As a Moroccan, it makes my blood boil when I see these scammers intimidating tourists into paying crazy prices! I would like to see the Moroccan authorities act to impose heavy fines on all these crooks who give a bad image to my country! Edit Kurt why in hell are you folowing strangers by now you should know better?
Another scam to be aware of is men in the area who asked you if you would like to come to their home and see what a traditional home looks like inside , I took the offer from a man who took me to the most filthiest home I have ever seen with clothes lying all over the floor , it was like a dungeon with no windows and he had a very savage dog inside his home that was barking at me , he gave me a cup of tea and wanted to sell all kinds of things which I didn't need , I was glad to get out of the home and he said '' could I buy him some milk '' he took me to shop I gave the shopkeeper the money for the milk and the scammer kept the change . He asked me to come back and stay over night and I declined as I feared for my safety .
@@tburton2877 Most tourists take some kinds of risk when they travel , it is better than staying home and doing nothing and having a boring life . Common sense and risk management have to be balanced sometimes .
As a Moroccan fan of yours for over a year, I appreciate your videos and exploring my country this time. The snake charmers were greedy, and you figured that out by yourself, the amount of money you gave them was more than enough. Even us Moroccans we avoid them, they'd say give whatever you want, then they'd ask for more. A tip of advice, you should have spare change with you in coins, so they won't be greedy when they see cash. As for the Jellaba price, it was reasonable. Try to bargain wherever you go, that's the culture. They're not intimidating as much as being pushy. Also, after you bargain, if they don't succumb to your offer, you can just leave the store, and they'll call you back. Never ride a bike for whatever reason man, don't expect generosity in a touristy place. You won't expect any Moroccan generousity whatsoever, that guy is a fucking jerk.
Love how you expose the scams so whoever goes there knows what's up ahead of time. I'm glad you actually allow a bit of it to happen so we can grasp exactly what is going on.
Those two incense scammers are really disgusting. The way they tried to convince him to pay an absurd price is just mind blowing. I’am a moroccan and when i go to this place i try as much as possible to avoid any interraction with vendors there as they think i’am a tourist and try to charge me more. You paid a lot for what you got kurt even for the snakes charmers
@@WhoooooooCaresso you know his financial situation a ? 1st why you care for some other people how much money they have 2nd its better to care for your own financial situation then look into others because you will stay poor forever in this way of view the world
Hi Kurt go to the Berber area of Morocco, people are completely different. Noone will scam you, they will even invite you for dinner. I'm Italian I've been to Morocco last summer from north to south and there is a huge difference
No. They scam as well, especially in the desert. Just came back from Merzouga and the amazighs were professional scammers. There is scamming everywhere, you just have to be confident and know your price. Don’t settle for less.
The berbers are friendly, pick them up and give them a lift on way to atlas mountains, done it twice now and been in their homes in asni having morrocan tea with them
I'm berber and that's true our culture is different we're very chill and respectful and welcoming and traditional. People from the cities dont know what's that like. When you're cut from your roots from nature there is something lacking.
a TIP for you Kurt, as a Moroccan who lives in Marrakech. For the snakes and Monkeys thing, 10 Dh, 20 Dh is enough. If you wanna give them more, 50 DH is way more than enough. They'll keep asking you to give more no matter how much you give them. They just aim at taking the maximum. So just give them 20Dh and say : Lah'yesser or Lah'yaawen. and go away. Same goes for the other Shows in the Jama'a Lefna Place. If you wanna see more Shows, just have change with you. 10Dhs, 5 Dhs. For the Shows in the evening, there is usually a "people circle" around the performers, and when they finish the show they'll go around collecting whatever people give them, so giving them 5dh 10 Dhs 20Dh, it's enough. Be more aware of the people who actually give you a service (food, tattoo, something you consume) If you want anything, ask for the price before hand, because if you take the service first, they might ask for an absurd price, and no matter how much you haggle you'd still waste a lot. So haggle the price first (of course if they already have price tags you shouldn't haggle, like Restaurant Menus for example.) Many people for example go get the Henna tattoo in Jama'a Lefna, and they don't ask for the price first, so they end up paying 500DHs for a simple flower tattoo in only one hand. When they could pay 100DHs for both hands (for simple tattoos, not complicated ones) in traditional markets, always haggle. That's just the way it is. You might also encounter a straight up scam in some restaurants that sell sea food (This one even Moroccans fall for it sometimes) so in traditional sea food restaurants, they have plates by size. So you might order a 50 DH plate, and they'll bring you with it some langoustine or some expensive fish, and when you go to pay, They'll tell you 50Dh for the dish you ordered and 100DH for the expensive fish. They are creative with how they'll upsale the extra dish so be careful. They might even just give you the expensive dish without saying anything. So make sure they give you what you ordered only. (the side dishes like the sauce and olives etc.. are not a scam though, they just come with your order) Of course most restaurants don't do this scam, but some of them do, so just keep it in mind. I hope you have a nice visit. And try visiting Dakhla city, it has some insane beaches.
You're welcome. There is so much more information and details to give TBH, and literally every city has its own culture, and you kind of need to adapt for each one. But overall, as long as you know the price before hand, you're good. I just want to add that Kurt in the next video (Marrakech part 2) did just what I warned about 😅 He went to a Barbershop and he payed at least 10X the normal price. Instead of 20DH to 40DH max, He paid 400 DHs, which is insane. Although to be fair, it was actually Kurt who proposed that price, The barber doesn't know English and simply said "Four", and Kurt thought it was 400 and he paid it. The barber probably wanted to say 40 DHs not 400.
may i be honest? the BEST youtube channel, simply it shows the authentic world in the most spontaneous way. thank you Kurt for your way to make us be aware of the world, even though sometimes we are living in the opposite sites
As a Moroccan i've been to Marrakesh several times cuz I got family there and even as a Moroccan I don't get recognize as a Moroccan especially if i'm on my bike ppl think i'm a foreigner so I got y'all an easy way to get yourselves out of scammers. First of All the scammers cannot harm you physically so there is literally nothing u could lose so when someone puts a show for u even if u don't ask for it you should just tell urself if that was an experience u would never have had or did u enjoy it or ... if nothing meets your taste just ignore em and go by your day if u enjoyed or liked the experience presented tip the amount you feel is ratio'd to your satisfaction not to theirs and if they don't like that amount what I do is take the money back and leave. Y'all are welcome in our country but don't follow what people tell you out of the blue, do what you think is right.
They in fact can harm you and if you dont pay they will act like they will harm you. They propably wont in the tourist section of marrakesh because police will be harsh to people who damage the tourism but there is a danger there definitely. I saw how moroccans act in my country, i dont think they behave much differently in their own
@@k.s.3653 idk what u mean by they can harm us because It wasn't even close to argument whenever I did what I just told u 🤷🏽♂️, I don't get what u mean by the way Moroccans act in your country please elaborate and tell me what country is that so maybe I could get your picture my friend.
@@k.s.3653 can you elaborate how can they harm you because they literally cannot if you just follow the steps i've given u and btw this doesn't work only in Marrakesh (Morocco) it works in France Germany Spain Italy Ukraine Russia, Thailand and lots of other countries that i've been to and yes the country is relevant because I might be wrong but i'm guessing either germany or netherlands which in both cases you're wrong about housing food and money... that's just a paper thing. if i'm right that it's netherlands or germany which in both cases i've been there and was promised stuff that've been delayed everytime (i'm okay with it because I never even asked for they just promised as a Country) then yes there are some outrageous Moroccans out there but not all are bad you only see the very few that are being used and have fallen into a deep hole of trying to better themselves yet the country isn't giving them chances. I'm not going to lie I do feel bad that those people are our country's image but you gotta face it and seek it yourself because i've had many and many bad experiences with european countries but I never took that personally and set an image for the whole country based on those experiences.
Kurt speaking fluent in Arabic is hilarious! His accent is ON POINT 👌 Like the tone of the letter 7 (soft H in European) and the letter 3 (Deep H is European) is really excellent.
clearly you havent been to many places. When you dont have mass commercialization you need to be that way. 10 dollars goes a longggggggg way in Africa.
Kurt allows himself to get “humbly” scanned for the camera (he has 2.54 MILLION people behind that camera)... He is showing us the TRUE nature of people, when they are talking one-one, people who have to come-up with a way of surviving and walking that fine balance between right and wrong…Kurt is simply allowing the person TO CHOOSE 🔮 the way he will BE seen by millions: family, locals, government and a lifetime of tourists.🤳
I kinda get the local tourist price tbh because id probably do the same place a small cherry on top of the local one ,, but there is a fine line between taking the pi55 out from tourist, and being able treat urself and or family to an unexpected bonus
An absolute legend of travel vloggers. Cheers Kurt for the inspiration to create Drew's Travels, documenting province life in Southern Leyte, Philippines 🍺
"No scams!" He says, before paying 10 bucks for a photo with a snake, paying 30 bucks for a 5 dollar garment, 40 bucks for a small bag of spices and tricked into a tannery tour he didn't want. Ha!
Actually, the 30$ he paid for that Jelaba it’s a good price. If you’re local and you bargain a LOT you can have it for 20-25$ maximum, but 30$ it’s a decent price.
@@erichagen1084it is nice to have a mix of the two videos. If all of the videos are the same then the content gets stale. While you may prefer this style there are others who prefer the other style. The other creators who make all the same style videos are fun to watch periodically but I genuinely enjoy almost all of Kurt’s videos!
I’m Moroccan and I apreciate the fact that you visited my country. I live in Amsterdam and I want people to know that they try this scams on everybody and also on Moroccans. Always have change on you and never talk to much with them or even laugh. I’m ashamed of some people in the video and I hope the police will find them and warn them because they make the city and country look bad
18:58 … you KNOW you’re getting ripped off when they say “good price for you…” and then give you a whole explanation as to why it’s a good price BEFORE they even tell you the price
Something similar happened to me also in Marrakesh and with the skins, although I was walked (for easily 5 mins) instead. I had no idea they wanted to show me skins. When I told them I was not interested at all, they got somehow aggressive with me, but I left without paying them anything. It is funny, I had seen videos of yours years ago, about Egypt. Shortly after i went there and your videos (and some from others, and also my personal experience in Marrakesh) helped me a lot to be ready to avoid scams (so thank you so much). I am a bit surprised that after all your experience you are still going through these scam experiences again (although at least you are negotiating somehow the prices).
I can see Morocco every day from where i live. Id love to go but i cant be arsed with that marketing.😂 Id need to go with a good friend Moroccan so i am not constantly mugged off.😂
Man I rode my bicycle through Morocco and wild camped for two weeks a couple years ago and it was incredible. People are incredibly friendly, hospitable, and nice. And the landscape is beautiful. But Marrakesh is not for me. When I landed in Marrakesh I had to GTFO pretty much ASAP. It's nuts. So many people think think you're a money shitting machine. And you never know if the friendliness is genuine or they want to sell you something. The worst is when they try to guilt you into paying for something without prior agreement. Work up a tan, get yourself a turban, and head to the Atlas mountains. It's incredible. The nomads are super nice and even invited me to a wedding. Also, the "potion" you bought is an incense. You have to burn it.
Marakesh is overhyped by the state, don't get me wrong it's a beautiful city that really deserves a visit but it such a tourist hotspot like Paris or Venice. Worth a visit but definitely overcrowded and too many 'attractions'.. Better visit Casablanca, Fes, Al Houcaima or Agadir.
I am half moroccan living in europe, when i was 15 years old visiting my fathers home country morocco he sent me to the store to buy some food/drinks. When i came back to the car my father checked the change and became furious since i had been scammed. My father went back to the store and told them off very angry and said that ”is this how you treat people visiting the country, you think this is a good image of us ?!” The son of the owner apologized and we got the correct change back. I love Morocco and will always visit but it is unfortunate that some people still acts this way.
You should be ashamed how Moroccans act in Europe. In some neighborhoods they act like this and worse even steel from you. It happened to me several times.
The guy that tried to give you the tour at the leather market turned around to come back and get in on the scam. You passed him once you started making the last turns just before arriving at the leather factory. I love to see you refuse to be scammed.
Street beggars and scammers are the biggest reasons I don't ever see myself going to any kinds of these places, Id straight up not even acknowledge them so they go away
I was in Marrakesh two weeks ago. The majority of the vendors were nice and not that pushy. Sure they try to get a high price but you just gotta be confident and pick your own price of course. In any case I recommend going there! Very interesting city and region
By far the worst country I've ever seen. The journey from Casablanca Airport to our hotel there on night 1 and we wanted to go back home straight away.
I have visited marrakesh, unbelievable how many scammers are there…. Almost everybody wants to rob you of money. I had many bad experiences which leads to avoiding people interactions Its like they dont see you as person but as walking wallet
@@mossablahmaza algeria country famous that the most danger no safety country, scammed existe in all the World but Morococo is the best country of safety
Totally agree, most scam that I seen in my life was in marocco. Same as on your movie they taked me directly from the street offering the help and after all if u don't want to pay they're starting to yelling with each other to make you feel stressed. I'm curious about they're culture, wish to taste food spices and some extra stuffs, but I will wait when they will recognize that this is not the way
Hey fam , let me tell you something as a moroccan, marakesh is very known of this kind of scams in touristic areas and that goes with every other country, you will get scammed anywhere in the world unless if you didn’t want to , it does take much to educate yourself about a place or to read and watch other people experience so you go with good knowledge about the place and know how to profit and enjoy your trip to the max , for Morocco i recommend the north part of Morocco “ Tetouan “ Chefchouauen “ “ Tangier “ they are way nicer with nicer people and try to explore and enjoy by urself dont seek guides and kids things that how they make theit money by charging tourists extra for nothing
I've been to Marrakech this year and in a few days i've had discussions for unnecessary tips or super high turistic fares with a couple of locals, beggars, monkey man, taxi driver and even the man selling the tickets for a national palace (he wouldn't give me the change back). Those who didn't ask for money were the ones that deserved it the most.
I can "sense the depression" ... Maybe the people are like that because of the country's affairs ... The world is suffering AND to travel means you're wealthy!!! Back to the beginning ...
@@elleluxe I'm a "wealthy" tourist and everyone tries to scam me (and other tourists) in every possible way? Good way to attract tourists again.... In other "poor" countries I've been to, tourists are sacred.
@@voltaire6668 Definitely worth a visit. The scam part is just the local experience. Establish a price with the taxi driver before taking off and don't you ever listen nobody on the streets.
Another great vid Kurt I want to go to Morocco but I wouldn’t be able to keep my mouth closed at the awful treatment of animals - thanks for making us all aware. Stay safe Kurt
I was in Marrakesh in February, one guy from Casablanca started talking to me while watching some people dance some traditional Moroccan music, it was my first decent conversation with a local, not a guy trying to sell me something. When I tried to leave, he was charging me 20€ because he started to explain me something that I didn't ask about, a 5 minute chat, then he got angry because I didn't want to pay him, still, I gave him 5€, he felt offended and left angry. Man, they really insist, even with a normal chat with a "normal everyday citizen", which of course he was not. What a shame, he was actually a nice bloke, he was not interested to have a normal and decent chat, it was all about money.
I highly doubt this guy was really from Casablanca. He might have claimed so to dissociate himself from the other scammers and gain your trust. So sad to hear those kind of stories of my country though.
@@T3720 I never pay anything to anybody for something I don’t request, but my guy somehow won, just like happened to Kurt in the leather place, he ended up paying even though he didn’t request that. They really know how to get your money, especially from people that get nervous in those situations, they surround you, you are alone (I know they’re not going to do anything to you) but yeah, unfortunately I ended up paying him, just that time.
That leather tour/scam was the same exact thing that happened to me not too long ago. Beautiful country but this type of thing is hurting their tourism fr.
There's a lot of guys that also shout to tourists saying "this road is closed now, people are praying, you can't go that way, come with me" and then insistently ask for money. I fell for it once, but second time I managed to help other italian tourists telling them not to go.
Hi Kurt, I am from Marrakesh lived there 15 years, I now live in Ottawa, I can tell you that Marrakesh especially it’s old medina is filled with scams, even for us Moroccans not only just tourists, I would recommend seeing other parts of Marrakesh, and if you can leave the city a bit, go to the berber mountais, the people there, the landscape, it’s ridiculous, if there is anything specific you wanna know about, let me know, i’ll be glad to help!
@@stemceilingfirst of all lMorocco is safe country ' about morrakesh go to all these places kurt went to , avoid scamers , if u wanna give tips for any service is $1 or $2 ,,, max $5 if u hv money and for good services , Best thg make a deal abt price ( dont feel shy to negociate prices is part of culture) If someone treats u or scams u just remeber the location and report him to tourism police , they ll catch his ass right away ** undeciver police is every where in touristic area s *- if someone harrasses u or try to charge for u more , film him and tell him i ll report u to police , he will run away or get soft with u bcuz he now the result of callung cops on him ** Marrakesh is big and most poeole r nice , only aviod poeple that come to u to sell things on streets ,, Sovisit all midina old city , historical places , marjoline garden where the VSL designer lives b4 , then another day make it to villages around the city like moulay brahim, cti fatma , tit mlil food is amazing, people are local amazigh ,
@stemceiling first of all lMorocco is safe country ' about morrakesh go to all these places kurt went to , avoid scamers , if u wanna give tips for any service is $1 or $2 ,,, max $5 if u hv money and for good services , Best thg make a deal abt price ( dont feel shy to negociate prices is part of culture) If someone treats u or scams u just remeber the location and report him to tourism police , they ll catch his ass right away ** undeciver police is every where in touristic area s *- if someone harrasses u or try to charge for u more , film him and tell him i ll report u to police , he will run away or get soft with u bcuz he now the result of callung cops on him ** Marrakesh is big and most poeole r nice , only aviod poeple that come to u to sell things on streets ,, Sovisit all midina old city , historical places , marjoline garden where the VSL designer lives b4 , then another day make it to villages around the city like moulay brahim, cti fatma , tit mlil food is amazing, people are local amazigh ,
Well at least Kurt didn't get scammed on the large fresh pomegranate juice for $2. I asked my local cafe in suburban Sydney Australia if they could make me a pomegranate juice and I was told each pomegranate costs $5 and it would take 4 to make a glass. Now THAT'S a scam!!😳
Well, it is cultivated locally in Northern Africa while your australian pomegranate was probably shipped from India or Chile so of course it's going to cost you an arm.
Seems way to tiring to visit places like these where you have a continious feeling of getting scammed and having to discuss each price. Too bad because it may be a beautiful place but they don’t care about giving tourists a safe feeling
This applies everywhere it’s not a specific country problem it’s a tourist reality. In some places they have separate menu for tourist per example. I’ve traveled enough to realize that it’s blessing and curse. You have to be careful and wise enough to do your research and prepare yourself for anything.
@burgerkang3249If you visited theses cities and you had a good experience good for you. Everyone has a different experience that’s what it’s supposed to be everywhere. But I have to disagree with you and I think you are very naive to believe vendors ( scammers ) are not doing shady business overall in any city. I’ve been to Morocco so many times and this never happened to me.
I saw this guy yesterday walking around Marrakech and he told me the same thing, that it was the last day of something and I immediately remembered his face, that's why I care about these types of videos, thank you Kurt o/
Was in Marrakesh in the summer. Amazing city and Morocco is a beautiful country but my god man just watching you letting them put the animals on you stressed me out, knowing they would try scam you with mad prices. Good of you to show that you need to hold your own with them they can be pretty pushy
Very odd ethical framework. These savages enslave snakes, horses, monkeys, etc. and your only objection is they charged Kurt too much for exploiting the slaves?
I've been to 46 countries, and Marrakesh was my least favorite city by far. I'm well-seasoned in all the scamming bullshit all across the world, but I couldn't believe how incessant it was in Morocco. I gave them zero attention, and they still harassed me everywhere I went. Edit: I should point out that I was there during Covid, and they cut off all incoming flights a few days after I arrived, rendering me one of the only tourists in the entire country. That probably contributed to the harassment being 10x worse than usual.
That’s one of the reasons why i always tell people Morocco is not just Marrakesh, if you haven’t been to the north and the west which is very different people are calmer and less scammers then you would have another image of Morocco
I visited Marrakech with my wife a few years ago and locals tried to scam us every single second. You just walk around and they insist to take you somewhere or show you something special or whatever and then they ask money for nothing... We felt very uncomfortable so we never will recommend to go to this place. Great video as always, man!
@@Amurjojo I didn't have so much fun in Morocco, as a white European guy, the men there just saw me as walking wallet, and not much else, especially on the square in Marrakech. In other countries at least they were genuinly nice to me. I even tried to make a friend in Morocco, he was nice, but when I was back in my home country, he asked me to start a business with me. I refused, and he then deleted me as friend on social media. It doesn't matter if I have money or not, getting treated like that would annoy me anyway. I have travelled to Marrakech, Fez, some places on the beach and the desert. I only liked Chefchaouen, and the remote cities in the desert, I met a few genuinly nice people there atleast, but it wasn't easy.
Hey Kurt, I'm originally from Morocco. You can get those Jellaba's actually for 100Dirham , in smaller village"s or in cities even for 50Dirham's bro. 😂
Everybody in Morocco knows that Marrakesh is the city where you have to be more careful about "scams" and "tourist traps". In the majority of Morocco, people are very nice and calm, cities like Agadir, Tiznit, Essaouira etc. you can see the best of Morocco.
15:46 that little moment of u assisting him naturally without a thought just shows how modest u are, u are a great man, ive watched about 10 videos of u now and i think ur the perfect role model of a man and a gentleman, u are very mature and sharp, i hope i can be a man like you
@@chanjiewan6823 yes you are correct - absolutely no issues with a guy approaching 30 years of age and being a womaniser. The world definitely needs more gentlemen like him
@@andrewyeah3143 You seem to have exclusive insider information to his life. I think the world needs less men like you who sit at a computer or his phone spreading bad vibes. You're just jealous.
I am Moroccan, and I can assure you that I personally steer clear of those places and avoid those individuals. There is so much more to explore in Marrakech! I recommend visiting the Agafay Desert, do some activities there, then exploring Jardin Majorelle where Yves Saint Laurent established his museum, enjoying lunch at Palais Namaskar (a luxurious spot), and having dinner at Malak Emeraude. However, For the best experience with a tight budget as a foreign tourist, I suggest visiting Taghazout 100%
@@Kungfugrasshoppajust beware of tourist traps, they are populated by scammers looking to abuse of any and everyone regardless of where you come from.
What a great PSA, honestly, I wasn't ever planning on visiting morocco, but wow, I will be sure to steer clear. The sheer number of scammers is insane.
I've been there two weeks ago and I can just say avoid marrakech. If you want to buy stuff go to fes. Less way agressive there and also cheaper. The nature though is beautiful in marrokko and the people in the atlas mountains are so welcoming as well as in the sahara!
Must be so hard to avoid the scammers and beggars as foreigner even locals get disturbed in marrakech jamaa lefna ... Funniest part is the magic boss mixing random stuff 😂😂😂 Nice to see you in our country hope you discover more cities
"Back in the Motherland. As an African man, I'm very excited!". I am a Cameroonian (West African) watching this from Cape Town, SA and Kurt's statement suddenly made realize that the definition of 'African' is not only to be black because there are all sorts of Africans from those of us in the equatorial part of the continent with darker skin to those in east Africa with curly hair and dark skin and then the Khoi in southern Africa with lighter skin and of course the mixed race folks and more Arabic north Africans too. Welcome home Kurt
I'm a Moroccan living in Belgium and I can tell you that those scammers are also scamming me. Morocco has a big problem with pushy beggars and scammers. Morocco is a beautiful country but these practices always make me ashamed to visit my homeland with my non-Moroccan friends.
Hi Kurt, I am from Morocco and I have watched a lot of videos I was expecting you to come to Morocco, welcome, but it seems that it is not a good start😂I wish you the best in the upcoming videos. The most important thing is to keep negative energy away from you, because you always say that you will be exposed to scammers, and this is what always happens to you. 😅
went to morocco 2 months ago for the first time. Fell in love with the country, the people and the food. Amazing culture. Im gonna be back in february and see more of this beautiful country
How?I mean How?I was there and I would never ever visit this country again it's hectic and the people are ridiculous scammers, each time you click a Pic Some random woman will approach and will make you delete that fking photo just because her shadow was captured. lol!My experience was Absolutely Awful!
Hitchhiked to Marrakesh in 1972, even then I found there was much more to Morocco than the magnet that was Marrakesh. Hope Kurt can go on and discover more in Morocco than this now frankly "been there, bought the T shirt and got ripped off" tourist destination.
@@voltaire6668 Please understand it's been many years since I was in Morocco, but from memory amongst the larger cities I found FEZ to be the most authentic.
@voltaire6668 I went earlier in the year. If you go I would only recommend marrakech for a day or two. If you enjoy walking or hiking the atlas mountains are great i climbed mt toubkal (highest mountain in north africa) with a tour guide, its a great experience you can see how the local berber villagers live and they are all very welcoming. Or make your way to the coast for a relaxing holiday. I went to Agadir for some surfboarding. Again they are very welcoming Just research before you go! Marrakech was just a bit to crazy for me I wouldn't go again but I'm glad I went.
Wow! 1972! Now that must have been an interesting trip for sure. The Vietnam War was not over yet when you took that trip. Back then I'm sure you had sent a lot postcards home or to friends. When I was a kid I always liked postcards. It's like an Instagram post of today but with the added authenticity of the personal message written by the sender. There's a certain feeling you get from holding it knowing it was held by whoever sent it to you. I'm 58. I used to write letters home when I was in the US Army back in the mid 80s. You are obviously a little older than me. You must have some amazing stories from the 60s and 70s.
Watching this video reminds me why i dont want to go to visit these places anymore the constant hounding and people trying to rip you off and having to constantly be on alert really kills the the experience for me.
I've been to 40 countries and my personal experience in Morocco was the worst I've ever had. The sad part is that I was looking forward to Morocco more than most of the places I've been to. The men in Fez and Marrakech were so full of shit that it became a very hostile experience. Every day I walked in the medinas there, many locals tried to play me and my gf for a fool. They'd say "the road/restaurant is closed let me walk you to the right place" and it was all lies. As an obvious foreigner I was a walking ATM advertisement...everyone wants your dollars and euros. Sometimes the older shopkeepers would start chatting and they'd know the area where I was from by naming nearby cities where their "friends lived" and it was a nice conversation...they'd ask you to have tea with them and we would say we would love to talk but don't want to buy anything...then they'd say no problem just want to chat...and of course after 10 minutes they would try to sell some carpets or something else lol. A very prolonged sales pitch under the guise of a friendly conversation. Western women get stared at or sexually harassed constantly even in the company of men. I almost got into several fights as s result. Fez was the toilet of Morocco for us. Awful people there. Even an official government "tour guide" just took you to places where he clearly got a commission of any crap we would have bought. His demeanor clearly changed each time we left a store without buying anything. We learned nothing of history or culture on the tour but we learned that the rug store can ship the rugs to anywhere in the world!
Ive also had unfortunately the same type of experience like you. FES was so bad that we ended up staying at the hotel, not going out anymore and leaving 2 days earlier than planned. We were harassed nastily, it almost got threatening and scary
great depiction of Marrakesh, i was there a year ago, had a good time, good food but also plenty of scam potentials :P the berber leather market being the best one :D
As a moroccan, better have a native guide to protect you from scammers We who speak moroccan dialect tries get scammed each day Unfortunately misery is spreading around day by day Making humans more greedier Keep it up 🔥
Morocco is an excellent country, explore the wonderful places of Marrakech and Morocco. Explore history and architecture. Everywhere you go, especially touristy countries, tourist prices are always different than local prices. Also there are no bad stories about Marrakech, you mentioned it yourself, some rare people make rumors which you should not encourage spreading as well.
I got trapped in the exact tannery tour scam and didn't see it coming. It ended with two guys wanting more money and being threatening while there was no one else around. I loved traveling Morocco for over a month but will be fine to never return to Marrakech.
@@Letsgowatchsomeshyt thats 0,01 of the people , and they are located on those areas specially and we all hate them and they dont represent us , but by the way you speak ur not welcomed to come we dont need you to bring that much disrespect with you , have a goodnight
Marrakech, Morocco 🇲🇦 and Giza, Egypt 🇪🇬 (Pyramids of Giza), are two places that have the highest percentage of scammers to tourists in the World! It's quite difficult to go to these places to explore the culture, sights, and history of these amazing places, without continually being swarmed by scammers ~ trying to sell you all kinds of crap! They're extremely aggressive too! Just be aware if you plan on traveling to specific cities, which are known for this type of unfortunate behaviour. Obviously, you'll meet incredibly nice and respectful locals selling goods, but doing it in a courteous manner. These are the people that deserve your business ~ The locals that respect the fact that you're visiting their country, and they appreciate your business. These are definitely the local vendors you should be supporting! Also, when paying, be very discreet about it, specifically, your money! Enjoy your travels and be safe. Cheers from Margaret River, Western Australia 🇦🇺.
kurt im from morcco when i visit marakech all the prices are high cauz of the tourist! like JALAB in my country you can take it with 200 DH -20$- ! also in the store 300 for attracting girl was a scam men never tell the price first ! feel a shame to be a moroccan from this one ! but we aren't the same ! next time try to find a person u can trust to show u places and for not getting scamed love all the videos men keep it up 🤩🤩
Kurt, when you shit on paper straws, it gives me hope for humanity. I was hoping you'd return to the vendor who sold you the scam potion and say "Where are the ladies? What am I doing wrong?" 😂
Thanks for posting again Kurt, been addicted to your videos the last few days and looks like you post more frequently than ever ❤ Happy New Years in advance brother
Love the no bullshit attitude, takes a confident man to set people in their place all across the world no matter what
Still got scammed.
@@stefanjohansson2373 A wonderful observation from your couch. Congratulations champ.
@@TheSaw410 ?
@@TheSaw410haven’t you just done the same? 😂
@@stefanjohansson2373worth it for the ride
The potion works well, however the one they gave you was the wrong potion. The one you got was the one to attract scammers...not women.
hahaha
It's like it worked
nice answer !
كين الكره والحقد والحسد تجاه المغرب
LoL😂......
As a Moroccan, it makes my blood boil when I see these scammers intimidating tourists into paying crazy prices! I would like to see the Moroccan authorities act to impose heavy fines on all these crooks who give a bad image to my country! Edit Kurt why in hell are you folowing strangers by now you should know better?
تريكة نصابين شوهة ههههه شي كيلوحو لشي
He does it on purpose to show people what happens when you let these types of people control the situation
Disgusting 🤢
They need to get rid of them scammers they give bad reption for the country
yeah ... arabisation is the problem... amazigh are more friendly
Another scam to be aware of is men in the area who asked you if you would like to come to their home and see what a traditional home looks like inside , I took the offer from a man who took me to the most filthiest home I have ever seen with clothes lying all over the floor , it was like a dungeon with no windows and he had a very savage dog inside his home that was barking at me , he gave me a cup of tea and wanted to sell all kinds of things which I didn't need , I was glad to get out of the home and he said '' could I buy him some milk '' he took me to shop I gave the shopkeeper the money for the milk and the scammer kept the change .
He asked me to come back and stay over night and I declined as I feared for my safety .
You went to a random person home , common sense is in short supply today
@@tburton2877 Most tourists take some kinds of risk when they travel , it is better than staying home and doing nothing and having a boring life .
Common sense and risk management have to be balanced sometimes .
So if someone say come to my home you say yes?😂 lets start by not doing that in the first place, in any country
🤣 I saw a similar video of a RUclipsr 😂
Yeah, your the idiot for that one
As a Moroccan fan of yours for over a year, I appreciate your videos and exploring my country this time. The snake charmers were greedy, and you figured that out by yourself, the amount of money you gave them was more than enough. Even us Moroccans we avoid them, they'd say give whatever you want, then they'd ask for more. A tip of advice, you should have spare change with you in coins, so they won't be greedy when they see cash. As for the Jellaba price, it was reasonable. Try to bargain wherever you go, that's the culture. They're not intimidating as much as being pushy. Also, after you bargain, if they don't succumb to your offer, you can just leave the store, and they'll call you back. Never ride a bike for whatever reason man, don't expect generosity in a touristy place. You won't expect any Moroccan generousity whatsoever, that guy is a fucking jerk.
Good info.
شوهونا من البراني بالنصب تاعهم
You really believe in this stuff?! (Jellaba)?
lol good thing ur being honest
@ori1676 the jelaba was the piece of clothing that he bought not that potion
Love how you expose the scams so whoever goes there knows what's up ahead of time. I'm glad you actually allow a bit of it to happen so we can grasp exactly what is going on.
Why would anyone want go in that fraud country
I laughed my ass off at the two dude's making the potion and them trying to keep serious lolll 😂 $30 for bag of seeds and salt 🤣🤣
Me too haha 😂 best part haha and when they asked him about viagra haha
Great content though. Kurt knows what he's doing.
$30 for shirk 😂
Laughing my ass off😂😂😂. It will be a dry spell for Kurt.😇
كثرة الحقد والحسد والكره كين في الكومونت
The spice guys😂🙌🏼 loved it! Great episode Kurt!
Kurt, the part when you were talking with the Medicine men and they were getting your LOVE potion was by far the BEST part of the video man 😂😂😂
Medicine men ? it's a black magic shop ( dangerous)
Right 😂😂😂😂
Those two incense scammers are really disgusting. The way they tried to convince him to pay an absurd price is just mind blowing. I’am a moroccan and when i go to this place i try as much as possible to avoid any interraction with vendors there as they think i’am a tourist and try to charge me more. You paid a lot for what you got kurt even for the snakes charmers
Translate some of the stuff they were saying please. Let us know.
yea bro what’s up with all these noob scammers at the market. morocco is great but some of these guys are really ruining it for everyone else.
Kurt doesn't need a "potion" (incense) to attract women/wives.
What he needed was an incense to repel scammers. 😅
@@WhoooooooCaresso you know his financial situation a ? 1st why you care for some other people how much money they have 2nd its better to care for your own financial situation then look into others because you will stay poor forever in this way of view the world
He makes a lot from content there’s no need to argue over $10
Hi Kurt go to the Berber area of Morocco, people are completely different. Noone will scam you, they will even invite you for dinner. I'm Italian I've been to Morocco last summer from north to south and there is a huge difference
No. They scam as well, especially in the desert. Just came back from Merzouga and the amazighs were professional scammers. There is scamming everywhere, you just have to be confident and know your price. Don’t settle for less.
The berbers are friendly, pick them up and give them a lift on way to atlas mountains, done it twice now and been in their homes in asni having morrocan tea with them
I'm berber and that's true our culture is different we're very chill and respectful and welcoming and traditional. People from the cities dont know what's that like. When you're cut from your roots from nature there is something lacking.
Racist because berbers are white? What are you trying to say
@@corn2214 Dont comment if you know nothing please
16:00 as morocan we dont believe on this at all, this is haram on our religion, and they have just scam you, that's it
Yeah
Beer is all this man cares for not right or wrong 😂😂😂😂 he a funny boy trying to act tough 😂😂😂
In islam child marriage IS also ok.
So pedofilia IS good but scaming IS bad ?
Weird religium islam
@@lukedarling4968 who knows he could be tough tho 🤷♂
Lies, lot of morrocan muslims women than i dated did believe in dark magic stuff.
a TIP for you Kurt, as a Moroccan who lives in Marrakech.
For the snakes and Monkeys thing, 10 Dh, 20 Dh is enough. If you wanna give them more, 50 DH is way more than enough. They'll keep asking you to give more no matter how much you give them. They just aim at taking the maximum. So just give them 20Dh and say : Lah'yesser or Lah'yaawen. and go away.
Same goes for the other Shows in the Jama'a Lefna Place. If you wanna see more Shows, just have change with you. 10Dhs, 5 Dhs. For the Shows in the evening, there is usually a "people circle" around the performers, and when they finish the show they'll go around collecting whatever people give them, so giving them 5dh 10 Dhs 20Dh, it's enough.
Be more aware of the people who actually give you a service (food, tattoo, something you consume) If you want anything, ask for the price before hand, because if you take the service first, they might ask for an absurd price, and no matter how much you haggle you'd still waste a lot. So haggle the price first (of course if they already have price tags you shouldn't haggle, like Restaurant Menus for example.)
Many people for example go get the Henna tattoo in Jama'a Lefna, and they don't ask for the price first, so they end up paying 500DHs for a simple flower tattoo in only one hand. When they could pay 100DHs for both hands (for simple tattoos, not complicated ones)
in traditional markets, always haggle. That's just the way it is.
You might also encounter a straight up scam in some restaurants that sell sea food (This one even Moroccans fall for it sometimes) so in traditional sea food restaurants, they have plates by size. So you might order a 50 DH plate, and they'll bring you with it some langoustine or some expensive fish, and when you go to pay, They'll tell you 50Dh for the dish you ordered and 100DH for the expensive fish. They are creative with how they'll upsale the extra dish so be careful. They might even just give you the expensive dish without saying anything. So make sure they give you what you ordered only. (the side dishes like the sauce and olives etc.. are not a scam though, they just come with your order)
Of course most restaurants don't do this scam, but some of them do, so just keep it in mind.
I hope you have a nice visit. And try visiting Dakhla city, it has some insane beaches.
good advice i always get worried watching yters taking food from someone or holding their drink ect ect
Thank you very much for the information.
This is top notch information. Thanks for that
@@westcoast8562 بالنسبة للقرود وأصحاب الأفاعي من حقه أن يطلب ثمن 10 دولار لأن القرد والأفعى يحتاج أكل وليس عمل سهل
You're welcome. There is so much more information and details to give TBH, and literally every city has its own culture, and you kind of need to adapt for each one. But overall, as long as you know the price before hand, you're good.
I just want to add that Kurt in the next video (Marrakech part 2) did just what I warned about 😅 He went to a Barbershop and he payed at least 10X the normal price. Instead of 20DH to 40DH max, He paid 400 DHs, which is insane.
Although to be fair, it was actually Kurt who proposed that price, The barber doesn't know English and simply said "Four", and Kurt thought it was 400 and he paid it. The barber probably wanted to say 40 DHs not 400.
may i be honest? the BEST youtube channel, simply it shows the authentic world in the most spontaneous way.
thank you Kurt for your way to make us be aware of the world, even though sometimes we are living in the opposite sites
As a Moroccan i've been to Marrakesh several times cuz I got family there and even as a Moroccan I don't get recognize as a Moroccan especially if i'm on my bike ppl think i'm a foreigner so I got y'all an easy way to get yourselves out of scammers.
First of All the scammers cannot harm you physically so there is literally nothing u could lose so when someone puts a show for u even if u don't ask for it you should just tell urself if that was an experience u would never have had or did u enjoy it or ... if nothing meets your taste just ignore em and go by your day if u enjoyed or liked the experience presented tip the amount you feel is ratio'd to your satisfaction not to theirs and if they don't like that amount what I do is take the money back and leave.
Y'all are welcome in our country but don't follow what people tell you out of the blue, do what you think is right.
They in fact can harm you and if you dont pay they will act like they will harm you. They propably wont in the tourist section of marrakesh because police will be harsh to people who damage the tourism but there is a danger there definitely.
I saw how moroccans act in my country, i dont think they behave much differently in their own
@@k.s.3653 idk what u mean by they can harm us because It wasn't even close to argument whenever I did what I just told u 🤷🏽♂️, I don't get what u mean by the way Moroccans act in your country please elaborate and tell me what country is that so maybe I could get your picture my friend.
@@anouaraitouaaziz6513I would assume he’s Dutch . There’s a lot of stories about Moroccan gangsters and the drug trade in the Netherlands.
@@yungmil3708 I was thinking the same either Germany or Netherlands.
@@k.s.3653 can you elaborate how can they harm you because they literally cannot if you just follow the steps i've given u and btw this doesn't work only in Marrakesh (Morocco) it works in France Germany Spain Italy Ukraine Russia, Thailand and lots of other countries that i've been to and yes the country is relevant because I might be wrong but i'm guessing either germany or netherlands which in both cases you're wrong about housing food and money... that's just a paper thing.
if i'm right that it's netherlands or germany which in both cases i've been there and was promised stuff that've been delayed everytime (i'm okay with it because I never even asked for they just promised as a Country) then yes there are some outrageous Moroccans out there but not all are bad you only see the very few that are being used and have fallen into a deep hole of trying to better themselves yet the country isn't giving them chances.
I'm not going to lie I do feel bad that those people are our country's image but you gotta face it and seek it yourself because i've had many and many bad experiences with european countries but I never took that personally and set an image for the whole country based on those experiences.
Kurt speaking fluent in Arabic is hilarious!
His accent is ON POINT 👌
Like the tone of the letter 7 (soft H in European) and the letter 3 (Deep H is European) is really excellent.
Nothing worse than a market full of beggars and scroungers that force their service upon you then demand money like this.
clearly you havent been to many places. When you dont have mass commercialization you need to be that way. 10 dollars goes a longggggggg way in Africa.
Also just say no if you dont want it. You cant blame people for trying to make money to feed their families
New Orleans is worse than this. And the annoying bucket drumming families in mass.
If you had been born in a poor family you would know worse..
its incredible how much this guy sees and tries.
Kurt allows himself to get “humbly” scanned for the camera (he has 2.54 MILLION people behind that camera)... He is showing us the TRUE nature of people, when they are talking one-one, people who have to come-up with a way of surviving and walking that fine balance between right and wrong…Kurt is simply allowing the person TO CHOOSE 🔮 the way he will BE seen by millions: family, locals, government and a lifetime of tourists.🤳
Hot take!
I kinda get the local tourist price tbh because id probably do the same place a small cherry on top of the local one ,, but there is a fine line between taking the pi55 out from tourist, and being able treat urself and or family to an unexpected bonus
I don’t think scammers care how bad they look or else they wouldn’t scam.
there is a pretty THICC line between right and wrong. These people just lack basic morals.
This is the comment I was about to type
An absolute legend of travel vloggers. Cheers Kurt for the inspiration to create Drew's Travels, documenting province life in Southern Leyte, Philippines 🍺
"No scams!" He says, before paying 10 bucks for a photo with a snake, paying 30 bucks for a 5 dollar garment, 40 bucks for a small bag of spices and tricked into a tannery tour he didn't want. Ha!
yup, just said the same myself in another thread. This guy is so fucking dumb.
Bro, I am pretty sure he was being sarcastic about not being scammed when the entire video was about him being scammed.
Actually, the 30$ he paid for that Jelaba it’s a good price. If you’re local and you bargain a LOT you can have it for 20-25$ maximum, but 30$ it’s a decent price.
He was doing it all for content dude.
@@erichagen1084it is nice to have a mix of the two videos. If all of the videos are the same then the content gets stale. While you may prefer this style there are others who prefer the other style.
The other creators who make all the same style videos are fun to watch periodically but I genuinely enjoy almost all of Kurt’s videos!
I’m Moroccan and I apreciate the fact that you visited my country. I live in Amsterdam and I want people to know that they try this scams on everybody and also on Moroccans. Always have change on you and never talk to much with them or even laugh. I’m ashamed of some people in the video and I hope the police will find them and warn them because they make the city and country look bad
Nederland je weet toch. ik ga februari naar Marrakesh Kurt zn videos kwamen precies op tijd
Marokkanen misdragen zich dus niet alleen in Nederland.
@@jeroenpaauw3445 "Nederland je weet toch." 🤣🤣🤣
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@@jeroenpaauw3445haha zo cringe
18:58 … you KNOW you’re getting ripped off when they say “good price for you…” and then give you a whole explanation as to why it’s a good price BEFORE they even tell you the price
Something similar happened to me also in Marrakesh and with the skins, although I was walked (for easily 5 mins) instead. I had no idea they wanted to show me skins. When I told them I was not interested at all, they got somehow aggressive with me, but I left without paying them anything. It is funny, I had seen videos of yours years ago, about Egypt. Shortly after i went there and your videos (and some from others, and also my personal experience in Marrakesh) helped me a lot to be ready to avoid scams (so thank you so much). I am a bit surprised that after all your experience you are still going through these scam experiences again (although at least you are negotiating somehow the prices).
Only Kurt can go to Morocco 🇲🇦 and become a Grand Wizard 😂
I can see Morocco every day from where i live. Id love to go but i cant be arsed with that marketing.😂 Id need to go with a good friend Moroccan so i am not constantly mugged off.😂
😂
🤣and in an outfit that 2 sizes too small 😆
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Lmao my first thought! Just like that he became the leader of the KKK 🙈
No one makes content like Kurt. By far the best.....and copied by inferior vloggers who follow where he goes.
Kurt looks like a devil worshipper in the red robe.
Warlock essence.
Just pure raw footage with no editing and no music. Top quality content
Let people follow, i love that kurt inspires people to go and see the world + vlog it so i can also enjoy it!
He’s not the first person to make a video I. Marrakesh. Chill out
lmao like he was pioneer in doing something xD
Man I rode my bicycle through Morocco and wild camped for two weeks a couple years ago and it was incredible. People are incredibly friendly, hospitable, and nice. And the landscape is beautiful.
But Marrakesh is not for me. When I landed in Marrakesh I had to GTFO pretty much ASAP. It's nuts. So many people think think you're a money shitting machine. And you never know if the friendliness is genuine or they want to sell you something. The worst is when they try to guilt you into paying for something without prior agreement.
Work up a tan, get yourself a turban, and head to the Atlas mountains. It's incredible. The nomads are super nice and even invited me to a wedding.
Also, the "potion" you bought is an incense. You have to burn it.
That potion 🧪 is bad idea 👎🏾. Witchcraft is never good idea and nothing good ever comes from it. Read Quran surut 72 you will understand better why
Marakesh is overhyped by the state, don't get me wrong it's a beautiful city that really deserves a visit but it such a tourist hotspot like Paris or Venice. Worth a visit but definitely overcrowded and too many 'attractions'.. Better visit Casablanca, Fes, Al Houcaima or Agadir.
Yes, it is incense. They fraudulently set up $30. They are without conscience or heart, and their thinking about getting money is lost
Yup Morocco is awesome, Marrakesh is awful, it's full of scammers.
This may be a dumb question but can you buy beer and alcohol in Morroco, or is it forbidden because it’s a Muslim nation?
it's really crazy how you expose those scammers and thieves for the moroccan public to see how they actually are
I am half moroccan living in europe, when i was 15 years old visiting my fathers home country morocco he sent me to the store to buy some food/drinks. When i came back to the car my father checked the change and became furious since i had been scammed. My father went back to the store and told them off very angry and said that ”is this how you treat people visiting the country, you think this is a good image of us ?!”
The son of the owner apologized and we got the correct change back. I love Morocco and will always visit but it is unfortunate that some people still acts this way.
Is your mother european ?
Exact this happened to me when i was 13. My uncle went back angry and got rest of the change😂
You should be ashamed how Moroccans act in Europe. In some neighborhoods they act like this and worse even steel from you. It happened to me several times.
Cringe
@@hasselhoffff how is this cringe idiot
The guy that tried to give you the tour at the leather market turned around to come back and get in on the scam. You passed him once you started making the last turns just before arriving at the leather factory. I love to see you refuse to be scammed.
28:02 lmao
He was scammed in every interaction, but it's not a lot of money so who ever cares
@@RareTSyes, gave money for animal cruelty
@@whoknowswhoto exactly, double the scam
Dude you paid 10 to hold a comatose snake?
I'm so glad you post everything good and bad. I have never been to Morocco and after watching this series I have no desire to go.
لمادا لم تدهب كين أماكن كالرباط العاصمة طنجة اكادير الصويرة
Don’t come stay gone where you are. We don’t want you
Go to India or bangladesh😂
24:04 "Take notes, Starbucks!". That killed me!
Street beggars and scammers are the biggest reasons I don't ever see myself going to any kinds of these places, Id straight up not even acknowledge them so they go away
Go to Berber area of Morocco and people are completely different. Noone will scam you, most likely they will invite you for dinner even
I was in Marrakesh two weeks ago. The majority of the vendors were nice and not that pushy. Sure they try to get a high price but you just gotta be confident and pick your own price of course. In any case I recommend going there! Very interesting city and region
And that my friend is why you live a blinkered life.
@@scambodia147 if that means i dont like dealing with nuisances that ruin a experience then yes
By far the worst country I've ever seen. The journey from Casablanca Airport to our hotel there on night 1 and we wanted to go back home straight away.
That animal cruelty there is enormous!
it adds to the charm of the place. jk
Nothing like the amount of species that went extinct due to the europen trophy hunting
why always deflect and blame whites
@@ALAEHDx
They has no respecto for the life
@@ALAEHDx you cant have more than 2 braincells lmao
"They wanted 50$ to hold a snake, but I only gave them 10" lol
10 is to much I would have gave him 5 at most
I gave them nothing because I did't ask for
"Pay what you think is reasonable."🎯 👍🏽 I like how Kurt will not bend or fold, even under pressure.
I have visited marrakesh, unbelievable how many scammers are there…. Almost everybody wants to rob you of money. I had many bad experiences which leads to avoiding people interactions
Its like they dont see you as person but as walking wallet
That is exactly the experience I had 12 years ago. A walking dollar bill.
Goto Algeria instead
Why would you go there anyway. Every kid here knows countrys like egypt, marocco, tunesia etc are full of scammers.
I think that's exactly what they see
@@mossablahmaza algeria country famous that the most danger no safety country, scammed existe in all the World but Morococo is the best country of safety
Totally agree, most scam that I seen in my life was in marocco. Same as on your movie they taked me directly from the street offering the help and after all if u don't want to pay they're starting to yelling with each other to make you feel stressed. I'm curious about they're culture, wish to taste food spices and some extra stuffs, but I will wait when they will recognize that this is not the way
Hey fam , let me tell you something as a moroccan, marakesh is very known of this kind of scams in touristic areas and that goes with every other country, you will get scammed anywhere in the world unless if you didn’t want to , it does take much to educate yourself about a place or to read and watch other people experience so you go with good knowledge about the place and know how to profit and enjoy your trip to the max , for Morocco i recommend the north part of Morocco “ Tetouan “ Chefchouauen “ “ Tangier “ they are way nicer with nicer people and try to explore and enjoy by urself dont seek guides and kids things that how they make theit money by charging tourists extra for nothing
Just stay where you are. Dont go. With an ignorant mentality like yours better stay put.
And maybe Turkey, right?
I've been to Marrakech this year and in a few days i've had discussions for unnecessary tips or super high turistic fares with a couple of locals, beggars, monkey man, taxi driver and even the man selling the tickets for a national palace (he wouldn't give me the change back).
Those who didn't ask for money were the ones that deserved it the most.
I can "sense the depression" ...
Maybe the people are like that because of the country's affairs ...
The world is suffering AND to travel means you're wealthy!!! Back to the beginning ...
@@elleluxe I'm a "wealthy" tourist and everyone tries to scam me (and other tourists) in every possible way? Good way to attract tourists again....
In other "poor" countries I've been to, tourists are sacred.
So, you'd say no to a trip there again. I'm asking because Marrakesh was on my short list--until I saw this video.
@@voltaire6668 Definitely worth a visit. The scam part is just the local experience.
Establish a price with the taxi driver before taking off and don't you ever listen nobody on the streets.
i had a driver for a 2 hr drive, and of course half way there he tried to change the agreed price.. this kind of nonsense happens all the time.
Thanks for this video, I'm off to Marrakech in mid November
Another beautiful upload! Happy Boxing Day to ALL! 🫶
Another great vid Kurt I want to go to Morocco but I wouldn’t be able to keep my mouth closed at the awful treatment of animals - thanks for making us all aware. Stay safe Kurt
Morocco is not made for Wokists
@@r.lihuak nothing woke about treating animals with respect
I was in Marrakesh in February, one guy from Casablanca started talking to me while watching some people dance some traditional Moroccan music, it was my first decent conversation with a local, not a guy trying to sell me something. When I tried to leave, he was charging me 20€ because he started to explain me something that I didn't ask about, a 5 minute chat, then he got angry because I didn't want to pay him, still, I gave him 5€, he felt offended and left angry. Man, they really insist, even with a normal chat with a "normal everyday citizen", which of course he was not. What a shame, he was actually a nice bloke, he was not interested to have a normal and decent chat, it was all about money.
I highly doubt this guy was really from Casablanca. He might have claimed so to dissociate himself from the other scammers and gain your trust. So sad to hear those kind of stories of my country though.
welcome to africa .... they think you are an Un food truck lol
HHHHHHHHHHHHHHH BIDAWI MALO HADA 7ALO EL KHEDMA WALO MFARGA3 JIRANO@@T3720
Lol why tf did you pay him? I would laugh.
If someone starts talking to you. Then ignore them.
@@T3720 I never pay anything to anybody for something I don’t request, but my guy somehow won, just like happened to Kurt in the leather place, he ended up paying even though he didn’t request that. They really know how to get your money, especially from people that get nervous in those situations, they surround you, you are alone (I know they’re not going to do anything to you) but yeah, unfortunately I ended up paying him, just that time.
27 mins in , best scooter ride lol 😂😂 keep.up.the good work @kurtcaz cheers josh Australia
35 minutes of Kurt getting scammed 😂
Unexpectedly, niceee, thanks for the upload Kurt, Big fan 😀
That leather tour/scam was the same exact thing that happened to me not too long ago. Beautiful country but this type of thing is hurting their tourism fr.
There's a lot of guys that also shout to tourists saying "this road is closed now, people are praying, you can't go that way, come with me" and then insistently ask for money.
I fell for it once, but second time I managed to help other italian tourists telling them not to go.
You cant trust musl1ms basically
Good work Kurt...you do all the things so that tourist watching your video do not go through all these scams
Bro I swear on god I'm Moroccan and I laughed so hard when they gave you magic potion 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 that chitchat part was hilarious .......
Please translate the chat between the guys
الحساد موجودين
The way they just look at you and make stuff up and tell you what you wanna hear is so comical 😂
that little kid running behind him and ducking behind the carriages in the beginning was cracking me up
Got a good laugh from the thumbnail and title,
"Avoid these scammers".
Hi Kurt, I am from Marrakesh lived there 15 years, I now live in Ottawa, I can tell you that Marrakesh especially it’s old medina is filled with scams, even for us Moroccans not only just tourists, I would recommend seeing other parts of Marrakesh, and if you can leave the city a bit, go to the berber mountais, the people there, the landscape, it’s ridiculous, if there is anything specific you wanna know about, let me know, i’ll be glad to help!
What do you reccomend in Marrakesh for 2 days?
@@stemceilingfirst of all lMorocco is safe country ' about morrakesh go to all these places kurt went to , avoid scamers , if u wanna give tips for any service is $1 or $2 ,,, max $5 if u hv money and for good services ,
Best thg make a deal abt price ( dont feel shy to negociate prices is part of culture)
If someone treats u or scams u just remeber the location and report him to tourism police , they ll catch his ass right away ** undeciver police is every where in touristic area s *- if someone harrasses u or try to charge for u more , film him and tell him i ll report u to police , he will run away or get soft with u bcuz he now the result of callung cops on him **
Marrakesh is big and most poeole r nice , only aviod poeple that come to u to sell things on streets ,,
Sovisit all midina old city , historical places , marjoline garden where the VSL designer lives b4 , then another day make it to villages around the city like moulay brahim, cti fatma , tit mlil food is amazing, people are local amazigh ,
@stemceiling first of all lMorocco is safe country ' about morrakesh go to all these places kurt went to , avoid scamers , if u wanna give tips for any service is $1 or $2 ,,, max $5 if u hv money and for good services ,
Best thg make a deal abt price ( dont feel shy to negociate prices is part of culture)
If someone treats u or scams u just remeber the location and report him to tourism police , they ll catch his ass right away ** undeciver police is every where in touristic area s *- if someone harrasses u or try to charge for u more , film him and tell him i ll report u to police , he will run away or get soft with u bcuz he now the result of callung cops on him **
Marrakesh is big and most poeole r nice , only aviod poeple that come to u to sell things on streets ,,
Sovisit all midina old city , historical places , marjoline garden where the VSL designer lives b4 , then another day make it to villages around the city like moulay brahim, cti fatma , tit mlil food is amazing, people are local amazigh ,
Well at least Kurt didn't get scammed on the large fresh pomegranate juice for $2. I asked my local cafe in suburban Sydney Australia if they could make me a pomegranate juice and I was told each pomegranate costs $5 and it would take 4 to make a glass. Now THAT'S a scam!!😳
Australia is a relatively wealthy nation, so $2 might not seem much to you, but he did charge Kurt double the local price. Just saying.
Well, it is cultivated locally in Northern Africa while your australian pomegranate was probably shipped from India or Chile so of course it's going to cost you an arm.
Totally!
@@FlyingNachono I'm morrocan living there and it's really cost 2$ for juice medium cup in that place even for locals
@@karljohan3989you don’t know anything about Australian produce. It is far more likely you crap you buy is grown here in Australia and shipped to you.
Seems way to tiring to visit places like these where you have a continious feeling of getting scammed and having to discuss each price. Too bad because it may be a beautiful place but they don’t care about giving tourists a safe feeling
This applies everywhere it’s not a specific country problem it’s a tourist reality. In some places they have separate menu for tourist per example. I’ve traveled enough to realize that it’s blessing and curse. You have to be careful and wise enough to do your research and prepare yourself for anything.
@@bradx3950you wont see this shit in Europe, its not everywhere..
@burgerkang3249If you visited theses cities and you had a good experience good for you. Everyone has a different experience that’s what it’s supposed to be everywhere. But I have to disagree with you and I think you are very naive to believe vendors ( scammers ) are not doing shady business overall in any city. I’ve been to Morocco so many times and this never happened to me.
@@bradx3950no it isn't, just in shitholes like this. I've been to many places in Europe where you can't get scammed if you try
@@bradx3950only in countries like Morocco
I saw this guy yesterday walking around Marrakech and he told me the same thing, that it was the last day of something and I immediately remembered his face, that's why I care about these types of videos, thank you Kurt o/
Was in Marrakesh in the summer. Amazing city and Morocco is a beautiful country but my god man just watching you letting them put the animals on you stressed me out, knowing they would try scam you with mad prices. Good of you to show that you need to hold your own with them they can be pretty pushy
Country full of scammers
I don't see anything amazing, you'd have to pay me to go there
Very odd ethical framework. These savages enslave snakes, horses, monkeys, etc. and your only objection is they charged Kurt too much for exploiting the slaves?
Better stay away from morocco
I've been to 46 countries, and Marrakesh was my least favorite city by far. I'm well-seasoned in all the scamming bullshit all across the world, but I couldn't believe how incessant it was in Morocco. I gave them zero attention, and they still harassed me everywhere I went.
Edit: I should point out that I was there during Covid, and they cut off all incoming flights a few days after I arrived, rendering me one of the only tourists in the entire country. That probably contributed to the harassment being 10x worse than usual.
That makes a lot of sense. Nevertheless good you didn't give in to their scams!
That’s one of the reasons why i always tell people Morocco is not just Marrakesh, if you haven’t been to the north and the west which is very different people are calmer and less scammers then you would have another image of Morocco
Must have been a fking nightmare stuck like that 😮
We gonna miss you
As a moroccan better stay away from morocco. People have become scammers
The guy driving the scooter was a wild man… you are brave! 😮
I visited Marrakech with my wife a few years ago and locals tried to scam us every single second. You just walk around and they insist to take you somewhere or show you something special or whatever and then they ask money for nothing... We felt very uncomfortable so we never will recommend to go to this place.
Great video as always, man!
Yeah.. I travelled many countries but Morocco was just annoying me
Same thing happened to me in Istanbul and Egypt.
ادهب الى طنجة والصويرة واكادير
@@Amurjojo I didn't have so much fun in Morocco, as a white European guy, the men there just saw me as walking wallet, and not much else, especially on the square in Marrakech. In other countries at least they were genuinly nice to me. I even tried to make a friend in Morocco, he was nice, but when I was back in my home country, he asked me to start a business with me. I refused, and he then deleted me as friend on social media. It doesn't matter if I have money or not, getting treated like that would annoy me anyway. I have travelled to Marrakech, Fez, some places on the beach and the desert. I only liked Chefchaouen, and the remote cities in the desert, I met a few genuinly nice people there atleast, but it wasn't easy.
You juge one case of 1M of beautiful things of this happy country the peoples had an other opinions that are positive.
Hey Kurt, I'm originally from Morocco. You can get those Jellaba's actually for 100Dirham , in smaller village"s or in cities even for 50Dirham's bro. 😂
😂😂
Are you proud of your country is scam center of the world
?😂
Everybody in Morocco knows that Marrakesh is the city where you have to be more careful about "scams" and "tourist traps". In the majority of Morocco, people are very nice and calm, cities like Agadir, Tiznit, Essaouira etc. you can see the best of Morocco.
@@badrka4641tell me you are from Rabat without telling me you are from Rabat
15:46 that little moment of u assisting him naturally without a thought just shows how modest u are, u are a great man, ive watched about 10 videos of u now and i think ur the perfect role model of a man and a gentleman, u are very mature and sharp, i hope i can be a man like you
You obviously have not seen the videos then when he is with a different girl in each country he goes to 😂
@@andrewyeah3143 He is single. I don't see the issue here.
@@chanjiewan6823 yes you are correct - absolutely no issues with a guy approaching 30 years of age and being a womaniser. The world definitely needs more gentlemen like him
@@andrewyeah3143 You seem to have exclusive insider information to his life. I think the world needs less men like you who sit at a computer or his phone spreading bad vibes. You're just jealous.
I am Moroccan, and I can assure you that I personally steer clear of those places and avoid those individuals. There is so much more to explore in Marrakech! I recommend visiting the Agafay Desert, do some activities there, then exploring Jardin Majorelle where Yves Saint Laurent established his museum, enjoying lunch at Palais Namaskar (a luxurious spot), and having dinner at Malak Emeraude. However, For the best experience with a tight budget as a foreign tourist, I suggest visiting Taghazout 100%
Thanks. I go next week
@@Kungfugrasshoppajust beware of tourist traps, they are populated by scammers looking to abuse of any and everyone regardless of where you come from.
What a great PSA, honestly, I wasn't ever planning on visiting morocco, but wow, I will be sure to steer clear. The sheer number of scammers is insane.
Nah it's just in marrakech that everybody is trying to scam you. Other cities are pretty chill
I’m from morocco but honestly it’s sad to see this because it is never like that in other towns
@@Frikhimwhere would you recommend visiting in Morocco?
As a moroccan I advise you not to come. These people has become pathetic. Better stay away.
@@OriginalYS if you want to visit a city I'd definitely recommend Fez
I'm glad Kurt visits some of these places so I won't have to. I was always interested in Morocco while living in Spain, but no need to go there now.
I've been there two weeks ago and I can just say avoid marrakech. If you want to buy stuff go to fes. Less way agressive there and also cheaper.
The nature though is beautiful in marrokko and the people in the atlas mountains are so welcoming as well as in the sahara!
who want to visit africa or middle east? masses are trapped in low cost trips, gIobaIlsm and multiculturalism. sad times
This video actually made me laugh Kurt is actually very funny 😂😂😂😂 especially the end part 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Must be so hard to avoid the scammers and beggars as foreigner even locals get disturbed in marrakech jamaa lefna ... Funniest part is the magic boss mixing random stuff 😂😂😂
Nice to see you in our country hope you discover more cities
"Back in the Motherland. As an African man, I'm very excited!". I am a Cameroonian (West African) watching this from Cape Town, SA and Kurt's statement suddenly made realize that the definition of 'African' is not only to be black because there are all sorts of Africans from those of us in the equatorial part of the continent with darker skin to those in east Africa with curly hair and dark skin and then the Khoi in southern Africa with lighter skin and of course the mixed race folks and more Arabic north Africans too. Welcome home Kurt
Kurt is there on vacation and legally
as a fellow African man i had the same realisation! love from Tunisia brother
@@rodneyseepe yep no one was saying otherwise.
The part in the magic shop is the best bro LMAO
I'm a Moroccan living in Belgium and I can tell you that those scammers are also scamming me. Morocco has a big problem with pushy beggars and scammers. Morocco is a beautiful country but these practices always make me ashamed to visit my homeland with my non-Moroccan friends.
Hi Kurt, I am from Morocco and I have watched a lot of videos I was expecting you to come to Morocco, welcome, but it seems that it is not a good start😂I wish you the best in the upcoming videos. The most important thing is to keep negative energy away from you, because you always say that you will be exposed to scammers, and this is what always happens to you. 😅
I’ve been to Egypt once, and this has just reaffirmed that I’ll never visit another Muslim country as long as I’ve a hole in my arse
come visit land of freedom
@@fernandoalonso27 I’d love to but I can’t get a visa
@@ShalomBrother get a tourist visa
@@fernandoalonso27 I can’t get a tourist visa, the embassy in London won’t give me one unfortunately.
went to morocco 2 months ago for the first time. Fell in love with the country, the people and the food. Amazing culture. Im gonna be back in february and see more of this beautiful country
How?I mean How?I was there and I would never ever visit this country again it's hectic and the people are ridiculous scammers, each time you click a Pic Some random woman will approach and will make you delete that fking photo just because her shadow was captured. lol!My experience was Absolutely Awful!
Oh Dear! Me and my Girls are off to Marrakech this June! 🤞🤞
The magic Dr. Bit was hilarious
Hitchhiked to Marrakesh in 1972, even then I found there was much more to Morocco than the magnet that was Marrakesh. Hope Kurt can go on and discover more in Morocco than this now frankly "been there, bought the T shirt and got ripped off" tourist destination.
I was thinking of going to Marrakesh this spring. Is it not worth it? Where is better?
@@voltaire6668 Please understand it's been many years since I was in Morocco, but from memory amongst the larger cities I found FEZ to be the most authentic.
@@voltaire6668its worth it!
@voltaire6668 I went earlier in the year. If you go I would only recommend marrakech for a day or two. If you enjoy walking or hiking the atlas mountains are great i climbed mt toubkal (highest mountain in north africa) with a tour guide, its a great experience you can see how the local berber villagers live and they are all very welcoming.
Or make your way to the coast for a relaxing holiday. I went to Agadir for some surfboarding. Again they are very welcoming
Just research before you go! Marrakech was just a bit to crazy for me I wouldn't go again but I'm glad I went.
Wow! 1972! Now that must have been an interesting trip for sure. The Vietnam War was not over yet when you took that trip. Back then I'm sure you had sent a lot postcards home or to friends. When I was a kid I always liked postcards. It's like an Instagram post of today but with the added authenticity of the personal message written by the sender. There's a certain feeling you get from holding it knowing it was held by whoever sent it to you. I'm 58. I used to write letters home when I was in the US Army back in the mid 80s. You are obviously a little older than me. You must have some amazing stories from the 60s and 70s.
Yessir I’ve been waiting for Kurt to go to Morocco 🇲🇦😎
Lmao the medicine guys were so funny and friendly. My man’s English was on point too
Watching this video reminds me why i dont want to go to visit these places anymore the constant hounding and people trying to rip you off and having to constantly be on alert really kills the the experience for me.
17:25 “bouta get ripped off” 😭😭😭😭🤣🤣🤣
I've been to 40 countries and my personal experience in Morocco was the worst I've ever had. The sad part is that I was looking forward to Morocco more than most of the places I've been to. The men in Fez and Marrakech were so full of shit that it became a very hostile experience. Every day I walked in the medinas there, many locals tried to play me and my gf for a fool. They'd say "the road/restaurant is closed let me walk you to the right place" and it was all lies. As an obvious foreigner I was a walking ATM advertisement...everyone wants your dollars and euros. Sometimes the older shopkeepers would start chatting and they'd know the area where I was from by naming nearby cities where their "friends lived" and it was a nice conversation...they'd ask you to have tea with them and we would say we would love to talk but don't want to buy anything...then they'd say no problem just want to chat...and of course after 10 minutes they would try to sell some carpets or something else lol. A very prolonged sales pitch under the guise of a friendly conversation. Western women get stared at or sexually harassed constantly even in the company of men. I almost got into several fights as s result. Fez was the toilet of Morocco for us. Awful people there. Even an official government "tour guide" just took you to places where he clearly got a commission of any crap we would have bought. His demeanor clearly changed each time we left a store without buying anything. We learned nothing of history or culture on the tour but we learned that the rug store can ship the rugs to anywhere in the world!
its never the place that is evil its the people there is no magic dirt that makes people horrible they are just horrible
Ive also had unfortunately the same type of experience like you.
FES was so bad that we ended up staying at the hotel, not going out anymore and leaving 2 days earlier than planned. We were harassed nastily, it almost got threatening and scary
great depiction of Marrakesh, i was there a year ago, had a good time, good food but also plenty of scam potentials :P the berber leather market being the best one :D
As a moroccan, better have a native guide to protect you from scammers
We who speak moroccan dialect tries get scammed each day
Unfortunately misery is spreading around day by day
Making humans more greedier
Keep it up 🔥
The thing is that he want to expose scammers for content.Bringing a tourist guide will do the exact opposite thing he wants.
@@KhalidArrazi indeed well thought ,
I wasn't talking to kurt he is an expert
I was talking to the foreigners who want to come visit morocco
Morocco is an excellent country, explore the wonderful places of Marrakech and Morocco. Explore history and architecture. Everywhere you go, especially touristy countries, tourist prices are always different than local prices. Also there are no bad stories about Marrakech, you mentioned it yourself, some rare people make rumors which you should not encourage spreading as well.
Perfect timing with the video upload as always. Kurt Caz the best to ever do it. Merry Christmas brother ❤ and have a Happy New Years 🎉
11:45 "Chef is the Magic Boss" 😂😂😂....I haven't laughed this much in a long time!
I'm crying 😂😂😂
I got trapped in the exact tannery tour scam and didn't see it coming. It ended with two guys wanting more money and being threatening while there was no one else around. I loved traveling Morocco for over a month but will be fine to never return to Marrakech.
If u reoort them to police they llget them right soon , police in morocco treat tourist as periority
Welcome to my country Kurt , I would gladely help if you need anything 🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦 and we Are happy to have you with us 🫶🏼❤️💚
@@Letsgowatchsomeshyt thats 0,01 of the people , and they are located on those areas specially and we all hate them and they dont represent us , but by the way you speak ur not welcomed to come we dont need you to bring that much disrespect with you , have a goodnight
@@Letsgowatchsomeshyt 😂
Scam comment by ganar942.
That market reminded me of the old Star Wars movies 🤣
Love seeing a fellow south african doing well. Keep up the good work man
Marrakech, Morocco 🇲🇦 and Giza, Egypt 🇪🇬 (Pyramids of Giza), are two places that have the highest percentage of scammers to tourists in the World! It's quite difficult to go to these places to explore the culture, sights, and history of these amazing places, without continually being swarmed by scammers ~ trying to sell you all kinds of crap! They're extremely aggressive too! Just be aware if you plan on traveling to specific cities, which are known for this type of unfortunate behaviour. Obviously, you'll meet incredibly nice and respectful locals selling goods, but doing it in a courteous manner. These are the people that deserve your business ~ The locals that respect the fact that you're visiting their country, and they appreciate your business. These are definitely the local vendors you should be supporting! Also, when paying, be very discreet about it, specifically, your money! Enjoy your travels and be safe. Cheers from Margaret River, Western Australia 🇦🇺.
Egyptians scammer are more aggressive unfortunately every other there is scammer
27:34 ''you don't smoke''? got me dying
that kid was funny asf😂😂😂😂
"U don't smokekh 🗿?"
'so far no scams' after he paid 2$ for amonkey to sit on his head! 😆
24:55 Love Kurt for this. He's a real one
kurt im from morcco when i visit marakech all the prices are high cauz of the tourist! like JALAB in my country you can take it with 200 DH -20$- ! also in the store 300 for attracting girl was a scam men never tell the price first ! feel a shame to be a moroccan from this one ! but we aren't the same !
next time try to find a person u can trust to show u places and for not getting scamed
love all the videos men keep it up 🤩🤩
Ma shame ma walo ,Howa baghi had chi for his content hta dik takhlita was special hhhhhh
@@hndjamal4349 HHHHHHHHHHH
Kurt, when you shit on paper straws, it gives me hope for humanity.
I was hoping you'd return to the vendor who sold you the scam potion and say "Where are the ladies? What am I doing wrong?" 😂
Thanks for posting again Kurt, been addicted to your videos the last few days and looks like you post more frequently than ever ❤ Happy New Years in advance brother
I swear your videos arw so entertaining and funny! I am in Morocco now! I am from Calgary Canada. My 5th trip here! I love the Moroccans 🇲🇦
Bro this guy is crazy bro 26:50 . Yes crazy Man 🤣 🤣 The motorcycle man 😂 salute KURT HAPPY HOLIDAYS