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The difference between Italy & Britain

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I have always believed the Italians were builders and pro development while the british did not do much for then the former british somaliland in terms of 21st century insfracture compared to their Italian somaliland counterparts, here is one example the italians once invaded somaliland and they built a tunnel connecting Erigavo to Maydh.


Maydh Tunnel - Past Rugayda mountains.




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This tunnel was built by the Italian colony the short-lived 7 months occupuation during the world war two when the british were busy with the Germans in 1941, the road was built by using explosives and it is a single lane , two cars can not pass each other as the lane isn't big enough for two cars at one time.
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Oh very deep observation indeed , it kind of summarize it all . :lol:
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SahanGalbeed wrote:Oh very deep observation indeed , it kind of summarize it all . :lol:
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Sahan, ma beentay ba? you just have to look at xamar's early buildings mostly built by italians, but what the hell did the british do for hargeysa? maybe it's because the british were not looking for permanent settelment
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Italians built with an intention to remain. When they departed they left behind a state run by men of military and trained as dependents of Italian leadership.

British built for the soul purpose of makeshift and even refered to British somaliland as "Meat house" in essense they never had long term plans to remain. When they departed they left behind a state able to govern itself independent of British leadership.

The two had totally different strategies with regards to the Horn of Africa.

As for the French :) they are still there.
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Well , are any of the building they have built in Xamar standing today ?
What can an architectural structure do for you when the fabric of your society has been completely ruined ?{ I might add , the italians did not purposefully destroy the fabric of the society in Southern Somalia , they just didn't know any better}
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Sahan, well the italians are not to blame to what happened to somalia's beautiful former colonial period architectures cause surely it was somalis who destroyed it, the italian political system might have ruined the south but they certainly were builders.
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Cirwaaq wrote:Italians built with an intention to remain. When they departed they left behind a state run by men of military and trained as dependents of Italian leadership.

British built for the soul purpose of makeshift and even refered to British somaliland as "Meat house" in essense they never had long term plans to remain. When they departed they left behind a state able to govern itself independent of British leadership.

The two had totally different strategies with regards to the Horn of Africa.

As for the French :) they are still there.


That is true, but atleast they built things and later left it behind for somalis for example many historic period colonial era architecture buildings in xamar which were later destroyed.
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You, You, You hehehe

Yes Sir

We have, havent we. We were most disappointed with the constant reminder of Huropian domination in our history as a result we have decided to wipe out all that represents their presence in our soil.

:D We intend to rebuild and actually pay extra attention to the layout of our cities. I mean there will be order and standards in how we allow houses to be builth specially in our capital. We will have proper roads and street lighting. We will not look like the back streets of a Tunisian slum town.

:up: Goodbye Huropian reminders...
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Cirwaaq wrote:You, You, You hehehe

Yes Sir

We have, havent we. We were most disappointed with the constant reminder of Huropian domination in our history as a result we have decided to wipe out all that represents their presence in our soil.

:D We intend to rebuild and actually pay extra attention to the layout of our cities. I mean there will be order and standards in how we allow houses to be builth specially in our capital. We will have proper roads and street lighting. We will not look like the back streets of a Tunisian slum town.

:up: Goodbye Huropian reminders...




:lol: I am afraid it will take ages to build back what mogadishu has lost, i heard in the civil war some even smashed the streets and took out the street light wires because they though it was a CCTV spy camera for siad bare's army. :lol:
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The main reason why the British colonized Somaliland was to supply fresh meat/livestock to its army in Indian etc :|
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WestLdnShawty, True since somaliland was located in a strategic location in the red sea and a close ties with adan , the british have always been busy with digging gold, diamond in india and stealing india's resources rather then sland.
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SahanGalbeed wrote:Oh very deep observation indeed , it kind of summarize it all . :lol:
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Re: The difference between Italy & Britain

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There is no difference labaduba waa gaalo aan futada iska dhaqin, if you want to know the real difference just look at each country and the countries they colonized around the world.
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Re: The difference between Italy & Britain

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Samatr wrote:There is no difference labaduba waa gaalo aan futada iska dhaqin, if you want to know the real difference just look at each country and the countries they colonized around the world.

Eritrea asmara Italian Colony

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Nairobi Kenya British Colony

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Khartoum Sudan British colony

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