I have never been to or lived in a place that the monarchy is such a big part of the culture. Yes, Canada is still part of the Commonwealth, but we only see the picture of the Queen in federal government buildings, or the same. Here in Morocco, you see a picture of the King everywhere -- EVERYWHERE! As it was explained to me, there is a strong suggestion that every business display a picture of the King in its establishment to show their loyalty to the monarchy. It was interesting to me that there was no official photo to post, any photo is fine. Every time I walked into an establishment, I would check to see if I could find the picture of the King.
I took this picture, at a gas station rest stop (!), to show a friend, since it was something we both did when we walked into any place of business together. I thought this one was clever - if you have to hang a picture of the King in your establishment then why not make it truly part of your decor as a piece of art!
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