Evol,
In Hargeisawi's eyes its very far away even though its about 10 minutes from the city center
I used to walk from Masalaha (near Ambassador Hotel) to this place...every morning and my relatives way ila yabi jiren. You learn the people and city better by foot.
The Control guys are very funny people. One day they stopped me while I was going to Gabiley area. He asked for my license and I showed them my Australian one. He came back to me and said: "Walaal kan ma qadano ee mid SL ah miyad haysata?". I was trying to be cool as there were gabadho with me. I politely told him that I have used it all the time I was here, what was the issue. He replied: "Walaal xalay aya la so rogay xukunkan oo waba mid cusub" hahahahahahahahahaha...I laughed hard and I told him, "hadad igu odhan lahed ken ducadi wax wan ku dhibi laha lakin mar hada shuqul kale ila timi sidan kuma kala baxayno". So I called my cousin who is an officer in the traffic department. Within a minute they lifted the gates.
My best experience with these traffic dudes was two guys. A young fella in the Airport area who was very honest and I gave him lift to the city since it was the end of his shift and an old man in the 150 Control (see map above 150st). He refused to accept payment that I offered to him saying: "Adeer mushahiir igu filan ban qata oo dacad ban u shaqaysta, malin wanaagsan". Wallahi that was the best man in Somaliland.
You're right the dust is mad but I hate the mud worse when it rains. I guess you didn't see muddy Hargeisa with the dirty water, mosquito, donkeys and qat papers all swimming together
That's the worst sight. Then the cars will go fast and splash you with mud unless you know what you're doing. Also when its about to rain and all the dust is flying (mini tornadoes)....you will go blind.
What was your worst and best experience in SL?
