Back from Morocco, travelers denounce scams and fake smiles

The stay in the Tinghir region left a bitter taste with these visitors. While they acknowledge the immense beauty of Moroccan landscapes, they regret the complete absence of sincere and disinterested exchanges. Forced to stick to the standard tourist circuit for their work, they claim to have suffered an accumulation of deceptions and scams. An encounter with a local resident, initially perceived as warm before revealing itself to be transactional, marked the breaking point of their trip.

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Faced with these relationships perceived as purely financial, the travelers eventually felt hurt and questioned their presence there. In their message published online, they explain that "the magic fades" when humanity disappears in favor of money. They emphasize that it is preferable to leave a situation that no longer works, believing that "sometimes, respect means leaving when the relationship is no longer healthy."

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The publication of this experience report triggered an unprecedented wave of hate and insults for these content creators. They say they are shocked by these attacks, which according to them aim to protect the country’s image by denying fraudulent practices that are well documented. Preferring to lose followers rather than lie to flatter certain egos, they defend their integrity and refuse any complacency.