Overheard in Meknes

As I approached the church I saw two teenage Moroccan girls.

It was drizzling and I was headed to a funeral, so I lowered my head and tried to move past them on the sidewalk.

When I got within earshot, the first thing I heard was, "Il fait très froid aujourd'hui." Naturally, I figured they were rich Moroccan girls who prefer French to their native Darija.

But then in a heavily-accented, stuttering English came the same basic idea: "It is very cold today, is it not?"

I ignored their feeble attempt to attract my attention and entered the church.