Jacaylbaro Posted May 16, 2008 I'm sure you can do that Malika Cadeey ,,,,, Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Faarax-Brawn Posted May 16, 2008 Didnt Dick Cheney call some reporter a "Major league a$$hole"?...Sweetie,i am glad he didnt call her baby or as Neph,said,Boo.Lmao. Faheema,Sweetie,Cadeey,Why do you think it is condenscending? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Geel_jire Posted May 16, 2008 Originally posted by Malika: Geel-jire,so Cadeey is equvilent to Sweetie?..baal suug,let me go rip someones head in the political section..Lol whoever that was probably meant nothing by it just in case it was me most xalimos like or dont mind being called any or all of the terms ! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ms DD Posted May 16, 2008 Where do you meet these xaliimos who lowered their standard like this? Walle waa inoo dhamaatey. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Geel_jire Posted May 16, 2008 ^ in Somali it doesn't sound and is not meant to be condescending ... raga qaar waa afku malable and this is how they talk sometimes we mean nothing by it ... I have not come across anyone offended by this. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ms DD Posted May 16, 2008 I call it daandaansi. You may not mean it but be careful, you may get whalloping for it. Besides, the decent thing to say to a girl is "walaal" when the need arises. Tell me though why men take it seriously when a girl calls them 'sweetie, hon etc'. They translate it as "She is positively dying for it". Double standard ma aha? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nephissa Posted May 16, 2008 Originally posted by Faarax-Brawn: Faheema,Sweetie,Cadeey,Why do you think it is condenscending? It's condenscending and we will not have it, so walk off, Mr, walk off [ala bachelorette style, assuming you watched that ], some guys think the girl is interested, because they're interested. They start pouring out their feelings right away and come on too strong [Cadeey and stuff bay ugu yeeraan..] Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Geel_jire Posted May 16, 2008 ^ let me qualify that we do not mean anything by it sometimes if a faarax is laying it on extra thick then 'timir laf baa ku jirta' and conversely if your not careful she might assume inaad wax rabto adigoo iska daacad ah ... niyo jab on either side this is same for xalimo's especially from certain parts of somalia if you are not aware that most people from those regions speak like that you might think inay wax kale ula dan leedahay best advice is to diversify your shukaansi experience you should sample north to south and east to west Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Faheema. Posted May 17, 2008 LooL@Nephthys I have a similar phrase in Somali which is Sii Soco FB Waryaahe, When a man (who is considered a stranger) says 'sweetie' coupled with certain body language/gesture it is very patronising and condescending. Markaa Walk Off Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paragon Posted May 17, 2008 I think its the short version of 'sweet-heart' that pisses 'em off. They just want to hear the full term said aloud . Anyway, how about 'darling' or 'dear'? Waa sida ninkii yiri 'hadaan hadalnona waa af-sallax ku dheg, hadii kalena waa...' Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Haneefah Posted May 18, 2008 ^lol. Darling is even worse. G-Jire, despite regional dialects, those are all inappropriate terms to be used on a total stranger, and even those whom you know well - bal yaa kuu macaaneyey? FB, mardambe hadaan kaa maqlo Cadeey awowgaa baa lagu janeyn Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RedSea Posted May 18, 2008 ^Anigu my habit is hablaha quruxda badan iyo kuwa kaleba waxan ku dhahaa 'qurxleey'. a compliment on one way and niyad dhis on other. on topic: The guy is perfect polotician. They have nothing else on him. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nephissa Posted May 18, 2008 Obama joke sparks controversy May 17, 2008 12:39 PM Former Republican presidential contender Mike Huckabee, interrupted on Friday by a loud crash as he spoke to the National Rifle Association, joked that the noise was Democratic candidate Barack Obama falling off a chair as he dodged a gun aimed at him. "That was Barack Obama. He just tripped off a chair. He was getting ready to speak and somebody aimed a gun at him, and he dove for the floor," Huckabee told the NRA convention in Louisville, Kentucky, in comments that aired on CNN. Open mouth, insert foot! It seems to be a human thing. I'm thinking that they should all just invest in duct tape and then they wouldn't get in trouble! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hunguri Posted May 18, 2008 In the middle East, or most of the Arabian countries. Honey,sweety, ya 3asal, 7abebti, all these words are very common. Its just so normal. Laakiin, wallee aniga waxa igu dhacday. A very pretty Lebanese chick at my work, who is totally on a different department, keeps calling me "honey,7abeebee" and many disarming,sweet words. PS:- I thought, she was upto something. And, my reply to her was like " Aaah waaryaahee tani waaba iska diyaar. Oo waa iska kaa rabtaaye". To a big suprise, I found her calling these words every body at work . A typical Somali dry man! Malaha Gaajaa i haysay xagga (sweety,honey,xabeebee) Waxaasoo dhan Xaliimooyinkaas madaxa waawayn baa ka masuul ah Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ms DD Posted May 18, 2008 That is magaalo joog xumo H. Reminded me of student days when I was jobbing at Macdonald. There was a somali bloke who got sacked cos he mistook the sweet words from a girl as flirtatous. He grabbed her behind, thinking she is loving it. Is it true that you cant be kind or sweet to Somali man cos he will thinking you are into him? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
