Not one tweet questioning the source of this old 's tweet - it's just assumed since it aligns with our soiled image in the West.
It's a myth that UK Somalis are mostly unemployed or lazy people. The truth is, the UK Somali community are more adept than Israeli mobster at laundering or hiding their money from the government. If these gaalo investigated your average hooyo's average spend, it would blow their minds.
How can their kids live a comfortable life (well-fed, good clothing), go on yearly long distance holidays, pay the house bills, and still have some money left to send remittance regularly? All of this but on the same budget as Stacy the chav who's kids look like they've just climbed out of a chimney? How can you call this hooyo anything but a genius?
Our graduates have been getting jobs at a increasingly high rate over the past couple of years. In the mid-2000's a graduate job straight after uni was a huge achievement and quite rare - now it's an expected thing. Remember we copy each other both in the good and the bad.
You will now see large groups of middle-aged Somali mothers working as a carers or similar jobs - something that was unheard of a decade ago.
We have our problems (mainly crime), but we are on a upward trajectory - and we shall continue ascend Allah willing.
Finally some sense, imagine trying to condense the issue of unemployment in a small tweet with (almost assuredly) racist bias implying that Somalis are good for nothing, yet Somalis in this forum will nod along with the old coot believing everything he's said, not questioning the cause, nor questioning the already faltering economy.
Just "yep, our brethren from the UK suck."
Coons, Wallahi, a stain on their character for even thinking like this.
Almost all the Somalis I know are in employment, people are working.
Yet this old bastard's going to say "81%".
I swear bruv, the same guys bashing on UK Somalis are also crying about unity and how we're so divided. Hypocrites.
/rant