COLD DARK ROOM

[JoesMum]

I'm back in one piece

It's hardly raining at all now. The wind has dropped right off too.

All the fences are standing and there's no sign of roof tiles on the floor so it looks like we're probably OK.

There's more heavy rain forecast for tonight - we've had about an inch so far - so we're not off the hook for flooding in the town yet. Fortunately, I live on a hill. We won't flood up here though it has felt like living on an island on occasion.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

I'm back in one piece

It's hardly raining at all now. The wind has dropped right off too.

All the fences are standing and there's no sign of roof tiles on the floor so it looks like we're probably OK.

There's more heavy rain forecast for tonight - we've had about an inch so far - so we're not off the hook for flooding in the town yet. Fortunately, I live on a hill. We won't flood up here though it has felt like living on an island on occasion.

Well, hope you and everyone else stays unflooded.
The medina is built in a mountain valley, so can flood occasionally as it is constructed over two rivers that run under the buildings so, sometimes, with heavy rain here and in the mountains it floods and we have to cross the main road at the lowest point by boat.
After the worst flood we had subsided, I found a river turtle walking along the main road. I picked it up and returned it to the river before it became lunch for somebody.
Our house, like yours is higher up; on the southern side of the city at the base of one of the mountain tops, so we don't flood.

 

[AZtortMom]

Morning fellow roommates!
It's great all the different time zones in here

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Morning fellow roommates!
It's great all the different time zones in here

Indeed, and I love to hear about the different foods, weather , animals etc.
And learn some new words, too!

 

[AZtortMom]

It's quite fun

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Morning fellow roommates!
It's great all the different time zones in here

Sorry!
And a very good morning, Noel.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Finished my first lesson.
She was an hour and a half late for a two hour lesson, so we just did 30 minutes of vocab.
Goodness!

 

[AZtortMom]

Finished my first lesson.
She was an hour and a half late for a two hour lesson, so we just did 30 minutes of vocab.
Goodness!

Good morning Adam
Geez! What are you going to do?

 

[JoesMum]

Morning fellow roommates!
It's great all the different time zones in here

Indeed, and I love to hear about the different foods, weather , animals etc.
And learn some new words, too!

The whole forum is proving to be very educational about other parts of the world. I'm looking forward to hearing about the seasonal celebrations in the coming months - not just Christmas. There are things that we take for granted here as part of our celebrations that will seem unusual to everyone else and vice versa

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Good morning Adam
Geez! What are you going to do?

It's quite normal here.
The concept of punctuality doesn't really exist.
So i shall prepare for my next lesson which is in half an hour, but won't expect the guy to be on time.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

The whole forum is proving to be very educational about other parts of the world. I'm looking forward to hearing about the seasonal celebrations in the coming months - not just Christmas. There are things that we take for granted here as part of our celebrations that will seem unusual to everyone else and vice versa

Absolutely!
I'm looking forwards to seeing some Christmas cards, too, if I've been good.
Even foreign stamps are interesting to me.
And I should have a TORTOISE gift as well.

 

[AZtortMom]

Absolutely!
I'm looking forwards to seeing some Christmas cards, too, if I've been good.
Even foreign stamps are interesting to me.
And I should have a TORTOISE gift as well.

I'm in agreement as well!
I love seeing traditions from around the world.
The gifts are going to be great

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

I'm in agreement as well!
I love seeing traditions from around the world.
The gifts are going to be great

I'm so excited!
And it's still 5 weeks to go.
I've never been so excited about Christmas so early.

 

[AZtortMom]

It's quite normal here.
The concept of punctuality doesn't really exist.
So i shall prepare for my next lesson which is in half an hour, but won't expect the guy to be on time.

Unfortunately, the tardiness thing is universal. That's the biggest thing I see people losing their jobs for here

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Unfortunately, the tardiness thing is universal. That's the biggest thing I see people losing their jobs for here

It's accepted here, shops and even banks and government offices open late 'cos the staff aren't there on time.
At university, most of the lecturers don't start until a month or two after term begins.

 

[JoesMum]

Unfortunately, the tardiness thing is universal. That's the biggest thing I see people losing their jobs for here

I think it's a different type of tardiness in the western world.

In the middle east and Africa there's no concept of 'on time'. Things happen when they happen. An appointment is merely an agreement that something will happen... probably.

When my daughter was in Tanzania there was a football (soccer) competition between neighbouring villages. The prize was a cow and they all wanted it. Assuming the opposition turned up and the home team could be found then the match might start, but several hours late. By which time it was getting dark and there was no electricity so the match would have to be completed at some point in the future. My daughter spent 3 months there. The cow still had no winner at the point she left

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

I think it's a different type of tardiness in the western world.

In the middle east and Africa there's no concept of 'on time'. Things happen when they happen. An appointment is merely an agreement that something will happen... probably.

When my daughter was in Tanzania there was a football (soccer) competition between neighbouring villages. The prize was a cow and they all wanted it. Assuming the opposition turned up and the home team could be found then the match might start, but several hours late. By which time it was getting dark and there was no electricity so the match would have to be completed at some point in the future. My daughter spent 3 months there. The cow still had no winner at the point she left

I liked Tanzania, too, even more relaxed than here.
I expect someone had eaten the cow.

 

[Moozillion]

It's accepted here, shops and even banks and government offices open late 'cos the staff aren't there on time.
At university, most of the lecturers don't start until a month or two after term begins.

The UNIVERSITY LECTURES??!?! Good Heavens!!!!!

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

The UNIVERSITY LECTURES??!?! Good Heavens!!!!!

Hello, Bea!
The Moroccan educational system is known as being one of the worst in the Arab world.
And that's quite something.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

If you've been good, you might even get some exotic American processed cheese products

I've been bad, oh American friends!
I've been very bad!