}
Take
off your shoes before entering (especially if there are other shoes left
near the door). Do not enter any other room of the house especially the
kitchen, without being invited.
}
Wash
your hands before having your meal which is often eaten from a common
dish. Don’t touch any food with your left hand because it is used to
wash yourself. Moroccans eat with 3 fingers of their right hand; they
will tell you that only the devil eats with one finger, the prophets
with two, the believers with 3 and the gluttonous with 5.
}
Try to
avoid any signs of affection; but don’t be surprised by signs of
affection between people of the same sex (e.g: two men holding hands).
}
Accepting an invitation to drink tea would mean having at least 3
glasses; after that you can refuse without being impolite.
}
Be
careful in certain conversations on politics, religion and the King;
these are almost taboo subjects.
}
During
Ramadan, respect the period of fasting: avoid drinking, eating or
smoking openly.
}
The
dress code should be discrete. Long sleeves, trousers and bermuda shorts
should be worn instead of singlets and shorts.
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