BANTU
+op MVLI
This nacas Egyptian said to me today..."You're Somali? Do you speak Arabic?"
Me: "No, I speak Somali."
Him: "Swahili?"
Me: "No, Somali."
Him: "Is that like Swahili?"
Me: "...No, it's its own language."
Him: "But a lot of Somalis speak Arabic..."
Me: "Not natively, you would need a translator to get by in Somalia if you only knew Arabic."
Him: "But Somalia IS IN THE ARAB LEAGUE...HOW CAN YOU NOT SPEAK ARABIC IF YOU SAY YOU ARE ARABS?"
Me:
Me: "No, I speak Somali."
Him: "Swahili?"
Me: "No, Somali."
Him: "Is that like Swahili?"
Me: "...No, it's its own language."
Him: "But a lot of Somalis speak Arabic..."
Me: "Not natively, you would need a translator to get by in Somalia if you only knew Arabic."
Him: "But Somalia IS IN THE ARAB LEAGUE...HOW CAN YOU NOT SPEAK ARABIC IF YOU SAY YOU ARE ARABS?"
Me: