^Can you please text my friends number to your friends number. Haye, what does my name say, mine wasn't the one hooyo intended for me, I thinks her name is more fitting for me. Stoic, You've made the mistake of thinking that you've had a say. LOL.

^ do you get this sense of delirium when you get to the exit? LOL.

The possibilities are as endless or however far your imagination takes you, there's something for every one in London. P.s The Somali Week Festival starts next Friday, btw. 2 weeks celebrating Somali literature and culture, that should stimulate your mind for the rest of the year. Details; kayd.org.

The title is plain wrong Oba. The Bantu are Somali.

LoL Cabaade...

Maya, cabaade, we're not personally acquinted, wal hamdulilah.

To be honest, a name doesn't insure anything, apart from may be not being teased in school and sparing you the inconvenience of correcting people's mispronunciation of your name all the time (urgh), but success is gained through hard work, teaching your kids about hard work, providing them access to resources that they will need to learn / develope the neccessary life skills will set them up for life.. Alpha B, You seem to be a walking contradiction of your real name, change it, you’re giving it a bad rep. LOL

LOL@Juxa and NG. NN, I'm a fan of culturally neutral universal names but I think the programme dealt with the American context.

Naxar Nugaaleed;878921 wrote: congarts NG and good choice on the name, there is neat freakonomics episode on names I came prepared to share but seems you already made a good choice It was interesting but based on the programme, what would you call your children? The Temptress story was unfortunate. LOL.

People using fb differently makes it all the more interesting, even idle moaners find something to get worked up about. Don't ban it!

BnS, it's no where near 90% and there just isn't a reliable statistic on Somalis in education and employment because most of us are categorised as 'Black African British' and not 'Somali', most who write about Somalis use out dated "asylum seeker" data which is very misleading as most of us who are parents / work age now have grown up here and don't deal with issues such as language barriers and refugee status, lack of education, there is a constant stream of new arrivals but these issues are no where as common as they were in the 90's. I think also, many young Somali men who are disengaged are dealing with very British set of issues and barriers - which the government needs to address and I think they are waking up to this now but it's unfair to single young Somali men out, when it's British a youth issue across the board! Also, even with the recession there are more Somali professionals in jobs now then ever before.. Somali Drs, Nurses, Midwives are more visible in hospitals now, professionals are also in the schools, law firms and in the city, many more are working in the charity sector - helping Somalis both here and at home. Most of the Somali television channels are UK based and investment comes mostly from the Somali UK community. Areas with large Somali populations are lined with Somali businesses and shops. Where I grew up, Somali and Turkish businesses are credited for the areas 'regeneration'. Having been away for 6 years, I'm pretty impressed with the progress some of us are making and InshaAllah the rest will also catch up.

Alpha Blondy;878518 wrote: OMG this is fantastic. mashallah adeer NG. please name him cawale! What makes you think that he'd entertain such a thaught??? Hambalyo iyo bogaadin, ayeeyo @ NG.

"Inta maanku gaajaysanyahay, guuli waa weli" Hadrawi

Ibts, I'm very surprised that you would have a problem with that.. I think it's important to contribute to the body of knowledge which is lacking as far as Somalis are concerned. This study is an important one even if it states the obvious (i.e unemployment leading to depression / mhp), though the sample as you said is not representative, especially for a transnational comparative study.

This is where you got your 90% from? LOL.

BoldNewSomali;877882 wrote: Reer UK have a 90% unemployment rate.Maybe that is what he was really trying to mention. Af jooga looma juuqo, kow. Laba:Where does that number come from?

AfricaOwn;877647 wrote: The place is always grey looking, hardly ever do you see the sun, over crowded, small dwellings, bad terrific, narrow roads, their English accent is just comical (who takes them seriously when they talk?) Which accent?

LoL.. Why East London?

London is an amazing city, over crowded, expensive, yes, but there's never, ever a dull moment and btw... shower heads cost less then a few quids, ee naga daaya.

Calm down Che, we're only teasing Euro trash Oba. LoL No jokes though, most Euro Somalis moved here, from some really nice places for the easy caydh system. LOL Malika, shake up was long over due. There are some positive stories but Somalis here just need to get their shit together and have ambitions higher than more caydh and a council house. It doesn't matter about family break downs, the divorce rate in Britain is high across the board and ethnicity or class makes little difference, though somali badankooda way sheegtaan, so no reliable stats are available.

Ibts. That's the truth! Apparently with the new benefit changes, these Euro Somali trash will be going back. Oba, Dhoola cadaynta jooji Apologies to reer UK.

Sorry mate, I see 1 guy. REER UK maxaa meesha keenay?

Uma eekid but the jury is still out on your case.

LooooL wuu kugu khafiifay. LoL. I was thinking this will be where his script will congregate, so far I can verify that Juxa, Ibty and JB are human, who can vouch for wyre?

Abwaan thanks for the update, bro. What a sick individual to do that to one of the few places of refuge.