Rules in somalia

[Methylamine]

Brings lots of money, you will quickly discover that you many "relatives" who will demand the blessed warqad ($20 US bills)

LOOL thank you meth ill try to remember that one. why do they always assume you're rich? lol

To people back home, anybody who lives in the West is

[KnowThySelf23]

lol i understand why they would think that...but living here aint cheap, and for most of us students, broke is our middle name

[zaki87]

yeah its pants. to be honest hargaisa Is mod3rn city I really feel comfortable here somehow. ppl yeah if u ever comes somalia I recommend u to visit it. its amazing and scarf is not that bad at all.

[Togdeer]

If your going to Hargeisa, you don't have to cover up. But at the same time you don't expose yourself too much. People would get the wrong expression.
But if your going to any other place in somalia. You have to cover up, people would tease you, and you will get a lot of criticism.

Also don't let people know you got money, because if they find out you do, then they would not leave you alone.
And last but not least don't ever drink their tap water, it not 100% safe.

[KnowThySelf23]

If your going to Hargeisa, you don't have to cover up. But at the same time you don't expose yourself too much. People would get the wrong expression.
But if your going to any other place in somalia. You have to cover up, people would tease you, and you will get a lot of criticism.

Also don't let people know you got money, because if they find out you do, then they would not leave you alone.
And last but not least don't ever drink their tap water, it not 100% safe.

LOL thank you for that info!

what do you mean by cover up tho?

what is considered acceptable and what is deemed unacceptable in both somalia and hargeisa?
the whole no pants thing baffled me the most lol.

[Hyperactive]

zaki, how is water avalibility in hargeysa in the residantal area?

i was in hotel mansour, so i dont know if the whole city has water or some times goes off.

[zaki87]

loool iam alwas in hotel as well sxb. so I have no I dea. but I never seen ppl complainnig about water.

[Hyperactive]

in diredaba always water cuts and comes after 11 pm. people awake until that time to store water!! even in hotels, is hard to get good shower. water are soo little ta'aban to shower.lol

also is every one have to be wearing hijab by law or just tradition/cultural? i was just passing by my wat to jigjiga. i stayed like a day and half.

[jamal9]

weed and other drugs are illegal in s/land and if you're caught smoking/doing drugs, you will go to jail for 2yrs. you can use drugs, smoke weed in p/land and mogadishu, nobody will bother you. since you're female, you can find male hoes in p/land & mogadishu to keep you "busy".

[AbdiJohnson]

You must be fully covered up. If your neck or hair is even shown, you will be harassed. You cant show anything but your hands and face

I am,

Abdi "This starts at age 9-10" Johnson

[zaki87]

jamal I seen alot of ladies drinking smoking weeed in here as I was chewing with them they asked me if I need drink and weeed lol and I run away immediately as they started I never seen that in punters. only landers and southerns

[KnowThySelf23]

You must be fully covered up. If your neck or hair is even shown, you will be harassed. You cant show anything but your hands and face

I am,

Abdi "This starts at age 9-10" Johnson

what...lol....is the taliban running somalia now. someone needs to westernize that place...im honestly scared of going now.

[zaki87]

hyper adddis is like that. no water. I heard they even dont gt enough sugar or oil they do line ups to get sugar or oil how sad its

[AbdiJohnson]

You must be fully covered up. If your neck or hair is even shown, you will be harassed. You cant show anything but your hands and face

I am,

Abdi "This starts at age 9-10" Johnson

what...lol....is the taliban running somalia now. someone needs to westernize that place...im honestly scared of going now.

Somalis are conservative. This is the case of kilinka shanaad, Somali land, Puntland, Mogadishu, NFD. Ironically it is enforced the most in large cities like Mogadishu and Hargeisa

Djibouti is the exception

I am,

Abdi "The taliban might as well rule" Johnson

[Hyperactive]

but is by law or just costume? will they go jail for not wearing it?