Overheard Conversations
Brotherhood of People
Lachlan: 'I had an incredible time in Morrocco. It opened my eyes so much to other cultures. These guys, we went to the markets, ate this food, we smoked hookahs in cafes on the streets. I went to this dinner with all these people and we danced and ate and drank. It was like I was part of the family. I felt so welcome.'
Denise: 'Were there many women at that party?'
L: 'Whaddya mean? Nah, not that I saw.'
D: So the dinner was men-only then?
L: 'Yeah, it was incredible, they were so open and treated me like a brother, you know. Amazing culture, so much friendlier than ours.'
D: 'Where were the women?'
L: 'Shit, I dunno. At home? Why does that matter?'
D: 'Where there any women at the other places you went to? Any young girls?'
L: 'Fuck, who knows? I'm not talking about women, I'm talking about how amazing Morocco was. Everywhere I went I was treated like a part of the family. It's part of their culture, you know. The women do their own thing. They're fine.'
D: ‘Right.'
Denise: 'So I just got back from Morocco, you know. Amazing architecture and gorgeous scenery you know. Quite beautiful.'
Jack: 'How was the food?'
D: 'The food was great, but you know, I had to be accompanied everywhere by a married couple if I went out to eat. It made things pretty tough. I was there with another girlfriend, you know Greta - she's totally straight and nerdy, right?'
J: 'Yeah completely, how'd she go?'
D: 'Well, we'd go for dinner at a restaurant and a couple of times, old men just came straight up to the table and flat-out asked Darryl how much we were. It was horrible. Happened a few times. But the architecture and gardens we went to see as there was much less harrassment at those, it was all gorgeous.'
J: 'Asked to buy you - hilarious!'
D: 'Well, we couldn't go to a lot of places without accompaniment, we couldn't actually go into a few places at all. We got harassed almost constantly even though we were with Darryl and Helen. So many stupid marriage proposals, it was exhausting. We tried to go for a swim. We both wore long-sleeved t-shirts that were down to our thighs. It was so hot, we just wanted a swim - the beaches are gorgeous.'
J: Yeah, I've heard, my mate Lachlan, he went out every day, he loved it. Said there were heaps of people there.
D: 'Kind of. There were one or two women in full hijab, but all men really. We couldn't swim at all.'
J: ‘What, you can't swim? Lachlan said it was great.'
D: 'Yeah we can swim. But each time we tried to go in the water, men would follow us and ask us to either marry or sleep with them. We couldn't go in the water by ourselves. It was awful. Greta was in tears. We had to give up.'
J: 'Nah, Lachie had a fantastic time. Sounds like a great place. He reckons anyone would love it there.'
Denise: 'Were there many women at that party?'
L: 'Whaddya mean? Nah, not that I saw.'
D: So the dinner was men-only then?
L: 'Yeah, it was incredible, they were so open and treated me like a brother, you know. Amazing culture, so much friendlier than ours.'
D: 'Where were the women?'
L: 'Shit, I dunno. At home? Why does that matter?'
D: 'Where there any women at the other places you went to? Any young girls?'
L: 'Fuck, who knows? I'm not talking about women, I'm talking about how amazing Morocco was. Everywhere I went I was treated like a part of the family. It's part of their culture, you know. The women do their own thing. They're fine.'
D: ‘Right.'
Denise: 'So I just got back from Morocco, you know. Amazing architecture and gorgeous scenery you know. Quite beautiful.'
Jack: 'How was the food?'
D: 'The food was great, but you know, I had to be accompanied everywhere by a married couple if I went out to eat. It made things pretty tough. I was there with another girlfriend, you know Greta - she's totally straight and nerdy, right?'
J: 'Yeah completely, how'd she go?'
D: 'Well, we'd go for dinner at a restaurant and a couple of times, old men just came straight up to the table and flat-out asked Darryl how much we were. It was horrible. Happened a few times. But the architecture and gardens we went to see as there was much less harrassment at those, it was all gorgeous.'
J: 'Asked to buy you - hilarious!'
D: 'Well, we couldn't go to a lot of places without accompaniment, we couldn't actually go into a few places at all. We got harassed almost constantly even though we were with Darryl and Helen. So many stupid marriage proposals, it was exhausting. We tried to go for a swim. We both wore long-sleeved t-shirts that were down to our thighs. It was so hot, we just wanted a swim - the beaches are gorgeous.'
J: Yeah, I've heard, my mate Lachlan, he went out every day, he loved it. Said there were heaps of people there.
D: 'Kind of. There were one or two women in full hijab, but all men really. We couldn't swim at all.'
J: ‘What, you can't swim? Lachlan said it was great.'
D: 'Yeah we can swim. But each time we tried to go in the water, men would follow us and ask us to either marry or sleep with them. We couldn't go in the water by ourselves. It was awful. Greta was in tears. We had to give up.'
J: 'Nah, Lachie had a fantastic time. Sounds like a great place. He reckons anyone would love it there.'
D: 'Right'.
