business card reprinted, so you may have to add a digit to some numbers to get them to work. With old landline numbers, add
a 5 after the initial zero (ie 035 00 00 00 becomes 0535 00 00 00). For old mobile-phone numbers, add a 6 after the initial zero
(ie 072 00 00 00 becomes 0672 00 00 00). We have quoted new numbers in this book.Time
Standard Moroccan time is on GMT/UTC.
Daylight saving During the summer, the clock used to move forward one hour for daylight
saving. In 2011, the daylight-saving period ran from April 2 until July 30. However, because the
period ends at the beginning of Ramadan, which currently falls during the summer, it is likely to
not take place in the coming years. Check for more information.
Spain If you’re travelling to/from Spain (including Ceuta and Melilla), take particular care during
Spain’s daylight saving (late March to late October). Spanish clocks move forward one hour,
becoming two hours ahead of Morocco.
Local attitudes Time is something that most Moroccans seem to have plenty of; they’re not in
nearly as much of a hurry to get things done as most Westerners. Rather than getting
frustrated by this, learn to go with the flow a little.
DIFFERENCES FROM STANDARD MOROCCAN TIME
COUNTRY CAPITAL CITYDIFFERENCEFROM MOROCCO
Australia Canberra +11hr
Canada Ottawa -5hr
France Paris +1hr
Germany Berlin +1hr
Japan Tokyo +9hr
NetherlandsAmsterdam +1hr
New ZealandWellington +13hr
Spain Madrid +hr
UK London 0hr
USA Washington DC-5hrToilets
» » Flush toilets are a luxury in a country struggling with water shortages. Outside midrange
and top-end hotels and restaurants, toilets are mostly of the squat variety.
» » Squat toilets feature a tap, hose or container of water for sluicing – the idea being to wash