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Everytime I go to send money, which has become QUITE OFTEN since some of my cousins discovered my Cell phone (BIG MISTAKE), sometimes I use Dahabshiil. I am assuming he is Isaaq becuause of the accent, but then again I sometimes use another xawaalad and he is Dhulbahante so I can't be certain.

This guy is very rude to me........kind of like in his 40s I guess.

At first I thought I was being discriminated because of my Qabiil. He doesn't know my tribe, except I have been sending money to Beled Xaawo, Baardheere, Garbahaarey............so I am thinking he has an idea

I don't have to mention that my Somali is not perfect, on top of that I am not familiar with his accent and choice of words sometimes.........so I have to concentrate and read his lips. I think this adds to his frustration.


Anyways, one day I made a mistake on the list of amounts and who I was sending to. He started yelling at me and telling me that I do this EVERYTIME to him. I became angry, but I still remain patient because he's an older man he could be like my dad or Adeer.

BTW, I always call him Adeer and I greet him, but HE'S ALL BUSINESS. I'm like "Salam Caleykum, Adeer ii waran?"

and he's like: "Telefonkaada isii"

Anyways, the other day I had to come early, like 10 am, and I saw him standing outside.........it looked as if he was locked outside, like he was waiting on something.


Anyways, I ask him: "Adeer ma xirantihiin?..."

and he's like (in a straight face): "We're JUST Opening, how can we be closing?"


I have even been trying to modify my accent and word usage so I could 'fit in' by using words like "imikaan" instead of "aminkaan" and "asagu" instead of "asaga".............but I do not seem to be doing a good job.

Are Isaaq people generally more conservative or reserved, or is it just him?

sorry buddy, unlike Craigslist.org...somalinet doesnt have "missed connections" section.

I see you frequent that section of the website.

I'm sorry, I only go to the For Sale Computers section.........Except this one time..........

sorry i speak engles no

tambuen, hay otra lingua que tu sabes?

GB

Why dont you just say it??

Are Isaaq ppl rude(more rude) than the rest os malis??

The answer is yes and no..cos the guy might have an attitude towrds you but they are usually more rude for the girls..at least thats what their chicks tell US reer xamar boys..

jai dye kia lomia guey zhishi mang nyiash
?

"Are Isaaq people generally more conservative or reserved, or is it just him?"

You don't know any other Isaaqs?

maybe he has heavy qaad secessions daily and BTW my people take the p.i double snakes 4 no reason its normal


once u make him laugh thats it he's cool

[quote="PragmaticGal"]"
You don't know any other Isaaqs?[/quote]


I know one more, but he's even more conservative & reserved


actually, there is one more man I knew from college days.........I was the only other Somali in the town and the family was real cool w/ me......i used to tutor the teen boy sometimes.

2 years ago Hawiye guy at a Xawaalad called me Qaldan and said I need to learn Somali.

Made me mad as hell so I knocked down a drink he was drinking all over the shop floor and left.....

You're too civilized man. Sometimes you gotta get your hands dirty to get some respect. Sukka punch that mothafocka next time you see him

OR, you can just start using another xawaalad

highclass it's understandable

let him be Issaq or Darood, I would never take that kind of crap from him, Wallahi there's some people modern day moryaans I know who stole $50,000 from a local xawaalad and I would send them to his branch for last option:

At Dahabshiil, I'm the one who feels Qaldaan

The funny thing is, I go to the other Xawaalad, KAAH Express. He's Dhulbahante but he has the same accent as the Dahabshiil guy.

He is Abdi Bile, the REAL Abdi Bile, the Olympic runner Abdi Bile.

HE's a real nice guy, I go to him when I can, but sometimes the cities he services are different.