Things I observed in Somalia

[NobleGeeljire]

Holding hands is perfectly normal. But when you are in the west, it is no no

No its not normal somali society, since when did somali men hold hands before the war? I garantee you in somali Dhaqan if you did that They would castrate you.

Continue to imitate other peoples culture.

[cheifaqilbari]

^ loool who ramble, geeljire I can asuure holding hands woith ur awoowe or ayeyo is pretty normal in afrikada somaliyed .

[Idman702]

I remember back in high school my friends and I were walking and we saw two Somali older gentlemen holding hands, my crazy ass friend ran up to them and said no adeers, you shouldn't do that, people might think you two are lovers. One of the gentlemen was holding a cane and tried to chase her with it while yelling balayo ku aragtay, ma waxas Ba nokotay hada, wasaqad indho adeeg. We were just cracking up and didn't know what to do.

[NobleGeeljire]

^ loool who ramble, geeljire I can asuure holding hands woith ur awoowe or ayeyo is pretty normal in afrikada somaliyed .

We are not talking about holding hands with Grandparents or parents or siblings.

Two grown men unrelated walking around holding pinkys. It Is not somali culture/Dhaqan.

[Siciid85]

Holding hands is perfectly normal. But when you are in the west, it is no no

No its not normal somali society, since when did somali men hold hands before the war? I garantee you in somali Dhaqan if you did that They would castrate you.

Continue to imitate other peoples culture.

Love love Carab culture

[NobleGeeljire]

I remember back in high school my friends and I were walking and we saw two Somali older gentlemen holding hands, my crazy ass friend ran up to them and said no adeers, you shouldn't do that, people might think you two are lovers. One of the gentlemen was holding a cane and tried to chase her with it while yelling balayo ku aragtay, ma waxas Ba nokotay hada, wasaqad indho adeeg. We were just cracking up and didn't know what to do.

LOOOl! If i was you i would go back & give them a Big dharbax f-king arab wannabes. Doqonkii dhaqanka soomaalida naceb, nacala arab ku yaal.

[TheblueNwhite]

I thought it would be fun if I wrote down things I've noticed here and maybe people who have been here recently can add.

1. Men holding hands
2. Like 8 women all next to each other selling petrol.
3. People in the neighbourhood all extremely close and know eachother well.
4. Someone just randomly joining your conversation or adding his two cents without any further consideration.
5. After Asr and before Maqrib is like a sacred shah drinking time. People just sit in bibitos and drink tea waiting for prayer calling.
6. All the xamaalis working in the port all look the same.
( shorts with macawiis, skinny and dark skinned)
7. Girls going to weddings put make up on looking like clowns. ( the huge black eyebrows seems to be a mogadishu trend)
8. Khat is almost only sold by females
9. The police/ military have some really young guys, some look like to be around 15
10. All women have the same type of walk
11. Almost 90% of cars are Toyota

You nailed it!

I like how you talking to your friend and all of the sudden a stranger invites himself to the convo.

One time I was arguing with a police officer and this lady, a passerby, stops and starts to lecture me about respecting the cop. I told her to keep it moving. Lol. Shaqo la'aan.

Another time a teenage Tuktuk driver rear ended my car right in front of Maka Al Mukarama hotel, I got out of the car to talk to dude, and next thing I know 20 dudes surround us each speaking on behalf of the Tuktuk driver. Lol. Everyone was against me cuz I was a foreigner in their eyes.

I told them to fuk off and leave us alone. I spent more time telling random dudes to piss off than talking to the dude that hit my car. Cajiib.

[libaaxyare]

I thought it would be fun if I wrote down things I've noticed here and maybe people who have been here recently can add.

1. Men holding hands
2. Like 8 women all next to each other selling petrol.
3. People in the neighbourhood all extremely close and know eachother well.
4. Someone just randomly joining your conversation or adding his two cents without any further consideration.
5. After Asr and before Maqrib is like a sacred shah drinking time. People just sit in bibitos and drink tea waiting for prayer calling.
6. All the xamaalis working in the port all look the same.
( shorts with macawiis, skinny and dark skinned)
7. Girls going to weddings put make up on looking like clowns. ( the huge black eyebrows seems to be a mogadishu trend)
8. Khat is almost only sold by females
9. The police/ military have some really young guys, some look like to be around 15
10. All women have the same type of walk
11. Almost 90% of cars are Toyota

Holding hand or even neck huging while walkimg is friendship common all ciyaalka xaafadaha in Somalia since time.

Tuna ansalato anion burger, this is something, this has to be the best good city meal i tested first time i come to Mogadishu


I came to mogadiahu late 190's and begining 2000, from mudug and getting eating straight hilib iyo caano every day when i come to mogadishu city I remember every time family member take me out to take away shops and I had a bite of one of those tuna burger salad anion and the white tasty cream like the mayonnaise, man that was like a Party in my mouth.

[PrinceDaadi]

Islaantu wax cusub ma eysan noo sheegin except hablihi oo makeup casriyeeyay.

[BlackRain]

I will add :

You rarely see cash in hand
iigu soo tuur is heavily used ( like send money to the person's phone)
nobody will apologize if you pump into you
a lot of young dark , shoeless kids in the streets
a lot of begging and even insulting you if you don't give them money

[BeyondQabil]

There is nothing wrong with holding hands, or putting your arms around the shoulders of a fellow man. We had a similar problem in Kenya when missionaries would come and when someone would hold their hand, they would pull the hand back. The problem with people who have lived in the west, is that their minds are badly defiled. The faggots have taken every good thing and destroyed it. The rainbow is a good thing, but faggots have made it a sign of faggotry. It is for this reason that the Bible say,

Titus 1:15 Unto the pure all things are pure: but unto them that are defiled and unbelieving is nothing pure; but even their mind and conscience are defiled.

[NobleGeeljire]

There is nothing wrong with holding hands, or putting your arms around the shoulders of a fellow man. We had a similar problem in Kenya when missionaries would come and when someone would hold their hand, they would pull the hand back. The problem with people who have lived in the west, is that their minds are badly defiled. The faggots have taken every good thing and destroyed it. The rainbow is a good thing, but faggots have made it a sign of faggotry. It is for this reason that the Bible say,

Titus 1:15 Unto the pure all things are pure: but unto them that are defiled and unbelieving is nothing pure; but even their mind and conscience are defiled.

Bro i dont care. It is not our culture. Leave that Shit to arabs and Indians to hold hand.

Somalis never do such thing before the war. The only contact a man should have with his other fellow man is trading punches.

[whitehartlane]

holding hands in somalia ( in particular in puntland) its a perfectly normal ordinary everyday thing to do..men don't just hold hands for the sake of it..it really depends on the conversation at hand..

its usually done by very close relatives and sincere friends..

i dont know about carabta and their culture but somalis as deep as in hawdka hold hands when in deep conversation that tend to draw out the occasional LOL.

anything thats done in hawdka is certified official somali thing..no questions..i went from bosaso to gaalkacyo and a sight like that is as normal as day light..

i usually put a hand on a brothers shoulder when walking and talking even here in the uk...

their is no khaniisnimo in authentic somali lands therefor your dirty filthy disgusting xxx rated western perspective is trully despicable and rather ignoble.

[whitehartlane]

and yes i eat bariis with my hands and occasionally step out in my macawiis to my local tesco and their is nothing more liberating than going for an evening stroll in my red macawiis with my burgundy cardigan and dacas..you might catch my father and i sitting in one of them turkish tea houses looking like we are in bloody downtown Xarfo cidhi

[NobleGeeljire]

holding hands in somalia ( in particular in puntland) its a perfectly normal ordinary everyday thing to do..men don't just hold hands for the sake of it..it really depends on the conversation at hand..

its usually done by very close relatives and sincere friends..

i dont know about carabta and their culture but somalis as deep as in hawdka hold hands when in deep conversation that tend to draw out the occasional LOL.

anything thats done in hawdka is certified official somali thing..no questions..i went from bosaso to gaalkacyo and a sight like that is as normal as day light..

i usually put a hand on a brothers shoulder when walking and talking even here in the uk...

their is no khaniisnimo in authentic somali lands therefor your dirty filthy disgusting xxx rated western perspective is trully despicable and rather ignoble.

Hawdka is Arabic loan word you idiot. It's an arab thing.

I don't care if you people think it's gay or not. The bottom line is that it is not our culture period.

f-king learn your culture and stop appropriating other peoples norms.