tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364449760429050103.post1564734857949997951..comments2024-03-21T13:01:10.356-06:00Comments on Rock the Kasbah: ParanoidMarie Loerzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11122641412197329551noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364449760429050103.post-64874900913779202032012-04-22T00:46:18.461-06:002012-04-22T00:46:18.461-06:00I think you have a right to be paranoid. I know ev...I think you have a right to be paranoid. I know every now and then it hits me - especially the blog thing. When I run into someone and they say 'I know you - you write that blog...' I never know how I should react apart from shocked / stunned. Even though everything I put up there I do so with conscious thought.<br /><br />Thanks for telling up more about where you have been staying - it was very interesting to read.Janinehttp://reflectionsfromaredhead.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364449760429050103.post-16192182032109228362012-04-19T05:09:21.136-06:002012-04-19T05:09:21.136-06:00This is probably one of the most interesting posts...This is probably one of the most interesting posts I've read. It's very eerie how men just lurk about in the streets and make no effort to hide their creepiness. Most of them are paid by the police to be snitches and narks. When's the last time you saw a squad car patrolling the streets? In Agadir, there are none. There's no money to pay officers, buy vehicles, or pay for gas and insurance. Instead, they throw some coin at the unemployed "Gladys Kravitz" guys that have nothing better to do.<br /><br />I myself was followed by several "Responsibles" as they are called and it actually forced/prompted my move to the beach house away from all of that drama. I mean, how ON EARTH could an American girl be living in Morocco alone without being a journalist?! It's ridiculous how much we are watched. <br /><br />You are more obvious because of your street clothes and visible white skin. You saw how I dress when we met for lunch. In more conservative Agadir, I blend right in..yet STILL get the stares, points and whispers.<br /><br />Thanks for the great read. I can definitely relate. :)Jaime Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01282130189096914711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364449760429050103.post-85487183906658125002012-04-18T07:29:48.221-06:002012-04-18T07:29:48.221-06:00Marie, you're not nuts, paranoid, or crazy—you...Marie, you're not nuts, paranoid, or crazy—you're an American abroad;)<br />Be careful, trust your gut, and try to enjoy the last days of your journey. I don't think that I could live in a place where all eyes were on me. You're brave and you have been entertaining us for some time now, sharing your life, and poking fun at yourself—and we love it!<br />You are amazing! Be careful and have fun!!<br />Hugs,<br />LeahLeah Griffithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10424758000036417506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364449760429050103.post-57362753002166451532012-04-17T17:42:25.344-06:002012-04-17T17:42:25.344-06:00"Just because you're paranoid doesn't..."Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they aren't after you." Finally get to use one of my favorite quotes in context. ;-) I'll miss your posts about Morocco when you all move back to the states. Maybe by then I'll be writing my own blog about Morocco and you can read it, although I know it won't be nearly as hilarious.Zafirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10435468906141268603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364449760429050103.post-30586385690308944062012-04-17T14:54:03.074-06:002012-04-17T14:54:03.074-06:00i read your blog every day i have a quilting blog ...i read your blog every day i have a quilting blog my self and most of mine that i read are quilting blogs but your blog is always good and i enjoy it. very few people know that i have one only 2 people in my family and quiltorsbarbara woodshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07824180957906837061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364449760429050103.post-70709991131052565872012-04-16T23:12:16.397-06:002012-04-16T23:12:16.397-06:00Ha! That's why here in South Africa we put a b...Ha! That's why here in South Africa we put a barrage of high voltage wires on top of our 9 foot walls and let all the wild animals roam around free instead. As I remember reading on someone's blog.Sinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09971554811306102478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364449760429050103.post-28191411529107435692012-04-16T22:08:00.827-06:002012-04-16T22:08:00.827-06:00I've been wondering about this aspect of your ...I've been wondering about this aspect of your experience there, so this has been an interesting read. I think the internet itself is a big source of paranoia because there seem to be a lot of creepy weirdos lurking about in the world wide web. You never know for sure when you are going to annoy one of them, attract their fancy or incite their hatred. Geesh... now I'M feeling a little extra paranoid. LOLAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14711855432010082579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364449760429050103.post-66614578213433406532012-04-16T14:03:23.635-06:002012-04-16T14:03:23.635-06:00@ Linda thank you!
@ Roy you're really encoura...@ Linda thank you!<br />@ Roy you're really encouraging my paranoia.<br />@ Stuart so are you.<br />@ Thom that gives me an idea, maybe I should just start talking in an accent. The question is which one...Marie Loerzelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122641412197329551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364449760429050103.post-30895274790839897882012-04-16T10:41:32.591-06:002012-04-16T10:41:32.591-06:00You're definitely not crazy. The first time I ...You're definitely not crazy. The first time I went to Europe, I did nothing to hide my nationality. Now when I'm there, I do everything I can not to be identified as American. I'm pretty good until I open my mouth - they all know the accent.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16722113420473357914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364449760429050103.post-53227341274613833522012-04-16T10:38:38.223-06:002012-04-16T10:38:38.223-06:00It'll all be over soon, and you'll be back...It'll all be over soon, and you'll be back in the US, and then people will be looking at you funny when you speak with a foreign accent and wonder where you're from and what your agenda is and are you illegal and what's your view on the President...just don't check under the bed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364449760429050103.post-66137999438570902652012-04-16T10:18:45.348-06:002012-04-16T10:18:45.348-06:00I understand that feeling well. And, was just as ...I understand that feeling well. And, was just as spooked when I was informed that my car was unlocked... wondering what possessed this "friend" to try my doors in the first place. (Oh, wait, it was locked- and someone opened the doors, anyway...)<br /><br />Even the paranoid have folks following them. <br /><br />But, don't worry, I can't read those shorthand notes that appear in my mailbox each morning...Cerebrations.bizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01273098928740152430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364449760429050103.post-31477608377298972862012-04-16T10:13:38.892-06:002012-04-16T10:13:38.892-06:00Hi, Marie! ~
First of all, big cyber-hug!
I don&...Hi, Marie! ~<br /><br />First of all, big cyber-hug!<br /><br />I don't think you're crazy. Personally, I share many of your concerns and I appreciate the fact that, however challenging these issues are for me, they are magnified in your situation.<br /><br />It's all part of the rich experience you are living and the legacy you are handing to your kids. Wherever and however we choose to do it, ultimately we must go through life not around it.<br /><br />Be well -- holding you in my heart!Dangerous Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12442306921276302945noreply@blogger.com