We traveled first to Fez. By the time we got to Marrakech, we were so numb and deaf to racial slurs (me and my gf are both Asian) . And actually, what we experienced wasn’t so different from what I occasionally get from NY construction workers! Anyways, we read somewhere that in Muslim communities like Morocco, there’s a definite line that’s NOT to be crossed between a man and a woman- the Muslim codes of propriety and touching, sexual harassment, etc… are pretty severe and is enforced by the community as a whole. If a man touches you inappropriately, you just have to yell and make your anger at the transgression known and the surrounding community will gang up on your transgressor! Going on that Muslim premise we felt kinda safe.

Because Marrakech is a larger more touristy city that’s definitely “polluted” with sketchier and bolder street characters, maybe things slide a bit; they know they can get away with the female tourists who are unsuspecting of their rules. Next time you go there and someone touches you, push them back, get angry, call for help and let everyone around you know you mean it.