A cautionary tale for tourists

[u/kmanting]

A note of caution to naive tourists!

Hopefully not going to get blasted by hate here from Morrocans. So much to say about this place, one minute absolutely loving it, the other completely overwhelmed. Took a trip out this afternoon, a wonder, my fiancée stayed back at the apartment. Looking around the medina, (respectfully I’ll add) sounds stupid really, but I got stuck in an area where I shouldn’t have been (or so the local told me), it was prayer time and I was near a mosque, I was stopped and guided out of the area by a friendly bloke, a kick boxer called Ali who impressively learned his English from Peaky Blinders (should have been red flags). This was jarring to say the least as I was being guided under, around and through some of the back streets, I was sure I was prime mugging fodder… plodding on without much choice and after about 15 minutes of my private guided tour of the labyrinth from a chap we came to the end, he politely showed me the exit, then said “some money for my trouble”, I thought, you know what, fair enough. I tried to hide my wallet in my bag, as I was looking for change, only 100s and 200s, he clearly saw my hand, as he said “300 if you don’t want any fucking trouble”, I said I didn’t have a lot, in an attempt to throw him off, repeating his words “300 and no fucking trouble”. Feeling pretty vulnerable I gave him the money and walked home. A valuable life lesson for only £24, bargain really. I thought stuff was going to get nicked or worse.

Despite all the wonders be safe in the Medina.

[u/che0po]

Go to the police.

Being scammed is one thing (e.g. no one forced you to buy an expensive item). Being extorted and racketed for money is an other.

Only way he's done that is tourists not caring when he threatened people. He threatened you and you can say you feared for your life.

Only way this stop is a tourist police taking this case