Uncommon Ground: Somali Immigrants and African-Americans

[Adan_1]

http://jamericanmuslimah.wordpress.com/2008/06/25/

[SahanGalbeed]

Good read !

[Enlightened~Sista]

^^

Indeed!

read the comments too..many intelligent Somalis have contributed MashaAllah

[Aliyah99]

Very interesting

Jamerican usually means of Jamaican/American origin

[Kramer]

That biatch claiming to be Muslims and all she doing is gossib and lying and blaming!
she even said that black Americans killed somali cab-driver! what do you expect of ppl who are killing hard working ppl, and complaing about their jobs being taked, they don't even work!

African Americans need to get their acts together and stop blaming their problems on other ppl.

plus the ppl that responds aren't Somalis, you could tell it's herself responding to her post, claiming somali, -how will a somali person insult his own race and say we are the worst!

It's full of BS!

[kenyan4life]

its called lack of people skills.

[Minneapolis Mayor]

somali women give even their men attitude so why is he whirning about.

[FAH1223]

its called lack of people skills.

She probably encountered a lot of reer baadiye Somalis.

Good read though, I think the chick is being honest and its not the first time I've heard about this

Somalis have been unwilling to try and understand ours. It seems like they cling to their distrust and xenophobia instead...

TRUE

[Caashaqa]

Wow this was so interesting to read I mean growing up in this country i have been frustrated with madoowe alot and even my own people from the staring and not saying anything to lack of common sense you know if I'm in front of you in the grocery line wait wats the big hurry it seems something is missing in the somali brain wallahi. Blacks on the other hand are just resentful thats about it I believe all of them believe that the government gives huge amounts of money to somalis and I've even said if thats the case why don't you just go apply for yourself anywayz its just me ranting about stuff

[QansaGabeyle]

I believed her until she said a Somali woman whipped her long tit out and breastfed a baby at an Islamic Conference. Somalis need to get off welfare so that they dont have to deal with Madoows.

[Firefly]

^ I thought that sounded a bit far-fetched too.

I thought she was generalizing a lot, sure, she had a few bad experiences with some Somali people. But she said herself that they were new arrivals - so it's hardly surprising that they will experience some sort of culture shock. That said, some Somalis do tend to look down on madow/black people. I don't know whether it's out of ignorance or arrogance. Either way, it's wrong.

[FAH1223]

^ I thought that sounded a bit far-fetched too.

I thought she was generalizing a lot, sure, she had a few bad experiences with some Somali people. But she said herself that they were new arrivals - so it's hardly surprising that they will experience some sort of culture shock. That said, some Somalis do tend to look down on madow/black people. I don't know whether it's out of ignorance or arrogance. Either way, it's wrong.

She said madow is a deragatory word

I understand if she said Jareer though

But with qaxootis I say salam or ii waraan....these skinnies don't talk, im like what the hell man? im trying to practice my somali with you, why don't you help

[Caashaqa]

[quote="QansaGabeyle"]I believed her until she said a Somali woman whipped her long tit out and breastfed a baby at an Islamic Conference. Somalis need to get off welfare so that they dont have to deal with Madoows.

Just like Asians they don't deal at all wit madoows they stay far away from them even in high school i remember they were so afraid of them as if there parents told them black people will eat you, but lord did they kiss major white ass

[QansaGabeyle]

But with qaxootis I say salam or ii waraan....these skinnies don't talk, im like what the hell man? im trying to practice my somali with you, why don't you help

They don't have to say hi and it is not rude to decide not to talk to certain people. Some are too fockin insecure and are always looking for acceptance everywhere. All the things this woman complained about were so childish except for the one part where people were talking during Eid and messing up the damn hall and not cleaning. That is just wrong and so true with Somalis.

[FAH1223]

But with qaxootis I say salam or ii waraan....these skinnies don't talk, im like what the hell man? im trying to practice my somali with you, why don't you help

They don't have to say hi and it is not rude to decide not to talk to certain people.

reer baaadiye nicca

kinda rude not to say salam though

i always thought it was eff up not to say it back