Okotie-Eboh olaniyan
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I'm from Morocco, so I get a lot of surprised reactions when I tell people...
I'm from Morocco, so I get a lot of surprised reactions when I tell people where I'm from. The biggest misconception I run into is that everyone here is Arab and speaks Arabic as their first language. People picture camels and deserts, and they don't realize that Morocco is incredibly diverse. We have Amazigh (Berber) communities who've been here for thousands of years, with their own languages like Tamazight, which is actually an official language alongside Arabic. A huge part of the country, e...
Honestly, the biggest shock for us was how much the "hidden" costs add up...
Honestly, the biggest shock for us was how much the "hidden" costs add up before you even get the keys. We saved for the deposit and thought we were golden, but it's a different beast entirely. First, there's the "tutu" or inspection fee. Everyone says "get a structural survey" but in practice, finding a reliable engineer who actually visits the site and doesn't just send a report from their office is hard. Pay for a proper one. We skipped it on a house in Ibadan, and the first heavy rain showe...
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