Buy a house in a foreign country and, it seems, that anything which can go wrong usually does.
Tahir ShahIn Morocco, before you even get to the matter of the sale, you have to coax the owner to sell.
Tahir ShahIt is almost impossible to overemphasize the importance with which ancestry is held in the Middle East and North Africa.
Tahir ShahSettling into a new country is like getting used to a new pair of shoes. At first they pinch a little, but you like the way they look, so you carry on. The longer you have them, the more comfortable they become. Until one day without realizing it you reach a glorious plateau. Wearing those shoes is like wearing no shoes at all. The more scuffed they get, the more you love them and the more you can't imagine life without them.
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