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Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2005 9:31 am
by Xyaad
[quote="Samatr"]also no chewing qat in public
no shouting on your mobile phone in public
no wearing dirac/macawis in public
no late night weddings
no old men with orange beards; I've yet to do this.
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I thought you were calling me out for a second.
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i reckon you want to be like the guy in your avatar....advice please don't!!
Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2005 9:59 am
by shaheen
As a teenager I used to really bored with many things Somali, but for some reason these days I am drawn to everything Somali, I am not even embarrassed about speaking my broken Somali to strangers these days( which is great progress believe you me, ask my mother) , I am also so feeling Somali music these days it’s scary. However I wish we would not use this qabiil business to the detriment of others and I also wish Somalis would not always act as if everyone is a carbon copy of themselves and let people explore their individuality a little, not all Somalis are the same.
Btw: Xyaad did you say its embarrassing to wear dirac in public Are you kidding? I would love to wear dirac even to work if I could waalahi!
Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2005 12:42 pm
by Xyaad
shaheen I'm not sure if a see through 'dress' would be permissible at work. Besides i believe that diracs are too extravagant to wear outsides i think its only good for weddings or special occasions.
Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2005 12:51 pm
by AbdiWahab252
get rid off;
1. Long Term Loafers - Guests who never leave.
2. Cousins - Only the ones who count are your 1st cousins.
3. Qabiil Dues - Skyrocketing and never ending. Time to cap it.
Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2005 1:38 pm
by Basra-
Qabil is the spice of Somali life!
Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2005 2:14 pm
by ill-seed
[abdi wahib quote]get rid off;
1. Long Term Loafers - Guests who never leave.
2. Cousins - Only the ones who count are your 1st cousins.
3. Qabiil Dues - Skyrocketing and never ending. Time to cap it.[/quote]
i agree with u on the first two. but u know the qabiil tax is only annoying cos u think ur neva gonna benefit from it. trust me cos, i spent a summer back home, and lets say we got into a lil trouble, had it not bieng for my extended qabiil family, getting out of prison would not be so easy. police in new hargiesa prison don't ramp.
u neva know when ur third cousins and fifth unckles r gonna come to ur rescue abti. what can i say, qabiil, as backward as it might seem, has its benefits.