read most of the comments and a lot of them make sense.

I do not know which part of Morocco your parents come from as each region has a different approach to life in general.

At 22 you are at a very vunerable age and I think it is the best that you got married in to a Moroccan in Canada or bring one of YOUR CHOICE from Moroccco and try to settle there (in Canada) without your parents if necessary.

I have several daughters myself and I would never forcr them to move to Morocco because I like to do so.

Having said all the above, I still think that you should not disrespect your parents. Try to persuade them to see things your way without having to loose respect for each other.

As for your brother going around with you, most of the time is to protect you from others and not the other way round. You must understand that some of the youth in Morocco have lost all the respect that our parents had for each other.
This I know from experince because I take my girls to Morocco and the things that they tell me that the Moroccan youth say to thhem, I could not repeat in this respectable website. In fact I wish I had a son to go around with his sisters.
So be proud and keep you chin up as good Muslim, good Moroccan, good Canadian and a blessed, obedient daughter to your parents.
Pray a lot and ask Allah for guidance and forget the guidance of CHAYATEEN!

May Allah Bless you,

Wassala

washington28

18 August 2011 13:23

22 you are an adult , you need to decide what do you want to do with your life(work , marriage) i am sure your parents wants the best for you but if you do feel an outsider in Morocco and more at home in Canada you should decide on your own

ukexpat

8 September 2011 12:37

i cant believe all the negative comments here on this particular thread? its really unbelieavable and most seem to have been written by those that have never actually lived here? Zmegri??

i am english with no previous affiliations with morocco. i moved here 12 yrs ago and i love it, i have lived in Turkey, China, HK and Morocco.

i would rather live here than anywhere else in the world including my home of England.

all of those whom are calling your own country should be ashamed of yourselves and if you really feel that way should try and do something about it by trying to live here.

the changes in morocco in the last 10 yrs have been phenominal and i have not seen anywhere else in the world. i dont really believe that those living under a Obama, Cameroon or Harper are in a position to really say that what they live under is any better with all these economies tanking drastically whilst Morocco maintains albeit small a growth.

you should be supporting your nationality not critisizing it from afar without having lived under it or experienced it, your parents are right. You can live a proper life here not the plastic false one you adhere to by remaining there. do you wish to experience a proper family life? proper food? contribute towards something special thats happening around you? or do you wish to be part of a deterioration in society that is the west? eat fast food and alleviate your responsibilities?

i do live here and i love it.

i am here and i appreciate all the positive changes taking place in terms of infrastructure, tourism, economy etc

myousra

9 September 2011 00:45

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ukexpat
...

i do live here and i love it.

i am here and i appreciate all the positive changes taking place in terms of infrastructure, tourism, economy etc

thanks for your comment
I do think life can be great there, but not everyone sees it that way
i actually went there this summer, and i loved it..and im kind of excited now about moving back smiling smiley

ukexpat

9 September 2011 11:36

myousra

i really hope that you enjoy it. if you need any practical advise on anything just let me know, i would be happy to help.

ay dil om

11 September 2011 02:39

To ukexpat.

I am afraid you are discribing Morocco with a foreigner's eye.
Granted,there is a lot happening,the country is moving in the
right direction but it lacks all the things one would find under
Obama or Cameroon (rights,freedom etc....) I could go on but
let's not make this political.
I've lived in Blitey for 28 years(Zmegri like you call us)and I go
3 to 4 times a year back to Morocco and I can assure you it's
not all ladida like you say,furthermore European are treated
differently from the natives.I am very happy for you that you're
enjoying it there.Bonne chance.
As for little myousra I am sure she'll find soon enough what we
saying to her,anyway having a canadian passport

ay dil om

11 September 2011 02:44

/Sorry PC malfunction.

-she can always get the hell out of there.

Best regards.

myousra

11 September 2011 06:49

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ay dil om
To ukexpat.

I am afraid you are discribing Morocco with a foreigner's eye.
Granted,there is a lot happening,the country is moving in the
right direction but it lacks all the things one would find under
Obama or Cameroon (rights,freedom etc....) I could go on but
let's not make this political.
I've lived in Blitey for 28 years(Zmegri like you call us)and I go
3 to 4 times a year back to Morocco and I can assure you it's
not all ladida like you say,furthermore European are treated
differently from the natives.I am very happy for you that you're
enjoying it there.Bonne chance.
As for little myousra I am sure she'll find soon enough what we
saying to her,anyway having a canadian passport

oh dear, did you just call me little??! lol

Najib1980

28 October 2011 17:08

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myousra
Hi everyone

i was wondering if anyone whos been living (born) abroad for a long time recently moved back (or is thinking about moving back) to morocco

My family wants to move back to morocco, we (the kids) arent so sure how thats gonna be like.. my parents have been praising about how life is soooo much different there, that you can actually LIVE (god only knows what they mean by that)..yada yada yada.. but the truth is, i feel like an outsider whenever i visit...i never know how to act and it seems theres NOTHING i can do without my brother or someone supervising me..

Hello,

I was born and grew up in Belgium.

After finishing my university studies in The Netherlands I had a very good job, traveling all over the world. I didn't go to Morocco for many years until a few years ago. I discovered that Morocco has still a lot of potential en growth possibilities.

I have decided to move there and I can assure you that I only regret when I get on a plane to leave Morocco.

The life, opportunities are amazing. Only down side is that people who have never been outside Morocco are willing to criticize and keep on focussing on negative things while they have nothing to offer.

We need more people like you coming from abroad to continue to grow.

Regards
Najib

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