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Moroccans spitting on people...?


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Hi, I have some friends that are Moroccan and we were telling each other different stories from out lives...I was curious from some things they told me if it is normal in Morocco for a Moroccan to spit on somebody else... How mad does a person usually need to be to do this? I didn't want to comment on this part of a couple of their stories...I just thought I'd ask here first. Thank you.....

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I've seen this happen in fights between men. A typical Moroccan fight seems to happen like this: One man yells, the other yells back. One makes like he's going to hit the other, and the surrounding people (because a fight would never happen if there weren't spectators) hold him back. Other people hold the other man back. It's all for show. Occasionally, if the men are still angry, one might spit on the ground near to or on the other's feet. I've never seen anyone spit in someone's face though.
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i spit in blain leary's face when i got to high school.he used to beat me up in elementary.it was sweet.
well usually mostly middleeasterns in general do that, but i think a person will get mad to spit is if he is a lowlife did something very bad, or he cursed out the others mom, wife, sister etc.
It isn't actually spitting with saliva. It is more like making that spitting noise, like you're disgusted with something or someone. It is VERY rude and honestly the person who would do this to a stranger would be considered a bit weird.

The noise is more like 'ttwww', LOL. If you can say that:))
It is often used amongst family members when someone does something nasty (ie, fart) or when someone does/says something that is rude and the other person responds with 'twww'.
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I live in Morocco and I only see this happening in fights between men, and not every time. I have seen that in the US too so I am not sure how much of a cultural thing it really is. I think it is just an ignorant, angry action. I am embarrassed to admit that I have done this too, in a fit of rage against my ex husband.
I am from Morocco and I would not say that it is considered normal to spit on somebody else. I can only imagine that one has to be extremely mad or very disrespectful in order to do such a thing. I think your Moroccan friends were sharing an anecdote and spitting in Morocco is not a "cultural thing" as stated by a yahoo answerer before me.
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