The Village

Guess the point (if any) - 4:

I remember in New York the Village is considered one of the coolest neighborhoods. There you can find old buildings, no skyscrapers, no rush, people chilling out in the streets surrounded by tiny coffee shops.
The bohemian look of this neighborhood almost makes you forget you are in a rich metropolis.

In Khourigba the Village is the wealthiest neighborhood in the town. For this reason and even if we would rather visit the suk and the small, dirty and crowded streets of the downtown (in some way similar to the Village in New York), our host family takes us to visit this part of the town: just sumptuous residences and the clean, quiet streets of a residential neighborhood.

While in one of the most rich towns in the world a slow and modest style of life is considered a privilege, in this little and slow town rich houses and fast cars are reasons of vaunt and opulence is boasted as one of the biggest status symbols.

There seems to be some lack of balance between values in this story.

Asilah

After saying hello to the ocean, We finally get out of the bloody van in this little town where we make our first contact with local people. Therefore let's start the column "guess the point (if any)":

Guess the point (if any) - 1:
Somebody says to Ale that Italy is the Morocco of Europe. A big question mark appears on Ale's head and there it lays.

Guess the point (if any) - 2:
After exploring several restaurants Davide decides to go for the direct way and asks why every restaurateur affirms he is the cheapest. The man stares at Davide with his big brown eyes and gently replies: well, I know everybody says that, but I am telling you the truth.
Enough said, Davide sits at the table and eats a big fish, as tasty as honest.

Guess the point (if any) - 3:
Franzo deals with his first negotiation for a purchase and obviously gets screwed.
Then the chant of the muezzin begins to spread around the streets. The man comes back, gives Franzo a part of his money back and explains that it's because of demons that men are tempted by money, and every man must fight his demons back and respect other men. The second big question mark is now over Franzo's head.