Ramadan

When I was in the Car rental business, on the run up to Ramadan our prices went through the roof seeing as most cars were drag raced round the streets. Huge CC deposits, double the prices and if a car was specified by the customer we never had it in, they would mostly have batteries, tyres and exhausts swopped and the cars usually arrived back in a Jiffy bag anyway. Other than that, no problem really !!!
One lad asked me if he didn't return the car would I get the Bay leafs in......
 
calumdown said:
is upon us.

it will start either this evening or tomorrow evening,
depending on the moon.

i have to say, generally, walking around today,
there seems to be an impending look of doom on a lot of faces here in maroc.

during daylight hours they cannot let anything enter their system.
that must be difficult, especially if you normally smoke fags.
and daytime the cafes are usually full of people drinking tea or coffee.

once the sun sets in the evening they will eat breakfast.
maybe have something before bed.
then get up before dawn to fill up (usually with moist food) for the day.

the only place alcohol is allowed to be served is in tourist restaurants/clubs at stupid prices.
all the offies and bars have already closed.
i know muslims who drink alcohol,
they say they will suffer for the first 3 or 4 days then it will be okay.
and apparently their intake of hash vastly increases.

i doubt very much i could manage to do it.
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Where are you?
 
Mad Eyed Screamer said:
Where are you?
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M16 citeh said:
Where do you live in Maroc mate? Visited loads of times always dreamed of moving over! Would love to hear more of your experience. Do you feel able to integrate and feel like a normal part of society?
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i live in essaouira.
do you know it?
a fishing port on the west coast.

i have encountered no problems whatsoever with locals.
they are, in the main. extremely warm and friendly to me
i choose to live outside the medina because it is touristic.
where i live is 99.9% locals.
 
dronefromsector7G said:
My daughter just said no Muslims drink alcohol as it’s against their religion. I said loads do, she said well they’re not true Muslims.

Welcome to religion.
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i believe i have the definitive answer,
as told to me today...

verse 16:67 of the quran states that wine is a blessing from god and muslims can drink it.

there are other verses, however, that say getting completely pissed up all the time is a bad thing,
so some muslim clerics focus on these verses and say drinking it whatsoever is wrong.

5mins from where i live there are 2 off licences.
they are full from 10am to 8pm with muslims buying booze,
excepting fridays and during ramadan.
i know of 4 other offies and they are exactly the same.

the carrefour supermarket on the edge of town sells booze.
it's mostly foreigners, like me, who shop there but there are muslims too.
the alcohol section has a door which is closed on fridays and in ramadan.

if it was wrong for muslims to drink then why is it being openly sold here in a muslim country?

the wine i drink is grown in maroc and of a high standard.
the vines were left here by the french and the spanish.

hope that clears things up.

i shall open a bockle and check the team news.

cheers to all the drinkers on here! x
 
calumdown said:
i believe i have the definitive answer,
as told to me today...

verse 16:67 of the quran states that wine is a blessing from god and muslims can drink it.

there are other verses, however, that say getting completely pissed up all the time is a bad thing,
so some muslim clerics focus on these verses and say drinking it whatsoever is wrong.

5mins from where i live there are 2 off licences.
they are full from 10am to 8pm with muslims buying booze,
excepting fridays and during ramadan.
i know of 4 other offies and they are exactly the same.

the carrefour supermarket on the edge of town sells booze.
it's mostly foreigners, like me, who shop there but there are muslims too.
the alcohol section has a door which is closed on fridays and in ramadan.

if it was wrong for muslims to drink then why is it being openly sold here in a muslim country?

the wine i drink is grown in maroc and of a high standard.
the vines were left here by the french and the spanish.

hope that clears things up.

i shall open a bockle and check the team news.

cheers to all the drinkers on here! x
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I wouldn’t say here is a Muslim country quite yet.
 
This will get the race cards out at record speed no doubt. People can do what they like of course but my concern would be if I had neighbours who did Ramadan and did get togethers in the summer months for barbecues in the garden at some unearthly hour and I had work the next day they would be neighbours from hell.
 
East Level 2 said:
And on the off chance the big guy in the sky exists, he'll be pointing and laughing at how some people interpret his wishes.
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My view of it all as an atheist is, there are about 3000 different religions in the world. The people who describe themselves as religious only support 1 religion. So conversely, they are atheists for the other 2999 religions. So statistically as they think 99.99% of other religions don’t exist, that makes them atheists just like me.
 
calumdown said:
i live in essaouira.
do you know it?
a fishing port on the west coast.

i have encountered no problems whatsoever with locals.
they are, in the main. extremely warm and friendly to me
i choose to live outside the medina because it is touristic.
where i live is 99.9% locals.
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I've been to Essaouira after been mithered in Marrakesh and getting on the bus after a few days. Much more relaxed and stayed in a lovely riad on the edge of town but still near the coast as the gulls divebombed me a few times at breakfast.

Got offered hashish (no), opium (no) then women (no) the only time I walked through the main drag (medina). Good long beach for walking on and exfoliating your feet in the sand.
 
calumdown said:
i live in essaouira.
do you know it?
a fishing port on the west coast.

i have encountered no problems whatsoever with locals.
they are, in the main. extremely warm and friendly to me
i choose to live outside the medina because it is touristic.
where i live is 99.9% locals.
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Yes Iv been there before loved it! Planning to come back for the gnawa festival at some point. There's lots of french living there too right?
 
C90 said:
I've been to Essaouira after been mithered in Marrakesh and getting on the bus after a few days. Much more relaxed and stayed in a lovely riad on the edge of town but still near the coast as the gulls divebombed me a few times at breakfast.

Got offered hashish (no), opium (no) then women (no) the only time I walked through the main drag (medina). Good long beach for walking on and exfoliating your feet in the sand.
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The hashish is definitely worth trying mate
 
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