Over-familiarity with Somalis by non-Somalis

[MacrobianPrince]

No we are pressed that strangers are so comfortable with us they call us naya and warya to our faces knowing it's rude

Then teach them it's not formal, not that hard

 

[Bahal]

A college professor once asked me if I was, and I quote, D Block

 

[Keep it a boqol]

Speaking of Non-somalis being familiar with us, my coworkers once posted a pirate cartoon next to my name on my cube. Back when the movie Captain Philips came out.

We are popular sometimes for all the wrong reasons and sometimes for the right reasons. It is a small world.

bro that’s racist and inappropriate espcially in the workplace you do realize that right

 

[sums20]

Then teach them it's not formal, not that hard

Why would I educate random guys yelling at me warya and naya about it not being formal instead of walking away? Especially groups of them which they tend to be in when they do this behaviour

 

[Rayaale]

I'll be real with you. I thought they were going to but they didn't

Damn, how is this possible, bila dhiig

 

[Arkan]

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[RūntDåwg]

Damn, how is this possible, bila dhiig

I think it boils down to being a broken community. If young boys have no strong role models during childhood, they'll seek it elsewhere. In this case it's madow culture, because that is the dominant culture here in the west