Darienchbic

Darija, Arabic, and French. I am a master of zero of these languages. Lucky for me the unofficial language of Tangier is a combination of all three. Darija, is the Berber influenced Arabic spoken in Morocco. This dialect is difficult to recognize with its harsh accent and different terms for standard Arabic words. The dialect doesn't even distantly resemble the Egyptian dialect which is the most universial dialect in the Arab world. To my educational displeasure, Morocco was colonized by the French so nearly everyone in Tangier knows French and will bounce between Arabic, French and Darija, al humdulilah (thanks be to God...notice the sarcasm). In an attempt to resolve this problem I try to avoid the poor, uneducated people of Morocco. A lack of education usually results in zero knowledge of fus-ha or in English, modern standard Arabic, the language that is taught in schools and spoken at the professional, political, and religious level. Unfortunately, education is not at the same level as the US, so I have to resign to struggling through French, Darija, and with a little Fus-Ha. Sigh.