Cultureshock Morocco (Cultureshock Morocco: A Survival Guide to Customs & Etiquette)

This book provides a detailed description of modern Moroccan culture for those from Western backgrounds trying to make sense of Moroccan values, behavior, and daily life. The content is explained well and easy to read, although the type face is rather small.

I enjoyed every page of this book. From the very complete but to the point review of Morocco's history and cultural foundations to the sectoion on language and helpful words and phrases.

I read the book in my first 10 days in Morocco and I felt I understood much more was I was seeing, hearing and experiencing.

This was my first experience with Culture Shock books and I am definitely interested in reading the volumes on other countries!

My wife and I came to live in Morocco, in Rabat, two years ago after I retired from the practice of law in Chicago. I recently reread the book. I enjoyed it even more upon rereading it. The authort approaches Morocco with sympathy and understanding. But at the same time, he does a terrific job of explaining the ways in which Moroccans behave differently from people who have come from an Anglo-Saxon culture. Those differences can be very frustrating for us "Anglo-Saxons." His insights into Moroccans' attitudes and customs are excellent. The analysis he gives is very much in accord with our experiences during the last two years.