You only realize how ‘British’ you are when you go abroad.

[Spongebob]

Subxanallah where do I start on things that shocked me when I got here
- Lack of basic manners
- No emotional intelligence
- Lying, breaking promises, and spilling secrets is normal
- Two-facedness and backbiting are normal
- Everyone is trying to con you in one way, shape, or form
- Laziness/looking down upon hard workers
- Praising of evil people and looking down on and making fun of genuine ones
- Begging/asking people for money isn't considered ceeb here (I'd rather die)
- Jealousy is rife
- People are walking bags of past trauma
- Extremely warped beauty standards to the point where it seriously affects peoples health (99% women)
- Extremely personal questions (I just met you, why do you wanna how much I make??)
- Obsession with comparison, probably exacerbated by social media
- They won't shut up, where do these people get the energy to talk this much?

Damn

 

[mnrep05]

When I went to Spain I felt extremely American, cause before I would even open my mouth they would start speaking to me in English. I thought I dressed European I don’t know how they picked me out

 

[The truth seeker]

When I went to Spain I felt extremely American, cause before I would even open my mouth they would start speaking to me in English. I thought I dressed European I don’t know how they picked me out

First time in my life anybody called me American was when I went to Mexico for vacation nobody cares about race and everyone was so much more laid back

In San Diego i was just another black kid

 

[DR OSMAN]

This is one of my biggest issue. I only realized from living abroad that I have a very British temperament. I value politeness and usually revert to a fake British smile as they call it when someone does something untoward out of embarrassment rather than clapping back as they say. Don’t get me wrong, once people push my buttons, I can be aggressive but it takes time for me to reach that limit and due to this Somalis back home will see me as ‘miskeen’. I find talking out of turn and just Willy nilly voicing unneeded opinions as ‘ceeb’ and ‘rude’ and I really value privacy and people minding their damn business which isn’t really a concept for Somalis.

One thing that really bothered me is how people like to try each other there and coming across as meek or easily walked over will have people taking real advantage.

People are told the terms and conditions before hand and this isn’t a case with regards to daily things like supermarkets, offices and the like. Airlines have a right to do that since people are paying extra money and those in economy are completely fine since they’re opted for a cheaper service.

I understand this and also find the hypocrisy nauseating, but the issue with Somalia
Is that corruption is so rife in day to day life that you’re afraid of being scammed for the most simplest of things and it’s to the point that people now trust foreigners more especially when it comes to building projects and the like which I will get into.

I see where you’re coming from, but unfortunately it is a nightmare when it comes to dealing with bureaucracy and applications and stuff like building homes and it’s he business related stuff. I don’t have an issue with set timings of working at 6 and finishing at 1-2. That’s 7-8 hours of work and provided that people are getting to work on time and actually doing their job properly it isn’t an issue but having to deal with offices and dealing with work issues, my experiences and that of family has been that people are incredibly tardy and lazy whilst they’re are work.

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I think I can’t help but be snobby when you see unethical and haram practices that’s seen as acceptable due to cultural reasons. Being a person of your word is paramount, being orderly on a day to day basis moves things quicker and more efficient and creates more trust in society and the list continues. Organization is incredibly important.

@Angelina U seem a bit raw and direct for a Brit as ppl here who r British expats(don't know why their always coming here in droves, my neighbour is from there also) but they tend to be the more civil class Brits at least except them backpackers tho(broke asses called ten pound pom cunts)

U r right no-one cares what time U work whether its 9 to 5 or 7 to 12 and 2 to 6(islamic world) what people do cares for tho as U duly noted is your actually working and not killing their money(productivity) Somalis here are quite down right adjusted to the Aussie temperament where it's direct even if it offends you because the motto is we ain't got time to be pissing around your sensitivities or emotional fragility, I gotta make me some coin type of attitude. Things went next level after covid here also.

Even the women are similar temperament. Melbourne folk tho have a larger community and get together for a bit of soccer but the rule are simple only funerals and eid is when ppl show up, then U just disappear doing your hustle whether its legal or illegal. It's quite known here so we ain't like diaspora of Europe or America or Canada so alot who come here from there don't adjust and dislike Australia cause it's lonely for them.