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5 10 15 20 25 30 35 47 “Of course.” We all said. All except José. “And we’ll eat the lamb tajin.” “And you José? Are you in?” Mohamed insists. “All right but I’ll be bringing my dog, so when we finish don’t give him lef-overs. Lamb doesn’t agree with him, and I would have to take him to the vet” says José, laughing. Episode 11: Trainers versus leather slippers The next day, Raul and I meet up with Bochdan, José and Hanadi, and we walk together to Mohamed’s house. “Happy birthday Mohamed!” we all shout at the same time. “What did you get?” I ask. “A pair of football boots, so we don’t get thrashed in the next matches.” says a proud Mohamed. “You got some great boots!” says José. “But shouldn’t you have got a pair of leather slippers? I thought that’s what everybody wears where you come from.” “What are you talking about?” says Mohamed, “Have you tried playing football in slippers? Do you play in flip-flops when you have a serious game? There’s a time and place for everything.” “In fact, hardly anybody uses Baboush (traditional Moroccan slippers) nowadays, except at big parties or celebrations, though my grandfather says we should always wear them. He says we are for- getting our customs.” says Hanadi. “That’s exactly what my grandfather says about hats. He says we are losing our good customs. We are losing our good customs… as if wearing a hat were a good custom.” says Raul. “People now wear sandals or flip-flops instead of slippers, and caps instead of hats. Tell your grandfather to swap his hat for one of your caps.” says Elena. “Exactly, changing a hat for a cap wouldn’t change the essence. What matters is protecting yourself from the sun, so it would still be