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Oh, I forgot.
i do.
When, where, why and whom ?
Oh I like the English language, especially the wh`s.
Pah ! I am much older than that!
But I'm very glad that all your cats are well, ccl Bee.
Which, who and how (wh mixed up a bit) ?When, where, why and whom ?
Oh I like the English language, especially the wh`s.
For example, I say John has an auntie who's mother was a hamster, Linda smells of elderberries, Moozillion likes camels and Yvonne has a hovercraft full of eels.
Pah ! I am much older than that!
But I'm very glad that all your cats are well, ccl Bee.
So am I.
Which pets do people in Morocco usually have ? Or have they none ?
We have had several families who are friends who had rabbits as pets.
When they are bored of them, they eat them.
Fish are also popular, as are birds kept to sing in tiny cages. They don't feed them, or all the wrong things so when they die they buy new ones.
Chicks are popular at Easter time, sprayed different colours and tortured til they die by the children.
Tiny tortoises are also bought in the spring to be toy cars for the children, very occasionally one is left to fend for itself in the courtyard garden and has a pretty good life.
Cats are left outside to forage for themselves and are often kicked and killed by the children and sometimes adults. I reckon the maximum life expectancy for cats is three years.
Dogs are kept on peoples terraces, it's not common, as the religion states they are dirty and keep angels out of your home. They are let out at night to forage in the rubbish for food ans occasionally the police will turn up and shoot a few.
There's no real comprehension of the word 'pet' here, people cannot understand why i love Tidgy so much, they try to emulate it and the tortoise is usually dead in a fortnight, for which I feel guilty.
However, i am helping to teach some of the more progressive families in the Medina tortoise care and quite a few are learning and benefiting from this, I hope.
That is very sad. I don`t think any god wants people to treat animals bad.
No, it is not religion, it is culture. i'm not going to get into religion and i'm not Muslim, but Islam prohibits cruelty to animals, even dogs and you will be rewarded by Allah for giving a thirsty dog a drink, according to their belief. This is Morocco , not god !
Night, night, little Bee !I am tired ....
It was nice to chat with you Adam.
Hope you can sleep well later .... I know I will ( sleep well ).
Speak tomorrow.
Good night.
Sweet dreams.
Nos da.
Good to know that it is not the religion.
Culture can sometimes be changed slowly perhaps, religion cannot.
Good to know that Allah loves animals, even dogs.
Like i say, we are forbidden to discuss religion on here.
But, yes, people can change, things are better now than they were when i first came to live here 12 years ago, slow but steady progress. Rome wasn't built in a day, and the rest of the world isn't exactly perfect in its treatment of animals, either.
We , on the forum are often considered oddballs because of our love for these walking rocks.
Keepers everywhere throw them a tomato, keep them dry, sell them for a few dollars with no care info and think this is okay.
But we will teach them...............................
Good grief! Did you have to pick eels? Yuck!!Which, who and how (wh mixed up a bit) ?
For example, I say John has an auntie who's mother was a hamster, Linda smells of elderberries, Moozillion likes camels and Yvonne has a hovercraft full of eels.
I thought you'd be pleased !
Anyway, it was to prove how nasty I was, so I was right !
Oh, and " good grief" is quite one of my favourite expressions.
You used "crikey" earlier and I realized how much I like that one. I'm going to try to incorporate it into my vocabulary.
Yep, that's a good one.
i like picking up expressions and words from my friends here.
The boys tease my wife and tell her the broom is her ride....... I wonder where they learned such things?Probably wifey, she's a witch!
PENSIONERS !
Stay warm and safe this winter by wrapping yourselves in aluminium foil.
Not only will this conserve vital body heat, but it will also make you look a tad like Robocop , thus going some way to deterring would be muggers.
Stay warm and safe this winter by wrapping yourselves in aluminium foil.
Not only will this conserve vital body heat, but it will also make you look a tad like Robocop , thus going some way to deterring would be muggers.
