I've been thinking about this for a while now and would like to hear some thoughts & opinions.
It is common knowledge that Somalis are not fond of working for a living, period. Mainland Somalis have been enabled by the diaspora to expect free money on a permanent and fixed regular income. Whats worse is that despite not being able to support themselves, they go and and marry multiple women, have children and frantically call you in the middle of the night "my kids don't have milk please send some money". WTF?
Somalia has become the only country on earth where the natural forces of Darwanism doesn't work, to the great detriment of Somalia, thanks to the diaspora. The result is a rapidly increasing Somali population, despite being the poorest nation on earth, which is completely opposite of what should be happening considering the reality on the ground. Half of Somalia would have perished/not existed if we had left them to their own devices, which in my opinion is the right and honourable thing to do.
Today a large percentage Somalis absolutely refuse to work, even those who are dirt poor !! My brother in law has a hotel in Hargeisa and I was shocked when I visited in 2015 that he had two Indian employees. He literally imported foreign workers to work at his hotel, despite speaking ZERO English/Somali.
How the f*ck did we get to this point? How the f*ck could he not find employees in the country, in a country with close to 100% unemployment?? Brother in law told me it was very difficult to find reliable Somali employees and most couldn't even be trusted. They work for a few weeks and then just disappear into thin air. You ask them to buy some meat for the restaurant and they go take it home. Granted you see a few working in construction and fishing for a few hours of the day, but vast majority just sit around cafes sipping teas and talking until maghrib, I seriously don't even know how one can live like that.
This is in stark contrast to what I saw in Kenya. I drove a six hour trip from Nairobi to Mombasa, which was the highlight of my trip (beautiful country by the way), I saw nothing but amazing forests, farms and trees for the entire trip. I saw kenyans hustling all day, farming, selling fruits and vegetables on the streets, selling bottled water, cooked corn. They were up 5 am in the morning selling goods on the streets and on the field working their crops. It was honestly amazing to see. To say I was disappointed at what I saw in Somalia is a huge understatement.
This is something very serious and needs to be discussed. The work ethic of Somalis is absolutely horrendous. We have as a culture some of the worst traits combined as possible. This country will never amount to anything unless this is addressed. Can anyone tell me how we got to this point, was it always like this???
Can somalis please stop sending money overseas? This sounds heartless, but the world operates on "survival of the fittest". If these guys can't sustain themselves, we are doing a disservice to humanity by cheating mother nature. If these guys had their backs agains the wall, I can assure you 100% they would find a way to work together and find peace, but this influx of free money is causing huge distortions in the economy and culture of the country.
It is common knowledge that Somalis are not fond of working for a living, period. Mainland Somalis have been enabled by the diaspora to expect free money on a permanent and fixed regular income. Whats worse is that despite not being able to support themselves, they go and and marry multiple women, have children and frantically call you in the middle of the night "my kids don't have milk please send some money". WTF?
Somalia has become the only country on earth where the natural forces of Darwanism doesn't work, to the great detriment of Somalia, thanks to the diaspora. The result is a rapidly increasing Somali population, despite being the poorest nation on earth, which is completely opposite of what should be happening considering the reality on the ground. Half of Somalia would have perished/not existed if we had left them to their own devices, which in my opinion is the right and honourable thing to do.
Today a large percentage Somalis absolutely refuse to work, even those who are dirt poor !! My brother in law has a hotel in Hargeisa and I was shocked when I visited in 2015 that he had two Indian employees. He literally imported foreign workers to work at his hotel, despite speaking ZERO English/Somali.
How the f*ck did we get to this point? How the f*ck could he not find employees in the country, in a country with close to 100% unemployment?? Brother in law told me it was very difficult to find reliable Somali employees and most couldn't even be trusted. They work for a few weeks and then just disappear into thin air. You ask them to buy some meat for the restaurant and they go take it home. Granted you see a few working in construction and fishing for a few hours of the day, but vast majority just sit around cafes sipping teas and talking until maghrib, I seriously don't even know how one can live like that.
This is in stark contrast to what I saw in Kenya. I drove a six hour trip from Nairobi to Mombasa, which was the highlight of my trip (beautiful country by the way), I saw nothing but amazing forests, farms and trees for the entire trip. I saw kenyans hustling all day, farming, selling fruits and vegetables on the streets, selling bottled water, cooked corn. They were up 5 am in the morning selling goods on the streets and on the field working their crops. It was honestly amazing to see. To say I was disappointed at what I saw in Somalia is a huge understatement.
This is something very serious and needs to be discussed. The work ethic of Somalis is absolutely horrendous. We have as a culture some of the worst traits combined as possible. This country will never amount to anything unless this is addressed. Can anyone tell me how we got to this point, was it always like this???
Can somalis please stop sending money overseas? This sounds heartless, but the world operates on "survival of the fittest". If these guys can't sustain themselves, we are doing a disservice to humanity by cheating mother nature. If these guys had their backs agains the wall, I can assure you 100% they would find a way to work together and find peace, but this influx of free money is causing huge distortions in the economy and culture of the country.
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