Customer service,Somali way.

[TheblueNwhite]

one time we was at a Somali restaurant and just above the table we were sitting at was a notice posted on the wall for the customers, it read " fadhikudirirka iyo gacan ka hadalka, qabiilada in la aflagaadeeyo lama ogola, ixtiraamka dhowra, bla bla". As we were eating two niccas started cursing each other's clans, argued for a while and next thing you know they started pushing and shoving each other. I never went back to that restaurant.

[UlteriorMotive]

I went to pick up money one day from a Xawaalad that was quite far. When I got there in the nick of time, the guy wasted so much time serving this pretty woman. He was yapping away.

After a while xishoodka aa iga tagay and I was basically like what's good nigga ?? I'm here to pick up my money. So he finished serving her (about bloody time!) and asked me how much I was picking up. A few guys were going in and out of the xawaalad in addition to the women who was loitering so I felt a little uncomfortable saying it loud. I'm wondering why this guy is asking me so loudly? It was quite a large sum, I was paranoid about being robbed off it too so I was on point. So I discreeetly told him the figure and he goes ...we don't keep that kind of cash here.

' But you guys called me to tell me my money was ready''

''Yeah, it's the end of the day and I gave a lot of money to the lady in front of you. Hmmmh ...do you want it in mixed currencies. I've got quite a bit of dollars''

'' I'm in London. GBP please.''

''Ok you will have to go this ______ branch. They have it.''

''WTF Thats more than an hour away''

'' ''

*phone rings*

''Ok that was the regional boss. He's dropping cash tomorrow to this branch. You can come then''

'' Thanks''

[TheblueNwhite]

Damn! that was cold.

[UlteriorMotive]

How you mean Blue?

The hoops I had to jump through just to receive my bloody money?

[DisplacedDiraac]

After an issue with xawaala,i called them and asked to speak to the man who helped that day.

"Can i talk to ahmed"
"he is not here"
""i have this issue,is there someone there who can help me with that?
"U should talk to him"
"when do you think he will be back"
"allah knows"

I thought he was being funny.

" ha. so when should i call back"
" well he left us,only allah knows when he will be back.we will just see when Allah wills him to return safe"



I just had to hang up.

Dee what ruuntii only Allah knows dee..

[Lillaahiya]

And when Somalis try to be proper, they get accused of acting cadaan. "Haa, wa ku yar oo dibada ku koray oo, dhaqanki gaalada bu haysta, kolkaasu gaalgaal iska dhigaa. Dad mahaa". There's no winning.

[TheblueNwhite]

How you mean Blue?

The hoops I had to jump through just to receive my bloody money?

The dude was cold I meant, but hey it's London I aint suprised at all.

[Beenaale_No1]

I once went to a book store to buy a specific book my mum requested.

So I give the guy the name of the book, and he start questioning my identity.

Me: s/a I just want to buy X book, do you have it here?
Owner: War hee dheh, ina hebel hebel so ma tihid?
Me: maya adeero, you got the wrong dude
Owner: You are ina hebel hebel, you are f-king with me.
Me: Im not. I dont know who you're talking about
Owner: Maya, I know you, you are blah blah blah

This goes on for at least 5-6 minutes

Me: Look adeero, with respect, can you just get me that book so i can go home.
Owner: We dont have that book at the moment.

Me: *walk out of the shop shaking my head*



Madafakar just wasted my time for no reason at all.

[DayaxJeclee]

And when Somalis try to be proper, they get accused of acting cadaan. "Haa, wa ku yar oo dibada ku koray oo, dhaqanki gaalada bu haysta, kolkaasu gaalgaal iska dhigaa. Dad mahaa". There's no winning.

You're so right

[Thuganomics]

And when Somalis try to be proper, they get accused of acting cadaan. "Haa, wa ku yar oo dibada ku koray oo, dhaqanki gaalada bu haysta, kolkaasu gaalgaal iska dhigaa. Dad mahaa". There's no winning.

Waxaa la yidhi:

There was this old man and a young man on a journey to a town to sell a donkey (Somalis)
First village they came past.somebody said to them "Waar wixiinan sideed tihiin.Why don't you ride the donkey.Seeing it's such a long way."So they both mounted the donkey and set of on their way
The next village they were told "Ya Allah waar neefka midkiin ka kaca.How can you both ride on the poor animal"
So the old man said "You ride it and i'll walk." Next village the comments were
"Inalillah Waar bal nacaskan odeygii lugeysiiyey eega" So the young man got off and let the old man ride
You guessed at the next village They said "Waxani odey isu sheega ahi" yarka muu dameerka saaaro Instead of making hum walk"

Moral of the story is be yourself cidna ha dhageysan

[DayaxJeclee]

Lol sheekada waa carabi at least 400 years old , famouse guy in arab world ibnu something

[Lillaahiya]

There ain't no pleasing Somalis

[Amirsade]

I was in a resturuant called "Calaacal" eating some cambuulo and it was around maqrib time, the seat next to me on the left was two men who was talking about somali politics and on the right side was the Imam of the masjid, a well known and a scholar may allah free him. the imam was sipping tea while watching aljazeera news and the two men was getting lauder, so the imam snapped and said "walaal codkiiina hoos udhiga mise banaanka ula baxa" it was like they were waiting for the imam to say something, one of the men responded " war adigu imaam baad tahaye maxaa masaajidka kasoo dhex bixyey oo meeshaan kusoo dhex dhigey" and the other man answer the question before the imam, " waxaan u malaynayaa inuu imaamka ka xanaaqey siyaasada saad u waday"

as soon as the imaam left the maqaaxi queitly, one of the man stood up and before he take a step, I shoulder pumped him so hard that he fell on the ground, then I pull him up grapping his shirt leaving the cambuulo grease all over it, and told him, "walaal, meeshaad u socotid ka fiirso, yaan lugu jiirine"

The end.

[Lillaahiya]

^ Cool story walaal