... But on our crusade through the Valley we found more than just hashish and spliffs. The mountain people live in a really special way and make the Valley of Rif another place to return to, although you might come across some swindler who will try to con in a thousand ways. The hospitality is genuine and their delighted to offer. The time will come to talk about business, first you have to get to know each other. The houses tend to be big and have guestrooms. The only place that you find beds is where couples sleep, everywhere else you sleep on Darbas which hug the whole wall in the better off houses, and girls and boys sleep separately, of course. When it comes to eating you share a great dish and you eat with the bread, no cutlery unless you ask, due to which the custom of washing your hands before eating is always carried out before each meal. Anybody can join in and share the dish with the rest.
