     Buzzin | Thursday, November 02, 2000 - 08:44 am
Aiight..
U know, i feel i have to raise this issue yeah..our people came here durin the late 80's n still, there are peepz comin in fresh from the boats.
We were made to settle into the poorest areas of the country, in my case, i came to england. I wont tell you were exactly..but anyway. I settled into a area full of crime, drugs and so on. I was 7 when i came to england, from the middle east where i was bron. Obviousley imma get influnced by the people i grow up with. My family where one of the first somali people to settle in to the particular area i live. Up until a few years ago, i never socialised with somali people at all. Blacks, asians, Irish, there were a few somali guys my age, but thier game was so weak i used to bully them as a kid. Im older now, i show them more respect, naturally.
Directly to the issue, i was exposed to a culture where me and my breadrins chill with the joint. Its normal for me, i wouldnt think twice about rollin a joint as soon as i get into a mates yard.
But dont call me a crack head, its a socail thing. Im 22, final year at uni, i dont work, but put this and that together and i make a few quid.
In the last few years ive met a few somali mans at uni who have become really good mates. Theyve introduced me to alot of somali females, they love blazin as much as me.
Ill tell u straight, id say about 40% of somali mans smoke regulary..at least thats the case where i live. And some guys i know, they copme from a really respected family in the somali community, n they do it more than anyone..again these guys are not "dib-jirrs"..they are educated guys, at uni, who have really good family relations. They always show their faces on friday prayers too.
On the other hand, you get the cracked heads..real low lifes. Ill be honest, i dont feel any guilt, like ive said it before, its the culture i grew up in and was exposed to. I dont drink, thats sommkin ive never been able to get myself to do, ive had so many temptations. I blaze n i enjoy the feelin it gives me, it relaxes me, it stimulates me. I dont chew khad, never have, but it cant be too different to khad which is accepted in our somali culture.
What do you guys think? |
