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Desperately Seeking Mr. Right/ Mr. Wrong need not apply...

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Nasra

Wednesday, November 15, 2000 - 09:18 pm
Well gentlemen don't take it to heart. I am quite sarcastic when it comes to these measures. I have come across this bulletin board tonight, and after reading and replying to some of the messages, I have opted to sell my self... Yet I am not seeking love, indeed, I just want to see if there is a Somalian guy who fares well with me, who isn't looking for a wife/girlfriend/mother/sister or some role model in his life. I only ask for a man that can write and is imaginative and empathetic as I.
Let me state that I am not looking for a relationship , what I seek is a man who has a gift for gap and who can express himself intelligently (hopefully isn't a bore) through e-mail. Those of you who are sweet talkers also need not apply. These are guys who all subscribe to the ill notion, that a woman can be had for the coaxing. Some would even think themselves Shakespeare, well if you fit the bill, please save yourself for someone else. I like a guy who is witty and comical and who can sway love with the wave of his pen...
So if you are this man, please don't hesitate to contact me for you may be my Kindred spirit :)

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Drifter

Thursday, November 16, 2000 - 06:01 am
Yeah, this here is MR. Wrong...Where can I get the application for Mr. Right....Since Mr. Wrong need not apply.....:)

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Nasra

Thursday, November 16, 2000 - 08:32 am
Mr. Right doesn't need an application, and does not need to be solicited by you. So incase you were trying to spread the word, it's all right, I'll stumble upon him sometime or later :(

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Mohamed

Thursday, November 16, 2000 - 09:20 am
My dearest Nasra,
I could be the man you are looking for. However, how would we get to know each other better ?
In the cyberworld, people are not what they seem.
Anyway, I got to run now.
Bye,
Mohamed

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MYSTERIOUS WORLD

Thursday, November 16, 2000 - 10:57 am
DEAR NASRA

I DON'T BELEIVE KNOW DAY THERE ARE THE SO-CALLED"MR. RIGHT AND MS. RIGHT", ANYMORE,BECAUSE WE LIVE IN A SCANDELOUS AND UNPRODICTABLE WORLD, WHERE THINGS HAPPEN SO FAST SO OFTEN THAT YOU WILL BE LEFT WORDERING HOW TO RE-ACT WHAT HAD JUAST HAPPEN.YOU SHOULD INSTEAD BE GENUINELY LOOKING FOR MR. "DECENT AND DESPRATE", MAY BE YOU WILL FIND THE EXCITEMENT AND THE THE CO-EXISTANCE THAT YOU ARE LOOKING WITHIN "MR. RIGHT", IN HIM. OR, YOU CAN BE SO DEDICATED IN WAITING MR. RIGHT TO GIVE YOU A VISIT, WHICH WILL LEAVE YOU FOR THE REST OF YOUR UNCERTAIN AND MYSTERIOUS WORLD, THAT YOU WILL REGRET THE LONG AND UNCERTAIN WAITING FOR "MS. RIGHT".

I HOPE I DIN'T DISAPPOINTED YOU AND SLOWED DOWN YOUR SPEEDY EFFORT TO LOCATE MR. RIGHT AND LIVE HAPPILY EVER AFTER.

PEACE AND AIM HIGH
GUREY JR.

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Hammer

Thursday, November 16, 2000 - 01:37 pm
You didn't mentioned guys like me.Right+Wrong. Dont you like to have the taste of both worlds.

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Mr Right

Thursday, November 16, 2000 - 02:58 pm
Your description of Mr right is Skewed. Somehow i am getting the feeling you are just trying to prove your wit and in the process end up display your confusion/misundestanding of Mr. right.
I don't know where to start with you.Other than to say shoot straight.

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NATURAL

Thursday, November 16, 2000 - 06:16 pm
Hey Nasro,
Have you tried Jamaican yet? It seems these days that the only Mr right for most Somali women is Jamaican. Call me a disgruntle man or what ever but the reality is Jamaican is the new fad for Somali women in the west(no offence to you personally). Wish you the best for what ever !!!!

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Nasra

Thursday, November 16, 2000 - 06:54 pm
Well you make it seem like a new fad or something, seems everyone is into Jamaicans now a days eh? Sort of like a dance or trend that's in. The only thing is that these weird fetishes don't last and what makes you recommend it to moi is beyond me !!! The question seems rather preposterous. Now people I have simply asked for a Somailian man, and it's sad to think that "Natural" doesn't have enough confidence in Somalian men and would like me to sample Jamaicians. If Somalian girls you know have been known to deal with Jamaicans let it be. I asked for a man with wit, great writing abilities and is empathetic. What makes you think that a Jamaican man would fit the descreption and not a Somalian man. Honestly speaking, I feel you have insulted my integrity and in the future I would refrain from giving such advice.

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Nasra

Thursday, November 16, 2000 - 07:05 pm
One thing I must make clear to people so that I don't create this mass confusion is that my title "Desperatley Seeking Mr. Right..." was just an attraction. I'm really not looking for Mr. Right, if you read carefully, you would see that I am looking for someone with great communication skills, witty and can make me laugh. That's all folks! So here's to you "Mr. Right", I didn't mean to offend or give a skewed outline of my so called Mr. Right, because I really hold no such notion. I am looking for a kindred spirit. I'm sorry if I had lead you to believe otherwise, and so the whole thing was just a ploy to lure guys into replying.

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abdisalaam

Thursday, November 16, 2000 - 08:13 pm
hello nasra,
My name is abdisalam, and i am very suprised that u are putting brothers to a test like this one. It
sounds like herlucian efforts are required to sway
u cause u seem to be a very educated and smart sister. I would be also very suprised that u do not have a man yet, only reason i can think of is that u are in environment that is few with brothers that cultivate your emotional and mental being. I will me more than happy to a friend even though i do not claim to have neither the charm from aphrodites nor a philosopher like socrates.
Sincerely,
A/Salaam

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Nasra

Thursday, November 16, 2000 - 08:44 pm
Well how did you know ??? I grew up in North America and where I live is on the outskirts of where most Somalis live. So it's sad to say, I've never had a Somalian friend either :( In my University there were only two Somalian guys to choose from and they just didn't fit the bill. So I thought I'd find refuge on the net. Well good night and feel free to e-mail me at nasraw@hotmail.com and don't fret, you don't have to brush up on your latin. This is the most pleasant reply I've gotten so far, so if you can tell, I'm utterly surprised to have even had a coherent person contact me.

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Drifter

Friday, November 17, 2000 - 06:28 am
Oh Brother....don't tell me u fell for to that??? This goes to show how easily u women can be persuaded.....I guess it's another easy day for my bro... But if I were u, I would cast my line back in to the water cause girls like this tend to be on the HEAVY side. Oh, Im sorry I meant to say BIG-BONEDED.......C'Yah

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Naz

Friday, November 17, 2000 - 07:11 am
OH, well then I'd make you eat your words. I didn't think we have to be so shallow in describing ourselves, but about the weight issue, if being 120 lbs and 5'8 constitutes being overweight then it's a sick world we live in. If I could post a photo, I would surely do so, but I don't want to cause a stampede :) By the way I'm 21. I don't think I ever stated my age. For those shallow people who need me to paint a picture of myslef: 120 lbs/5'8, long black hair (curly or straight), great smile (thanks to my braces as a kid).

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ijabo

Friday, November 17, 2000 - 09:31 am
you could've easily said that u were looking for a friend as opposed to Mr. right. OH! I forgot, you were dealing with men...good for you girl..

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Mr Right

Friday, November 17, 2000 - 01:34 pm
Nasra
From your last posting you said you never meet Somali man and your reason to post your article is to find a Somali man who can meet your own definition of intellectual interaction. I don't think this is the kind of notion one will restrict to group of ppl. I bet you can go out there and meet a lot of ppl., women included who can put you to test on your proposal.
Well if you have some topics, issues, experiences or beefs that you will like to discuss, this is the place and I will be ready to contribute my two cents.
Now lets begin by you telling me what are your interests. Have you ever dated a Somali man before, what sports do you play or enjoy watching What is your political persuasion (Gore, Bush or _--). Hey how is your social life.
Talk to me.

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Nasra

Friday, November 17, 2000 - 03:46 pm
My interests, well that's a bit too broad of a question, and frankly I don't even know where to begin. I've never dated a Somalian before, since I hardly associate with them. Is it safe to say that I haven't met a Somalian man who I've been attracted to mentally and physically. I like to roller blade, work out, latin dance and my extracurricular activities for this semester have me staring and coproducing our school's Fashion show. I like to read a lot and write. I have pen pals from all over the world. What else, ah yes, I'm Canadian but I'd vote Bush. This would require further explanation, but I'd rather not get into that just now. When I'm not studying, dancing, I like to hang out with my friends. I can assure you that I am actively social, when I'm not studying that is. I'm finishing my fourth year in University, Inshallah.

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Samatar

Friday, November 17, 2000 - 08:02 pm
Nasra,
Hi. My name is Sam well short for Samatar. I am a single 23 year old university graduate. I like to hang out during the weekends with my friends, read, go to the movies and occassionally after a hard day at work, to go clubbing. I have gone out with different nationalities: Costa Rican to Japanese. However, I have come to the conculsion:
East or West, home is best. I am looking for a Somali girlfriend to potentially settle down with.
I found your posting quite interesting. I have had similar experiences regarding the lack of suitable Somali dates. The trick is to be patient and things come along. All good things come to those who wait. I have hardly come across educated Somali women who share similar interests or tastes as me. And the few I do, are married. So I guess I was too late :)
Nasra, Good luck in your search. I congratulate you on working on getting your bachelor's. It is well worth the 4 years of tears and sweat. Enjoy student life while you can because life changes after school.

Yours Truelly,
Samatar

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WuDoG

Saturday, November 18, 2000 - 12:10 am
The Last time Me And Nasra Met I Broke HeR Heart so She Broke My Jaw.I KnoW Milk does a BodY gooD but Damn Girl how Much did you Drink!?

StiLL Doin what U love>>SittiN on Ur @ss HuH!And remember ugly people need lovein too! lol
Sweety Nasro! they Forced Me 2kiss that Girl With No Teeth.(Imagine a Tongue without a cell)

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Anonymous

Saturday, November 18, 2000 - 09:38 am
WOULD YOU PLZ SHUT DOWN YOUR BIG SOMALIAN MOUTHS

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WhoAmI?

Saturday, November 18, 2000 - 09:39 am
Interesting! Nasra, i thought there were tons of the types you described in Canada. Did I get that wrong?! Seriously though, I think Mr. Right friend is good idea, not to mention that I have Ms. Right friends whom we only correspond, perhaps talk now and then. But it is hard to not fall for one of them though? I mean chances are if you have five such friends, one of them will be yours. So, i suppose by having all this friends give you their emails, your chances are quite good. You didn't mention what interests you besides dancing?

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Nasra

Sunday, November 19, 2000 - 06:41 pm
People you can't imagine how hard it is to portray a three dimensional person on such a medium. Right now, I presume that I am figment of your imaginations that probably bears a resemblance to a dancing ditz. I just can't get enough of dancing eh, but yet there so much more to the exterior. This is exactly what I feared, I didn't want to assume any role, to some I am fascinating and others would probably like me to get off my high horse. But hey you can't win them all. I just wanted you guys to know that I am not always serious, and in fact I do enjoy getting those odd messages that are meant to inflate my ego. I just wanted to thank all those people who wrote to me for their contribution and you all have indeed proven to me that there are Somalian men who exist that can express them selves well. I haven't seen any Ebonics yet thank God, which perturbs me to no end.

Naz

P.S. someone asked me why I always seem to be on at all times even during the weekdays. Well the reason is because there are computers everywhere I go, especially on campus. I get the drift, I am becoming a tad addicted eh???

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KUMI

Monday, December 11, 2000 - 04:24 pm
You have some or all the attributes that SOME men are looking for in a woman. And if I remember rightly, you have a university education, a body to die for, an interest in sport, Somali men, DANCING and a very healthy sense of humour. But yet there is no sight of a man! Lieber Gott!

This made me think that the chance or the prospect of the less fortunate Somali girl finding a man in the West is rather bleak. If you have already found someone who "fares well with you" then you must have been struck by the brilliant idea of the century when you had decided to post the ad.

I would like to believe that your love for dancing made some of us (blokes) think you found Somalinet after you had lost your way to a dancing den. And if it never occurred to you that no Somali man would like to have a dancing mother/wife/sister then hammer it home today and for a free.

KUMI, London(UK)

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Jama

Thursday, December 14, 2000 - 10:27 am
Nasra, i have to give it to you, you fool a lot of people. U think having the gift of the "gab" is all about using as many words from the dictionary as possible.

Im from the Uk, not london though. Where i grew up, there were never any somali people around me, thats not to say i cant speak our mother tounge, i can, fluently. I woz tryin to make da point, cuz ive always been around black, asian, white people, i learnt how to adapt well in different socail situations, n i could always find someone who could click with me, in an intellectual level. But its been hard for me to find a single somali person, who i can say, yea, this guy or girl is about the same as me.

Aiight, i may come across some eduacted somali folk, but as well as being educated, theres a diffrernt dimention to me also, i have knowledge of the street. As well as being able to tallk to my proffessor, i also get along with the local big time drug dealer in da neighbourhood.

Somali people have started to move into my city. But like i said, i honestly belive every single one of them is below me. Ive come to the realisation that its not only white people who have different social classes..so do we, somalis. My pops waz a graduate of law in cairo uni. Call me big headed, but ive neva come across anyone wid da ssme breedin..yea, i even make myself sick when i say that, but its the truth

I try and convince myself, that yeah, someone does exist, who i can compare myself to, or even bow down n say yea, ur r on another level, above me. Bbut i doubt it.

"GIFT OF DA GAB", thats a street word, what does that phrase mean? A person who can influence others verbally, i see them more on da street than in a university.

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Nasra

Friday, December 15, 2000 - 04:21 pm
Hi guys, or dare I say gentleman. What soul has dug my forums up for review...well I guess you were searching deep and fancied me from the rest. Maybe I'm giving myself way too much credit here.
Kumi, pray tell could it be that we've met in some other God forsaken forums??? I'll leave you to decide, kind Sir :) .
To Jama, a gift for gab I've been told I have through out my life. You see I like to talk a lot, and sometimes all I need is just a listening mute, because it seems I have so much to say...that's why I pity the full who trys to make small talk with me :) He won't know what hit him, when I'm done with him. Questions from to and fro, and I am quite comical as well as sarcastic...a nasty combination you see. It's sad that you think that you feel segregated among your own people. I can't say I've never felt that way, but I'm compelled to advice you and tell you that you shouldn't feel so high and mighty and ostracize your own kind. You may think I'm being spiteful here, but buddy (term of endearment) I say it with the utmost respect and like yourself I was practically born and raised among non-Somalis and yes my folks are educated, but that doesn't mean we aren't proud of our nationality. Instead of focusing on the difference between yourself and them, try to relate to them if you can. Don't be so harsh, if anything tries to overcome your innate prejudice. Besides you have Islam and culture in common. Be proud of your heritage, and try to appeal to your own kind. Believe me there are many like you all over...cool, collected and educated...and damn good looking may I add, but in every society you have to peel away the many layers of dense connective tissue, before you get to the medullar layer which contains the true essence of those you seek (I'm a Science student so bare with me as I use organs and cells as an antidote).
I hope I haven't severed any ties with you though.

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KUMI

Monday, December 18, 2000 - 04:49 pm
Nasra...yes, it seems that we have met somewhere but I will not blow your cover. It is not that we fancy u from the rest but perhaps some of us believe that you are more controversial than the rest and controversy attracts attention. That is a received wisdom all over:_)

Mr StreetWise

have you heard about the bin man(garbage man in N. America) from Newcastle who got himself into university in London but then dropped out after only one semester at Uni??The man missed the smell of his chosen career so much that he moved back to Newcastle and reclaimed his post as a bin man!

I hope you are not at the verge of leaving your education and going back onto the streets which you still fancy. Being streetwise has its attraction(s) but the lab and its machines get more attractive to many of us as time proceeds. There is a way to love the lab, supervisors and professors..write to me if you want to know.

This is a former streetwise Kido who could once mimic and ape the Irish, the Jamaican, the Indian and the Cockney in the streets of London..I gave all that up for wisdom brother..true wisdom in the lab:-)

Last but not least, I would like to paraphrase a an anonymous physicist and repeat that "a professor who can not explain his idea to a barmaid is not a professor at all".Got where I'm coming from mate??


KUMI

PS..tune in to MCR (Muslim Community Radio)...there are streetwise professors on that radio.

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To-the-P

Monday, December 18, 2000 - 05:31 pm
Nasra,
Word of advice.
u scare guys not cause of your intellect but u come out patronizing. "high horse"- stop pumping your own ego sis.
Also u use too many words to come to the same point- if u write so much stuff to come to 1 pt that means u miost likely would be too talkative and still come to the sam pt- Very boring.
Ultimately u scrare all the MR's(right or wrong) away.
Sorry to get personal but take my advice and be yourself - u remind me of my literature professor.
To-the-P

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AhmedDeeq

Monday, December 18, 2000 - 07:24 pm
Wow I am kinda lost here. And I am not be able to write English as some of U guys write & express things in English. Unfortunately, I graduated as an Eng. of Electronics where we used to make fun of our teacher whose writin were grammatically wrong. Therefore, I can say more in Somali than in English. Maxaa inooga wacan qof walba oo Somali ah oo jamacad ama collage aaday Ama north america ku dhashay inay is moodan inay ka fiican yihiin Somalida kale? Teeda kale, Haddii aad dontid inaad somali maskax furan baratid, gabar ama wiil way joogaan meel walba. Laakin marka hore ee aynu is dooranayno ayaynaanba garanayn sababta aynu isku baranayno. Sida halkan iiga muuqada, Inanta Nasra waxay tiri waxaan doonaya qof aan si saaxiibtinimo u wada sheekaysano ayaan doonayaa, Laakiin Rag badan ayaaba jawigiiba u rogay inay inantu doonayso jacayl.....:) Haddayba jacaylka laftiisa doonayso, Intaadan oran Aniga ayaa qualify u ah inaan application-kaaga buuxiyo; Meeday Adiga qualification-kii aad ku dooran lahayd iyadaba. Miyay kuu qalantaa mise maba aadan is waydiine, Laydheeda ayuunbaa ku sii qaadatay. Hadalku wuu igu dheeraday.
TO ALL OF U GUYS AND GIRLS KEEP UP THE GOOD CONVERSATION. I WOULD RECOMMEND U GUYS TO WATCH
"WHAT A WOMAN WANT". NASRA ALREADY SEEN HOW TO ATTRACT MEN.
TO NASRA: I DON'T KNOW IF U UNDERSTAND SOMALI OR NOT BUT INCASE U DON'T, U DIDN'T MISS THAT MUCH.
U ROLLER BLADE,WHAT ABOUT SKIING? Have U tried that yet?

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Anonymous

Tuesday, December 19, 2000 - 02:35 pm
why do i feel that Nasra wrote this baloonie...

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Nasra

Tuesday, December 19, 2000 - 11:37 pm
If you are the pitiful brother who sent me a picture of him skiing then, lets just say I dropped you like a hot tamale. You seemed too eager to meet and personally I like to create a threshold with individuals before I go frolicking to meet them. I am sincere in all my attributes, but if again you were the silly brother on the skies, apart from you giving me a good laugh (I actually saw the picture in the library and as I it was being downloaded, you had to see my premise, the shock and the laughter that rang aloud, until the librarian had to ask me to keep it down). But if you aren't this so called man, then in answer to your question, I am going skiing this Reading week Inshallah at Mason Blanc in Quebec. I must say the last time I went skiing was as a kid in grade six (cross country) and I didn't like it. Roller blading is more thrilling I find, since I really don't enjoy the cold. I only hope I don't waste my time in the ski lodge drinking hot coco instead of being on the slopes, for I hate winter's dreadful weather.
Another thing yes I can't read in Somali, but what you had to say in Somali leaves me suspicious, I'll have more to say when I unravel the jest of the gibberish you wrote above as it's all letters and holds no meaning for me.

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AhmedDeeq

Wednesday, December 20, 2000 - 06:16 pm
I would 've kept a memory of me skiing, If I knew that I would be nominated "hot guy". But unfortunately, I don't have one. Don't forget urself to shoot one when U go the skiing this week. And Keep in mind THAT U HAVE TO BE ON THE FLAT AREA, DON'T GO ON HILLS, DON'T WEAR ANYTHING THAT GETS WET. Bye the ways, watch out those french pple in quebec; Thay r not friendly pple. If U don't speak French, that makes them more unfriendly. Since U don't roller blade, why don't U try indoor "skatin". The only thing U will have to learn is How to Stop on the Ice. It is much more fun than roller blade.

HAVE FUN AND BE CAREFUL AS WELL

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KUMI

Friday, December 22, 2000 - 12:25 pm
Deeq

I thought that you were defending the lady for quite a while! I'm starting to change my mind! As you said keep the "good" conversation going...after all, some of us might just have a laugh or a kick out of this.

KUMI

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Gabalaax

Friday, December 22, 2000 - 01:32 pm
Hi Nasro,

I am really disappointed that my last messaged has not been posted--I dont know where it has gone.

I did'nt check your message until two days ago, and to be hounest I was really impressed to say the least by your english. It seems that your are chronologically mature or highly educated person, although you indicated that you are in the last stage of an undergraduate school--if that is not the case, then your intelligence quotient must be an amazing double digit.

In that case that puts in a commanding position when it comes to e-palling activities. And it would be very difficult for you to find your so called cyber man. As I construed you massages you are not looking for only Mr. Right but also a some one that can put you e-palling exprience into test; that would be very defficalt for most of young and middle aged generations--certainly for most of them they are not a match for you.

You said in your message that you have never dated or inter-mingled with somalis. I wonder if you have not done that before, how you could do it now. Let's say you insisted on doing that, still how you would understand them.

By the way, when I read your messages there were some questions that occured to my mind; I wanted to figure out how old you are, and the answer I came up with was 40+. That answer was based on my exprience copled with some hints after reading between the lines your thought. If your are scraching your head right as why I am making this asumption--then this is the formula that I used:

You said you grew up in North America and you are in the fourth year of University; Nasra, what does that tell you? You must be between late teens or early 20s--given your english and thoughts the story does not tally.

Nasra, please forgive me as I am going to bounce out of this forums's main topic for a while or so:

For the last few months I was trying to educate people agains the misuse of one awkaward word(Soamlian), which I really hate to see in any place, and here I found you using that word extensively. The genuine adjective driven from "Somalia" is "Somali" not "Somalian". The word "Somalian" has never been used in any official decuments or publications, be it written by former somali governments, somali academic institutions or colonial powers--in this context the British. I dont know where people get this word; the only hint that i cant think of is that some sobody saw the words like Ethiopian, Namibian, Norwiegina ...etc--then drove of from there and never looked back. Then unsuspecting others just flow the move.


Nasra, please dont get me wrong, here I dont mean to teach you enlish, but rather to hambly remind you the confusion that this word has created.

I come back to the topic, I know I am nor a match for you, but am just having fun to comments your writtings. I think if you would have tried the Somali instead of english, you would have more chances of getting a someone to challenge you--the fist one would me.


Nasra, what ever you are, frankly you are hell of a women/lady/girl--what ever title that suites you.

Thank you very mutch for your efforts to come back to main stream somalis. I hope you will find someone that fascinates you in every way you would have wished.\

Nabadeey for the time being.

Gabalaax

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KUMI

Friday, December 22, 2000 - 03:24 pm
Gabalaax

It is those inner city West Indians we mix with who made this term popular brother. And believe me or not, the word has made into the Oxford English Dictionary. I came to notice this fact just the other day but the dictionary makes it clear the term, Somalian, was slang.

It is my conclusion that our semi-educated Somali sisters and brothers take their cue from the completely uneducated W. Indian sisters and brothers who had come to the West before us. The logic is..they have been here longer, so they know better!

KUMI

PS:the Spellchecking software on http://www.spellchecker.net dosn't understand Somalian!!!

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Gabalaax

Friday, December 22, 2000 - 06:33 pm
To: Kumi,

Thank you very much for your interest in this matter. I am glad you made some research into this problem, which most educated somalis have over looked so far. I know that this illegal adjective(Somalian) has gone out of hand and it's widely used nowadays, specially the late comers to English or to English spoken countries.

A while ago I sponsered a discussion under the General section of this Somalinet Forum, warning people about this word and it's legitimacy but a I got very few responses. It seems people are not interesg in--Instead some of them are defending it.

But I am glad that you have observed it. And I erge you to draw the attention of our peole to this early stage problem.

Thank you very much once again

your friend
Gabalaax

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Sagittarius

Saturday, December 23, 2000 - 12:59 pm
What a stampede!

I believe your hotmail account has reached over its allowable limit by now, and I don't blame my bros for that.

Good luck and be happy that, my Somalian bros had finally spoken.

Bye now

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Sagittarius

Saturday, December 23, 2000 - 01:09 pm
Sorry!

I meant Somali bro not Somalian, as the gentleman insisted.lol

Juiz

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KUMI

Friday, December 29, 2000 - 12:07 pm
Gabalaax

Once a habit is learned by Somalis it is difficult for them to give up that habit, or so it seems. The habits leaned from the foreigners endure the longest. I think you would be better off educating the foreigners who are having the influence on our people. I always do it that way. How about sending a letter(or an e-mail) of complaint to the local black newspaper or tabloid?

Sagittarius

It is difficult to convince the real Netizens about the quality of personal ads. A personal ad on the Internet is just another e-product and there is a quality uncertainty problem posed by these ads which are often designed not to inform but to sell. There is no sure way of knowing if the lady is telling the truth or not. Netizens don't like getting a "lemon" (as economists would say) and I believe there is no stampede from their side.


KUMI

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K

Friday, January 26, 2001 - 11:01 pm
I just wish i was present at launch of this subject thread...

To those who follow me and stumble in here like a fly in a venustrap...

I'll remind you that most brilliant people in the history of mankind are known to have been
-dull
-antisocial
-lacking in personality
-eccentrics

If you are different and don't fill the Gap then don't wory about it... I'd like to assure you that Allah[SWT] is just as he is Mercyfull. For all that one being lacks Allah[SWT] has increased in equal magnitude something thing else in her/his character and life...

We are all MrRights and MissRights in one way or the other to someone out there...

I say this because it seems to really be the essence of many discussions, analyse any subject thread you will find the basic foundamental question everyone is asking is why am i alone?
or will i ever find someone who will make me happy.

Happiness should already exist in each and everyone of us and it can be released from it's hidding place by anyone we allow to get close enough to tickle us... :-)

S/Calaykum

P.S. I did find the language in this discusion most stimulating... I am happy to have been made to feel a need to further improof my english grammer.

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