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Morocco
Angela De Vega
Morocco
• Capital: Rabat• Language: Arab• Legislature - Parliament: Upper house
- House of Councilors, Lower house - House of Representatives
• Total area - 446,550 km2• Population - 32,644,370
Currency
• Moroccan dirham– $1= 9.55
Culture
• Hospitable • Very tolerant • Take of your shoes when entering the
house• Eat the given pastries that were
offered• If a foreigner were invited by them,
they must use their right hand since the left hand is used for the toilet.
Culture
• Kisses on the cheek is a form of greeting
• Declining to eat meat is considered rude
• Liver is the sign of love not the heart
• Women takes care of the household
People
• Ethnic Groups– Arab Berber: 99.1% – Jewish: 0.2%– Other: 0.7%
Berber• a member of an indigenous
people of North Africa. The majority of Berbers are settled farmers or (now) migrant
workers.• there are 12 to 15 million
Berber speakers in morocco.40 to 50% of the population
Religion
• Ramadan – It occurs 10 days
each year– No during
the day• Drinking• Eating• Smoking
• 99% are Islamic• Christian: 1.1%• Jewish: 0.2%• Pray 5 times a day• Fridays are holly
day and everything is close
Time
• 5 hour difference from U.S.
• Ex. – America: 9 a.m.– Morocco: 2 p.m.
Communication
• Official Language: Arabic
• Business Language: French
• Others: Berber,
Business Attire
• Need to dress formal and conservative–Men• Dark colored conservative suits
–Women• Elegant business suits• Must be carefully covered appropriately • Skirts and dresses must cover the knee and
sleeves must cover the arm• Avoid wearing expensive accessories
Business Meeting
• Its traditional to handshake as a greeting between individual sex
• No schedules on Fridays between 11:15 a.m.- 3 a.m.
• Be on time
Gifts
• Bring sweets pastries, dates, flowers for the hostess if invited by a Moroccan’s home
• Gifts are can't be opened when you just received
• Small gift for the children is seen as a token of affection
• Gifts are not usually brought to a first business meeting
NOT TO DO• Wearing revealing
clothing may not be obscene in and of itself but it may provoke some obscene reactions.
• Never eat communal food with your left hand.
• Eating or drinking in public during Ramadan is extremely rude.
Resources
• http://www.moroccan-moments.com/culture/• http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0855617.html• http://www.factrover.com/people/
Morocco_people.html• http://www.nationsencyclopedia.com/Africa/Morocco-
ETHNIC-GROUPS.html• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
Demographics_of_Morocco• http://www.roughguides.com/destinations/africa/
morocco/culture-etiquette/