Ok guys, we've spoken about this before, but how hard was it to adapt to living in the west, particularly if your languages was a little scratchy when you first got thereIn holland it is so much easier for new Moroccans to adapt as they are more likely to have family and friends here to help out and show them the ropes. For the first generation of 'pioneers' it was really tough going.What are your stories or the stories of those you know.I know a guy who went to do his shopping. He couldn't see any onions, so not being able to make himself understood, began to cry, meaning that onions made him cry. Anyways, he must have acted it out so well, that the shop keeper called the Police and told them he was very distressed.A guy rented a room with an English lady. Every night the guy would come home and find the lady eating her supper. She would talk to him, but he didn't understand her and he was so hungry at watching her eat. This went on for over a week. When a fellow Moroccan came by, the dutch lady told him, I keep offering him some supper, but he never accepts. When the friend asked him why was he refusing to eat her food, gellah raha tgemrej 3liya mafhemt wellou.//en.yabiladi.com/topics/coming-west-44-1541367-1541367.html#msg-1541367 Fri, 05 Jun 2026 05:10:35 +0200 Phorum 5.2.15