Tangier, Morocco | Pros & Cons of Living in the White City
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Today we talk pros & cons of living in Tangier, Morocco. This is a guide for long term expats or those who are looking at spending more than a couple days in the city. I loved my time in Tangier and it remains my favorite place I've been in Morocco.
Pros Section
01:03 | International Vibe
02:54 | It's Chill
03:56 | Great Travel City
05:18 | Food & Drink Culture
06:52 | Fair-Priced City
Cons Section
08:27 | Not The Best Tourist City
09:50 | Bad Insulation
10:50 | Tough Taxi City
12:13 | Expensive Short Term Stays
13:42 | Bad Internet
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What is your favorite part of Tangier? Mine is Cap Spartel area, Couer de Tanger and the coffee shops on Pasteur!
Wow!! What a great summary of the city. I always felt the same about tangier and Morocco. Great job, keep it up!!!
My favorite part of tangier is tangier, I never loved a city as a whole before, everything about it is lovely, the late slow mornings , the mint tea in a tall glass cups, the European vibe, the amount of verdure the food that is limited yet tasty and rich , the pple
Cafe heffa here I come
Solid video. I was in Morocco for 2 weeks and saw everything you said in this vlog. I was in Casablanca, Marrakech, Rabat, Meknes, Fes, Tetouan, Tangier and Chefchouen.
About the internet speed concern:
There is fiber, and it reaches 1gb download and upload, which is pretty fast. Cafés and restaurants generally don’t install fast fiber, as it is very expensive.
If you decide to live in Morocco. I would recommend you to get fiber. It depends on which city you will live in. But in Rabat, Casablanca, and the big cites, fiber is supported in most places.
The cost is: 500dh for 100 megabites per second. And the price goes up the faster the internet is. In general it’s fine!! And mobile connection is very good. You can find 5G now as well.
Enjoy your stay in Morocco!
Is there fiber in Tetouan?
Very fair video man. I like the balance between the good and the bad, and the way you articulated the bad points.
Excellent review ! Thanks for sharing ! 👍
I just started the video, and I thank you for sharing information about Tangier and Morocco, but I can not finish it before telling you this: Morocco has been a kingdom for 14 centuries now, the most recent dynasty ruling the country started in the 17th century. Kings were called sultans before the independence in 1956 but it was a Kingdom. So please pay attention to what you are sharing with your audience as information.
Best of luck
I found Tangier a great city but I haven't went to the other big cities in Morocco to compare it to.
Very informative video.
The Moroccan monarchy was stablished 12 centuries ago dear friend
Awesome and very helpful, thanks for the info
Thank you for your review of where to stay in Morocco. It was very helpful
Hi! I'd like to go back to work abroad from my computer (since the pandemic I've only been traveling in my country) and Morocco is the first option I'm considering, so your video was really helpful for me. I've suscribed and now watching other videos from you!
Your entire analysis was my region, and not only you who love Tangiers is the favorite in Morocco, but most Moroccans love it, and this is what made it the focus of the officials’ attention in the last two decades. There has been an improvement in everything, especially economically. For big cars. As for the issue of vagrants, poverty, deprivation, and the absence of a social vision from the state, as well as prostitution and childbirth outside marriage, the matter exaggerated. As for the issue of Internet traffic, yes, I agree with you. People pay money for poor service, and despite this, compared to those around us, Algeria, Tunisia, African countries, we are the best in this field, despite its misery.. Finally, greetings, I benefited a lot from you
Thanks for the great comment!
Tangier never come under english rule (same with portuguese), most of tangier city was under rule of arab and saadian/alouite rifi forces and berbers, including all of its medina, all of its past history. English ruled small portion section of tangier suburbs.
Amazing video !!! Thank you so much !!!!!!
Please stop repeating this falsehood perpetrated by the Spanish colonialists that the Moroccan kingdom was established in 1956 , no that was not true the King Mohammed 5 was a king even under the French protectorate , his father was a king before the French protectorate and so were his grand grand fathers as far back as 1666 , these are the Alaouites dynasty before this Morocco have seen numerous other dynasties (I don't need to cite them all here ) and even before the Islamic dynasties Morocco was a kingdom with numerous Amazigh dynasties , some of the famous kings during this period are Juba I and II , King Bocchus etc...etc....and many many others ....
I don't even talk about the Moroccan Kingdom in this video, what are you talking about? Also, yes, officially it was founded as it stands today in 1956. Of course the Kingdom goes back much further, but for the modern country it is today, 1956 is the birthday of the modern state. That's all that date means.
@@TalesFromTheRoad go back to you video , you literally said that the Moroccan Kingdon was established in 1956 ....and that's FALSE ...Mohammed the fifth was king during the PROTECTORATE , he was exiled by France in Madagascar before they were forced to bring him back and Morocco gained INDEPENDANCE in 1956 , that's what that date means not the establishment of the kingdom of Morocco ....the same king was on the throne during and after the independence ;his father was king before and during the protectorate ....Mohammed the fifth was called the FIFTH because there were 4 kings from the same dynasty before him who had the name Mohammed , ...If the country had the same king before and after 1956 how the hell was the kingdom of Morocco established in 1956....?!?!?! this is nothing personal , i am just trying to correct you , i know many books about Morocco tend to repeat this falsehood...cheers
Just skip it mate. I am well aware the Moroccan kingdom goes back to the 1200s. The point is simple. In 1956, the modern state of morocco was reestablished and so was the monarchy. Not sure why that’s hard to grasp
@@TalesFromTheRoad You are still repeating falsehoods mate ...of course this outrages me when I see foreigners not understanding the history of my country and spreading falsehoods they read or heard from unreliable colonial sources...OK you say in 1956 the Moroccan monarchy was re-established ....how so when we had the very same king before and after 1956 ?!?!?!?! the same Mohammed the fifth ( who is the grand father of the today's king was a king under the protectorate and after the protectorate .....
and the Moroccan monarchy does not date back to the 1200s as you said , it dates back way way before that ......the reason all this is important is because the Spanish colonialist claim that Morocco did not exist before 1956 so they have the right to colonize Ceuta and Melilla and many other islands....when in reality Morocco existed way before the Spanish state we even built their own capital and named it Madrid is an Arabic word ...and under each rock they dig in their cities and towns they find Moroccan buildings yet they are arrogant and bold enough to claim that Morocco did not exist ...
@@TalesFromTheRoad It's important because it's the previous colonial powers way of trying to reduce our history, and we just don't want to let them define us according to their narrative. Morocco gained its independence in 1956; it was established way before 1956 (if we count only Muslim dynasties then it was established in 859). And by the way, colonialism is a very tiny part of Moroccan history, our history is not defined by it. And this logic is not applied to European countries, nobody says that France was established in 1944 after they gained their independence from the Germans when they surrendered in world war 2.
Excellent information. Wife and I are from the USA but we have a home in Spain right across from Morocco. We’ve visited Morocco a few times and are now planning on living there part time when we are not in the US or Spain. This would open a huge opportunity for exploring North Africa, the Middle East, and Europe. Thank you.
Europe is not continent. Middle east is not region.
He is spreading so much false information
Hello there, very good video with so many information. I am actually from Tangier and I agree with you about most of things you've said. However, about the internet, you can actually get wifi optical fiber for like 35-40 dollars/month. I do have it and it works perfectly most of the time (worst situations it drops from 100mb/s to 85mb/s). Also, I think it's very important to know some local tanjawi to show you some specific things or some streets to avoid sometimes, because as you said, unfortunatelly, there can be some non controlled individuals. Thank you for this video and have a great day.
Thank you very much for this!
Hey thanks for the great ids on Morocco, I have been to Tanger maybe 15 times or so and it definately grows on you. At first it can can intimidating, but the people are really great just trying to get by. There is an area to the east of the old city on the beach which has alot of nice resturaunts.
Tangier never come under english rule (same with portuguese), most of tangier city was under rule of arab and saadian/alouite rifi forces and berbers, including all of its medina, all of its past history. English ruled small portion section of tangier suburbs.
TANGIER IS A SUMMER CITY By Excellency !! nearby areas are top spots !! i would say your pros and cons based on just winter must be mentioned in the title ! keep up
Wow such a beautiful country 💕💕
As one that lives in Europe and go on tovacation in Tangier, i would call Tangier as the Gate of Morocco you can spend som days and relax then you go out to other places and Cities for experiences, Me and my famly use Tangier as a Base location.
Hello! Could I just ask you where did you take that shot seen at 16:29? I love cinema/theatres and I would like to visit it in my next trip in Tangeri ❤
Hey mate, great video. I am in Marakwsh now fore a few weeks. Planning on doing Tangier next week. also an online coach. Would love to chat with you and if you can let me know where I can meet some people in Tangier that’s appreciated also.
Yes housses are cold in north of Morocco specialy in december and janury but you can use the gaz Heather the big bottle of gaz cost just 4 dollars for every 15 days. 8 dollars a month it's nothing. The heater machine cost 90 dollars
Hi Thank you, may I ask what insurance you have for health insurance and immunisations. We are planning to live in Morocco, my 8 year old son and I from New Zealand.
Seriously prostitution and homeless children wow . Let me know when you travel cross country In United States 🇺🇸 you will be very surprised 😮. Prostitution/ drugs/ homeless / not to mention high crime gang/ guns . I travel all over the country . Try just Oakland . California. Seattle, WA . Philadelphia, PA .Ext…… forgot about the cost of living and high rent and very poor School system. Yep 👍 30 years living in United state. Planning to move back home for the safety and education of my children.
Thanks for your awesome video.
Keep in mind . No place is perfect in this world 🌎. Enjoy 😉 ur life. Pray 🙏 for peace and love ❤️.
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Yep
I am irish and i hope to one day live in Tangier Morocco as i think Morocco is the most beautiful country in the world. I have made many Moroccan friends in Paris ive lived here in Paris for three years now and im almost fluent in Moroccan Darija and i can't wait to go and converse with all the beautiful kind people of Tangier. I want to live in a place where my heart and mind is at peace. I think i am choosing the right place. Let's see where i end up in life but mu heart is set on Tangier inshallah 🙏🏽☝🏽 beslama 😃
Are you the bloke who uploaded
50 vids about your agoraphobia ?
Vids that nobody actually watches.
Also : you use Brown hand icon but are actually white...?!?!!
Very odd behaviour.
Hey man, coming in tomorrow. Would be great to have a beer with expats. :)
Pretty fair coverage. I hope you had a good time around here. I wouldn't agree with the 1st and 2nd cons, as someone who lived in Agadir, Casablanca, Marrakesh, Tangier... I would say that Tangier is your best bet to see interesting stuff as a tourist, it is not a small city! also most people can speak foreign languages. And the weather is usually comfy (during winter) and soft, even during the summer, it never gets as hot as it does in places like Fes or Marrakesh.
I stayed in all those cities except for Tangier and I loved Agadir most of them. I can't wait to visit Tangier this summer insha Allah
Solid video mate, you nailed every point and this comment is coming from a Tanjawi. Regarding the glue-sniffing children, these are coming from other cities to Tangier since it's so close to Spain with the goal of migrating to Europe, in general it's better to avoid them. Many parts of the city already have optical fiber, but people don't usually opt for it as it is more expensive. Tangier was an international city as you said, just don't bother with other comments. Greetings.
Thanks bro!
Thank you for your visit to my country; and welcome everyone in my Channel I just shared some nex videos about Tangier; City ; Medina or Old part of Tangier; Beaches.. so WELCOME
Im arriving next week
Otherwise great video thanks
Hello. We are from canada and My husband and i will be travelling to tanger dec 24 to 25. And your vlog is very interesting. will be arriving marrakech on dec 19.travelling from marrakech to essouria then to kenitra then to tanger and so on… we will be going to 3 more cities then back to marrakech. Any friends in tanger who can show us around? Will
Be greatly appreciated😄♥️
Most of this video is lies
A lot of us are wondering if we can have good quality Internet to work online in Morocco? For downloading, Uploading and Digital Marketing? Thank you
Thanks for this video! I am interested in spending some time in Morocco, specifically the North. What would be the price range for a two bedroom apartment for more of a long term stay? Doesn't need to be a fancy one in the city center, but something decent from a Westerner's perspective. The internet situation scares me as I teach virtually. Do you think it would be ok for conducting meetings on Zoom, or is the connection just horrible in general? I am also considering smaller cities such as tetuoan and Al Hoceima, so I am going to watch more of your vids.
Long term I think 600$ would get you something pretty nice. I also teach online, so you'd just have to check with your internet provider. The upload download is pretty bad, but it worked. I used my phone when it didn't
@@TalesFromTheRoad Hello, nice video. They're 2 types of WiFi services, the regular fiber optic WiFi which starts from 100 mb/s for 500MAD and a cellular one with 12 mb/s for 200MAD a month. I think the fiber optic WIFI is pretty reasonable and far from being bad you can upload a 3GB video in less than 10min so I assume the apartments you stayed in had only the shitty one
Internet speeds are perfectly fine if you go for fiber optic. I'm not sure if they fixed this issue by now but try to avoid the Maroc Telecom provider because they cut off the internet for about 2 minutes once per day, every single day, sometimes randomly, sometimes the same exact time everyday. It has been like this for years.
Can you tell how much could be a taxi the fare in Rabat and in Tangier ?
Thanks for always being honest. I notice often the comments under your video are from offended locals but I hope this doesn't dissuade you from posting videos like this.
For the record, I fully agree with the criticisms you made in this video!
I’ve got to keep keeping it real. No one’s gonna stop me haha. Glad you enjoyed the video!
well ofcourse locals will be trigred if he mentions wrong stuff about thier country
Don't you think us locals know more about our country than foreigner?? 😄😄
Proof is he reduced our history to a few hundred years when in reality it's more than 14 century.
An other is he is saying the city of essaouira is hectic like marrakech when in reality it's a small coastal city with few residents 😅omg
we have optical fiber internet of speed up to 100 Mb/s
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I'am agree with you but i'think that Assillah city is good for chilling and relax you have to visit this city it's just behind tanger
Stumbled upon this video, my take: The review is reasonably fair from a _Western Perspective._ As an American, and a POC who lives in Tangier part-time, my POV is different than yours. I'm in North Africa (and SE Asia for that matter) because I'm escaping the hateful insanity, bigotry, prejudice, and brutality that is America - again; my individual perspective based on my individual experiences. Your prospective, as an American of cultural privilege, will be different - and I get that. Your target audience is people that share the same background and culture as do you.
Due to the way I look, I almost transparently fit in in Tangier. Although I can only mumble a few Tarifit phrases, Moroccans walk up to me all the time and instantly begin speaking Tarifit, Arabic, or French to me (depending on how I am dressed). Thus, I see things here as a foreigner (an American at that), you would under no circumstances ever see. I would also venture to say that there are some things you think you see here, but your interpretation of them is from the lens of a Westerner. So your "pros & cons" are accurate (except for the typical Western fear mongering portraying prostitutes and homeless glue-sniffing children). I know dozens of European/Canadian expats here who wouldn't blink at having their wives or sisters walk home in the dark of the night. We live in an area called Tengis, it's a more modern area and the Internet here is Fiber or FiWi (fixed wireless at 50Mbps+). The older areas use Cellular based modems (Orange), which can easily get congested. Also, Ryanair services Tangier with cheap flights (as low as $9 USD) to Belgium, France, Italy, Germany, Spain, and the UK. Clearly you are not aware of this.
So don't get me wrong, and please don't be triggered by my comments here. My POV is far different than yours. Although you and I are both Americans, I'm living here, I'm accepted here, and the vast majority of the people here, are warm and friendly. I'm content here. Unlike my experience as an American, in your America.
Wow, this is a frustrating thing to even respond to. My man. It's hard not to be frustrated when someone makes a lot of assumptions about you without knowing you, talking to you, simply listening without bias and judgement. Nothing really triggers me, but this nonesense you spout does. "My America", "you wouldn't even understand" "An American of cultural privilege" YIKES. My friend, I would suggest getting off your high horse and come down here with the people that are just trying to live, put good out into the world and get on with it. Take your point of view elsewhere. No one cares, you're wrong, you're the bigot and I'm bummed that people like you think your opinion matters. Im sure the Moroccans could care less about of if you live there or not.
I'm happy you left America, the old Vietnam era saying, "love it or leave it!"
You notice he doesn't point out which parts of the States his wife and sisters wouldn't walk through at night ! I wonder which parts those are....???
Could you offer thoughts on safety for older western women traveling solo? By older I mean in the 50s. Thank you.
In morocco I’d assume you’d have no problems. Just people pestering you to buy something, but Moroccans are very kind people.
We have great respect to seniors, you ll have pple get up and give you their spot in public transportation offering to help with smthg u carry …ect so u ll probably like it more in Tangier
Your experience will be better if you travel with a male friend.
BE CAREFUL.YOU MSY BE SEEN AS A
Oh man thanks for that, The comment about the internet made me think twice before going there to stay for a while. Is there fibre internet at all? I was thinking to negotiate to have dedicated internet rather than wifi, if the upload is extremely slow I will give that a pass.
Honestly the internet everywhere was trash. Upload via mobile connection is ok but the WiFi is busted
In some neighborhoods fibre internet is supported 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
@@Tangawigamer The internet slowness was also a big turnoff for me. I might apply to a school in tangier to teach English. So how much is fibre internet service in Tangier?
@@2mycup How much??
@@Tangawigamer how much does it cost? $
fiber optic is expensive 500 dhs ? Not sure zbout it.if your WIFI is slow is because you are paying quite cheap.U can have a good connection at home with Maroc Telecom and top up ur phone with Jawal 3G when outside .
Moroccan houses and flats are not built as overseas ..Europe ,US etc.
This is the reason why it's cold in winter,let's not forget that TANGIER is humid too.The new entrepreneurs are building better flats.If you are looking for a Moroccan experience head south.Tangier remains "European" don't worry about a translator,we Moroccans are trilingual or quadrilingual.
But you won't the the amazing views of the ocean elsewhere 😉
I teach English online, so I obviously need a fast and stable internet connection. So basically you are saying I wouldn´t be able to work online in Tangiers, right?
I managed to make it work, it just wasn't great.
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By road can we move to other country like France
He comes from a soft background. If I may be so presumptuous I think he should read some literature. His interests are so parochial. I miss the un prettified Tangier.
About the Homeless teens there is a lot of tbem in Tanger city becaus they look to across to Europe by boat that's the reason why all that gathring there
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Hello how are you doing? I need contacts in Morocco i want to visit there
There's a new thing called Facebook....?
I suggest going to a cafe ☕️ they have fast internet 😅😂😂
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Can you get by as a Spanish speaker in Tangier
Yes! Most people speak Spanish to some level. It’s actually much better spoken than French or English.
@Tales From The Road okay cool I appreciate it
@@TalesFromTheRoad not most but maybe half
Yes I was there and spoke Spanish - some people speak very well others basic- mucha más gente habla español que inglés
what can a woman wear in Tangier? can I swim in sea? or is it frowned upon?
Of course you can swim lol??
Tangier to visit only. Very Conservative Muslim City. Bars are relics of Spanish Life exploiting the Tourists. Nothing economical happening there at the moment. Everything is expensive there. I moved to Tetuon.
Bro your historical lesson was hilarious hhh "Tanger was an international city before the Moroccan kingdom was established" ha ha who told you that, you must have a really bad teacher. The Moroccan kingdom is the second oldest ,right after the Chinese. And besides that, the French and Spanish colonized Morocco with a treaty signed by the king of that period. So it was a kingdom at that time.
You're right except for the Chinese, it must be Japanese.
As a Moroccan there nothing better than Casablanca and Rabat! They are very open minded! People wont give a shit about what others are doing. Even Moroccan 🏳️⚧️ live mostly in Casablanca bcz people dont bother them. The North sadly it got filled countryside people making those cities much more close minded!
Thank you Catherine
So closed minded is good or bad?
2023 November- do they have wifi easily available??
Yes
Hi, I liked your video about Tanger, but didn't like when you mentioned oh you can see some jalaba and Muslim women wearing hijab, it just sound it to me like you don't like that .
Maybe I'm wrong or misunderstood you, but I'm Muslim and my wife is Moroccan, and we like to watch TH-camrs like you visiting Morocco or other Arab countries.
Thanks.
When you say ” before the moroccan kingdom was established “ i knew you are clueless about what moroccan kingdom is . I tell you one thing .. we had multiple monarchies through our history.. the latest one which the current king one of it’s descendent is the second oldest monarchy in the whole world after the Japanese emperor family .
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You lived there for a month !! So , basically you're a tourist ....? ie. You DON'T
actually live there.