The Whiskey of Morocco

Erika Chaudhary
4 min readDec 21, 2018

People don’t drink here (Morocco) as much or not at all! Surprise to the Western world, isn’t it? While December month in the Western world is to drink yourself to the oblivion with the Christmas parties, here in Marrakesh, people are awake to their senses and drink tea “the Whiskey of Morocco”.

Moroccan tea is the essence of life.

Living in London you might think it’s ok to drink almost every night and soothe yourself to sleep in other parts of the world, it doesn’t even cross peoples’ minds. We had dinner with the Moroccans and some of them had freshly squeezed juice and water for a drink. No alcohol was mentioned! We had an amazing time!

When you don’t spend time drinking yourself to a ridiculous stage and then recovering you actually have time to create and do something with your life. You don’t have to be a corporate world slave. You don’t have to be like the rest walking dead on the streets of London. You can make something of yourself if you stop and think.

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Erika Chaudhary

I am a writer who learned to code! I write about personal experiences within a humanist and global context. Find me on Twitter & Instagram @erikachaudhary