I didn’t say I offered the guide “more than he was worth” I said I offered him “more than he deserved” and there is a huge difference in those statements. I certainly never called anyone “vermin.”

The guide shouldn’t have lied about the cafe being closed in order to get business. He should get a license like the guides in Fes if he wants to make money giving tours. I paid less for a full-day tour of the medina in Fes than he wanted for an hour tour of Oudaya.

Don’t assume that everyone outside of Morocco has an easy financial situation or that you know anything about my personal relationship to Morocco or Moroccans. I’m happy to have someone disagree with my perspective, but to attack me with the same type of prejudices you accuse me of deflates the impact of your views.

Thanks for reading and sharing your thoughts, which I also posted for the “whole world to see.”

Do you ever buy a dinner for $20? How about $40, $60?

Sure he’s a guide and may score 170 dirhams here and there from tourists like you who don’t know the area as well but is that so bad? You act like it is. Plus you learned all these things that you just posted on your website for the whole world to see.

Oh and good thing he “shooed” the poor little beggar off. Wouldn’t want poverty getting too close.

Wow and your website is devoted to Moroccan Design, how sad. People like you shouldn’t be in Morocco much less deserving of money of your own. Just like those people who love Native American art but can’t stand Native Americans it seems you are another who just iconizes entire cultures and cherry picks whatever you can while leaving not a shell of goodness behind.

Buy the ticket, take the ride, just don’t complain about it.