Experiences in the motherland thread

[KnowThySelf23]

Somalia is an experience you'll remember good or bad but one things for sure there are so much qurbojoogs there now you wont be practising somali that much

Wen i first went in 2001 it was a shithole but now they got resturants a nightlife like wow

does qarbojoogs mean people who can't speak the native language? and whats the night life like there?

[EvolSyawla]

Qurbojoog is diaspora. Anyone who left, and came back are referred to as qurbojoog.

Your first trip like Aisha said will be a bit of a shock, but you will be very humbled and want to come back as often as you can.


I had a very funny conversation the other night about 'human rights' experiences (Lack of HR lol) and they were hilarious. I am glad I don't leave the house often. Everyone had a wrongful imprisonment story, or being beat up by an officer for standing up to them looool dont do that shit - Unless you've got the connections to get yourself out or get him in trouble.

[KnowThySelf23]

Qurbojoog is diaspora. Anyone who left, and came back are referred to as qurbojoog.

Your first trip like Aisha said will be a bit of a shock, but you will be very humbled and want to come back as often as you can.


I had a very funny conversation the other night about 'human rights' experiences (Lack of HR lol) and they were hilarious. I am glad I don't leave the house often. Everyone had a wrongful imprisonment story, or being beat up by an officer for standing up to them looool dont do that shit - Unless you've got the connections to get yourself out or get him in trouble.

omg thank you for that!!! lol I'm known to run my mouth a lot, so that will come in handy haha. ill try to stay out of trouble. do the cops there harass you a lot?

[EvolSyawla]

Nope. Don't be an asshole and you're good to go loll

[KnowThySelf23]

oh cooled to know....also are girls allowed on the beach?? and will i get lynched if i wear a bikini? I'm not trying to wear an abaya and a niqab to the beach lol.

[EvolSyawla]

You will be arrested on the spot. There is a police station near the beach...they come for the couples who think they can shukansi and all that loll

Don't wear anything less than a sheed/baati.

If you're with your family usually we get away with a long tshirt and tights, but I wouldn't show skin. It's not worth it. The stares are enough to embarrass your fam, if not you.

[EvolSyawla]

Oh wait, you're not going to Berbera beach.

Hmmm...I dunno how strict they are, and how much they enforce it. No bikinis/skin and you'll be fine.

[KnowThySelf23]

omg really? but guys can walk around half naked? don't see how thats fair but whatever. and no I'm going alone lol, i usually travel with a friend, my lil sis or by myself. and omg i can't believe u get arrested for wearing a bikini! btw is berbera the pretty one? why did you say that i wasn't going there? lol is there al shabbab near it? also what about pda...do you get arrested for that as well?

[EvolSyawla]

Macaaney, this is when I don't know if you're trolling or not lol.

A Canadian knows very well the life of a Muslim, nothing about this is new. When in Rome darling.

You said you're going to Garowe I believe? Berbera is not known for it's coastal beauty like other places such as Maydh, but it has it's own charm and I love it.

Bikinis or too much skin on women = No.
Men who wear shorts no shirt = Yes. You know this would be okay anywhere, no surprise there.
PDA = No.
Al Shabab lol... = NO.
Police who want to protect the dignity of our beaches = Yes.

[KnowThySelf23]

Macaaney, this is when I don't know if you're trolling or not lol.

A Canadian knows very well the life of a Muslim, nothing about this is new. When in Rome darling.

You said you're going to Garowe I believe? Berbera is not known for it's coastal beauty like other places such as Maydh, but it has it's own charm and I love it.

Bikinis or too much skin on women = No.
Men who wear shorts no shirt = Yes. You know this would be okay anywhere, no surprise there.
PDA = No.
Al Shabab lol... = NO.
Police who want to protect the dignity of our beaches = Yes.

lool i know but a lot of muslim countries are liberal...but yea i get it. the police part is a bit much tho. its going to be hard to swim in a baati lol but your right, when in rome.
where is maydh located?
also are there any attractions that you would recommend?
also i saw in some pics that the beaches there have white sand and the water is crystal blue!!! like i literally cannot wait to go!!!!

[EvolSyawla]

loll InshaAllah sis. You'll love it here. Maydh may be one of them. Just google Somali Beaches, or google Maydh...forumers may also be able to provide more assistance as Berbera is the only beach I've gone to.

How long is your trip? For the summer or longer?

[Cherine]

Do not tell anyone that you're a gaalad.

[KnowThySelf23]

loll InshaAllah sis. You'll love it here. Maydh may be one of them. Just google Somali Beaches, or google Maydh...forumers may also be able to provide more assistance as Berbera is the only beach I've gone to.

How long is your trip? For the summer or longer?

well i go to university so for now its only the summer, but when i graduate ill definitely go for about a year before i start med school...and yea ill research more on the beaches aspect...tbh assailing as I'm in somalia everything is beautiful, simply because I'm walking on the same ground my ancestors did! #vivasomalia

[KnowThySelf23]

Do not tell anyone that you're a gaalad.

gaalad? what does that mean?