Hchouma

               The word 'hchouma' is so difficult to define because everyone thinks differently. According to Moroccan’s expression hchouma is an authentic Moroccan concept meaning shame. In my opinion, I think that this expression is not only used to mean shame on someone or something but is used also in many contexts and for different situations and behaviors that are seen as socially wrong and culturally unacceptable; moreover, hchuma is best explained as the conscious feeling of guiltiness resulting from doing something perceived as wrong. For instance, in our society when you speak ill of people is considered hchouma, or when you turn one’s back to friends in their hard times is hchuma.  Another hchuma act that may sound acceptable in some cultures, but frowned upon in the Moroccan context is the act of blowing one’s nose noisily in public while eating. For example, when you start eating without waiting for your family members is hchouma. 
To conclude, hchouma is an expression that is used in the Moroccan society to define shame.