THIS IS NOT A GEOGRAPHY COURSE - DO NOT PANIC!!!!!
now the story behind this weird title:
few days back, as we sat around gossiping on the hottest, latest stories . it started "EATHQUAKING"
now for a group of girls who've never been through any kind of drill , the greatest idea at the time was :RUNNN FOR IT !!!!
to where ?? i dont know . as we made it out the building, and the earthquake stopped. everyone started " the nervous giggle" .[this is how it goes: aha ..ahaha...wo0w pheww ]. now being somalis, im sure this is how hooyo explains earthquakes or any other natural disaster : "DANBII AYAA BADTAYY ...ISTAGFURALLAH ISTAGFURALLAH ..GO PRAY!!! ..ITS NOT FUNNY !!!!". so flashbacks of hooyo's words cut our gossip short, everyone went home , prayed to god for forgivness , read a few quranic verses and went to bed .
THE NEXT DAY: [in the suuq]
heblayo : do you know the reason for these kinda earthquakes ??
xalimo: ummm too much danbii maybe
cambaro: walahi true, omg maybe 2012 wasnt so stupid afterall
heblayo : no i mean scientifically!!!! .."I HEARD" its because theres an active volcano close by
[ emphasis on heard: you would think she read it in a book or something.. guess again ; this is the "SCIENCE" of the khaat chewing men, or the old ladies on their morning grocery trips!!!]
xalimo : o.O..your crazy
cambaro: naya Science kulaha...WE'R GOIN TO HELL!!!
[ very typical somali reaction ]
heblayo : WALAHIIII !!!!!!!
heblayo: and whenever theres an earthquake, it rains after it
cambaro : yaeh i heard that too .. waa ruun, because the ground breathes when it shakes so0 that forms alotta clouds , you know dee the whole gas release thingy [ i dont know, but that just reminds me of little kids when they want to fart]
xalimo: uhuu..yaeh sure it does .. where do you get this stuff
.......everyone else is ROTFL by now
heblayo: U'LL C..ITS GONNA RAIN
2 days later it really does rain , and not just rain . i mean like heavy rain!!!. ; as for the volcano , apparently earthquakes can cause volcanic activity .
now im not sure about the science behind all of this. but if you hear a somali woman explaining something that does not make sense. you best believe its true!!! .and if she tells you to do things a certain way, and you know "the world" does it another way. then, FORGET THE WORLD, THE OLD LADY IS NEVER WRONG!!!
PS : NEVER EVER ARGUE WITH AN OLD SOMALI LADY . WHY ?? ..well
1. she will dacas you down until you know she is right
2. im sure as hell you do not want to get cursed by them, it might sound superstitious
but if they curse you , EXPECT A BAD DAY IN YOUR NEAR FUTURE!!!!
02. april :
okay update story : this is probably worse than the volcanoes and the gorund breathing ; THERE IS A SNAKE TWISTING INSIDE THE MOUNTAIN EVERYTIME THERE'S AN EARTHQUAKE !!!!!!!!!!!!!....honestly i am speechless
behold the reasoning of the somali community
now the story behind this weird title:few days back, as we sat around gossiping on the hottest, latest stories . it started "EATHQUAKING"
now for a group of girls who've never been through any kind of drill , the greatest idea at the time was :RUNNN FOR IT !!!!
to where ?? i dont know . as we made it out the building, and the earthquake stopped. everyone started " the nervous giggle" .[this is how it goes: aha ..ahaha...wo0w pheww ]. now being somalis, im sure this is how hooyo explains earthquakes or any other natural disaster : "DANBII AYAA BADTAYY ...ISTAGFURALLAH ISTAGFURALLAH ..GO PRAY!!! ..ITS NOT FUNNY !!!!". so flashbacks of hooyo's words cut our gossip short, everyone went home , prayed to god for forgivness , read a few quranic verses and went to bed .
THE NEXT DAY: [in the suuq]
heblayo : do you know the reason for these kinda earthquakes ??
xalimo: ummm too much danbii maybe
cambaro: walahi true, omg maybe 2012 wasnt so stupid afterall
heblayo : no i mean scientifically!!!! .."I HEARD" its because theres an active volcano close by
[ emphasis on heard: you would think she read it in a book or something.. guess again ; this is the "SCIENCE" of the khaat chewing men, or the old ladies on their morning grocery trips!!!]
xalimo : o.O..your crazy
cambaro: naya Science kulaha...WE'R GOIN TO HELL!!!
[ very typical somali reaction ]
heblayo : WALAHIIII !!!!!!!
heblayo: and whenever theres an earthquake, it rains after it
cambaro : yaeh i heard that too .. waa ruun, because the ground breathes when it shakes so0 that forms alotta clouds , you know dee the whole gas release thingy [ i dont know, but that just reminds me of little kids when they want to fart]
xalimo: uhuu..yaeh sure it does .. where do you get this stuff
.......everyone else is ROTFL by now
heblayo: U'LL C..ITS GONNA RAIN
2 days later it really does rain , and not just rain . i mean like heavy rain!!!. ; as for the volcano , apparently earthquakes can cause volcanic activity .
now im not sure about the science behind all of this. but if you hear a somali woman explaining something that does not make sense. you best believe its true!!! .and if she tells you to do things a certain way, and you know "the world" does it another way. then, FORGET THE WORLD, THE OLD LADY IS NEVER WRONG!!!
PS : NEVER EVER ARGUE WITH AN OLD SOMALI LADY . WHY ?? ..well
1. she will dacas you down until you know she is right
2. im sure as hell you do not want to get cursed by them, it might sound superstitious
but if they curse you , EXPECT A BAD DAY IN YOUR NEAR FUTURE!!!!
02. april :
okay update story : this is probably worse than the volcanoes and the gorund breathing ; THERE IS A SNAKE TWISTING INSIDE THE MOUNTAIN EVERYTIME THERE'S AN EARTHQUAKE !!!!!!!!!!!!!....honestly i am speechless
behold the reasoning of the somali community
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