Alpha's Troll and Cantarbaqash Corner LOL

[Alpha Blondy]

Safferz;978530 wrote:

Busted a white dude claiming to speak Somali today (he's a visiting student here, and said he speaks it during one of our grad workshops)... introduced myself and asked him how he's doing, and he didn't understand a word. I'll have to mess with him another time to figure out where he's at with the language, but the only thing he seemed to know in Somali was "iska warran" lol. Damn.

 

He said he wants to study Somaliland :mad:

LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL@Saffz,

 

a bit rich coming from you, ma istidhi? how's your jacbur-like and grammatically weak amharic, these days?

 

it boggle the mind how voyeuristic some folks can be, maha? sort of how you feel about this white dude claiming to speak Somali.........., maha? it shouldn't come as a surprise to you that he's already established a niche of sorts. it won't be long before he declares himself an expert in Somali affairs and on AJE's Inside Story, ma garatay?

 

westerners of all colours seek to have insights into other cultures through the arts generally........within academic circles, its usually languages.......... for instance by learning to speak Somali remotely, afar from it's place of origin, under a structurally rigid form............ doesn't make you more familiar with the said culture, it just means.......you've wasted 3 to 5 years learning something USELESS ee tana ku xisabtan.......:cool::p;)

[Alpha Blondy]

keeping up appearance with diaspora folks

 

i'm not as sociable as before. i've come to learn through experience, that trying to impress others, is futile and a zero-sum mashruuc. irrespective of whether they're impressed or not, they're bound to say something. it's necessary, maha?

 

earlier this african evening............... i visited my friend Mo and his wife at their house. i didn't want to go but it's important to keep promises, dee. we made the arrangement earlier in the week. this is the good thing about qurbo folks. their reliability, unlike local folks, is good because they appear out of the blue. my friend Mo is a regular at Al's. we usually chill 3 to 4 times a month. i spend Eids at their house. this is someone, who through time, i've come to appreciate and count as a ''friend''. being solely focused on your own affairs and being preoccupied with your own business is good thing, you know. it seems, the outside world doesn't concern Al, these days. i vaguely remember a maahmaah i heard once.....''if you have only one shirt, wash it the afternoons, dry it the evening and iron it in the mornings....''. the nuxuur of this maahmaah means...take care of your sh!t, ma garatay....and i've been taking care of sh!t, y'all.

 

unbeknownst to Al, Mo had been feeding his wife little hints about my affairs. i was a little surprised to hear a lot, you know. what could i say? how does one response to these little digs of conferments? i kept silent. anyway, in the nation's capital, these folks play all sorts of little games with each other. an extension cord - quickly noted and price and features speculated on. a new curtain - noted and commented on for its cut, colours and design. a new haircut - noted and commented upon for its for its compatible with your facial profile. no stone is unturned and every word you utter is analysed, deciphered and reinterpreted almost all the time. it's funny walahi. it's also dangerous.

[Safferz]

Alpha Blondy;978555 wrote:

LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL@Saffz,

 

a bit rich coming from you, ma istidhi? how's your jacbur-like and grammatically weak amharic, these days?

 

it boggle the mind how voyeuristic some folks can be, maha? sort of how you feel about this white dude claiming to speak Somali.........., maha? it shouldn't come as a surprise to you that he's already established a niche of sorts. it won't be long before he declares himself an expert in Somali affairs and on AJE's Inside Story, ma garatay?

 

westerners of all colours seek to have insights into other cultures through the arts generally........within academic circles, its usually languages.......... for instance by learning to speak Somali remotely, afar from it's place of origin, under a structurally rigid form............ doesn't make you more familiar with the said culture, it just means.......you've wasted 3 to 5 years learning something USELESS ee tana ku xisabtan.......:cool:

:p;)

When have I ever claimed to be an Amharic speaker? I've only said that I'm learning the language... I still have A LOT of work to do before I can even consider myself conversational, and I started my second year of Amharic class this month

 

But yes, I'm with you and Haatu... I'm hostile towards cadaan who study us, and the ones I've met have all been uncomfortable with my presence because they're conscious of the fact that they do not and likely never will have the same language skills and knowledge base as an ethnic Somali in the same field. You can read as many books as you want, but your understanding of Somali culture and society will never be equal to that of someone who grew up in Somalia, or at the very least, in a Somali household and community. Not that it matters though, unfortunately Somalis embrace cadaan researchers with open arms and help them with their work :mad:

[Hobbesian_Brute]

dp

[Alpha Blondy]

Apophis;978601 wrote:

Boy are these fckers wrong about Africa. I have seen people with all their needs and wants utterly fulfilled and who's only concern is with leisure. The white man with all his digital wealth wishes he had it this good. Thank goodness I was spared the drudgery of a 9-5 in London and the horror of the underground *shudders*.

leisures fulfilled, i see?

 

i take it, it's not difficult to have insights into the Nairobi night, maha? they say Crown Hotel has an excellent escort service baal iga huubi.:cool:

[Alpha Blondy]

Apophis;978600 wrote:

Making bare money, not that I believe your story about knowing me or my siblings let alone meeting one.

 

 

 

Farming, property, wholesaling, trucking but the jewel in the crown shall remain secret

i see. let it remain a secret, dee.

 

i'm looking to get a container of books/learning resources shipped from Nairobi via Mombasa to Hargeisa, ma garatay?

 

can you advise on the logistics?

[Alpha Blondy]

Safferz;978594 wrote:

When have I ever claimed to be an Amharic speaker? I've only said that I'm learning the language... I still have A LOT of work to do before I can even consider myself conversational, and I started my second year of Amharic class this month

 

But yes, I'm with you and Haatu... I'm hostile towards cadaan who study us, and the ones I've met have all been uncomfortable with my presence because they're conscious of the fact that they do not and likely never will have the same language skills and knowledge base as an ethnic Somali in the same field. You can read as many books as you want, but your understanding of Somali culture and society will never be equal to that of someone who grew up in Somalia, or at the very least, in a Somali household and community. Not that it matters though, unfortunately Somalis embrace cadaan researchers with open arms and help them with their work :mad:

just don't be pseudo-academic, please. wa iga talo.

 

i'm sorry to hear you're having problems recruiting research participants. at this stage, perhaps, even your Somali should be scrutinised for compliance, ma isitidhi?...... i mean ya oog in af-somaaligagu is able to pass the standards expected off the diaspora folks, maha? inabti, even your Canadian accent leaves much to the imagination, these days........... particularly, insofar as being a native Canadian English speaker is concerned. years spent in America, has peppered your lingo, with foreign americanism maahmaahs like....''a day late and a dollar short'' or the like. :D

[Safferz]

Alpha Blondy;978608 wrote:

just don't be pseudo-academic, please. wa iga talo.

 

i'm sorry to hear you're having problems recruiting research participants. at this stage, perhaps,even your Somali should be scrutinised for compliance, ma isitidhi?......

i mean ya oog in af-somaaligagu is able to pass the standards expected off the diaspora folks, maha? inabti, even your Canadian accent leave much to the imagination, these days........... particularly, insofar as being a native Canadian English speaker is concerned. years spent in America, has peppered your lingo, with foreign americanism maahmaahs like....

''a day late and a dollar short''

or the like.

:D

Nah Alpha, I've never had problems with Somalis, I'm just thinking about the access and attention I've seen white folks get back home (Hargeisa Book Fair comes to mind as a recent example). And af Somaali will always be a work in progress, someone born and raised outside of the country won't be as fluent as a native speaker without working at it. As far as English dialects go, I have a pretty neutral North American accent, but I usually expose my origins to Americans with certain words (ie. washroom, they say restroom in these parts) and how I pronounce words like "about" and "out"

 

 

 

(I actually grew up not too far from Letterkenny lol)

[Haatu]

Safferz, washroom? I normally use Water closet (WC) and loo when I'm feeling informal

 

Apo, I see. If I were to invest in something, say £5000, what would you advice I go for? I'm looking for something that will give me a nice little return, not necessarily quickly as I'm willing to wait it out.

[Alpha Blondy]

Safferz;978614 wrote:

Nah Alpha, I've never had problems with Somalis, I'm just thinking about the access and attention I've seen white folks get back home (Hargeisa Book Fair comes to mind as a recent example). And af Somaali will always be a work in progress, someone born and raised outside of the country won't be as fluent as a native speaker without working at it. As far as English dialects go, I have a pretty neutral North American accent, but I usually expose my origins to Americans with certain words (ie. washroom, they say restroom in these parts) and how I pronounce words like "about" and "out"

 

(I actually grew up not too far from Letterkenny lol)

LOOOOL@washroom

 

i say suuli, y'all say musqul, others say baytalmay. posh English folks say lavatory, Chavs say loo. chicks say little girls rooms. you say restroom. RESTROOM? are you serious? :cool:

[Alpha Blondy]

this 'sexual jihad' story is madness, yo. i couldn't think of such a thing in a million years. caajiib.

 

whoever conjured this up is seriously perverted. their mind is seriously in need of counselling.

[Alpha Blondy]

Apophis;978611 wrote:

Escorts are used by drunk G men types and fat white NGO types; there are better options. looool

 

 

 

Put it on a truck heading to Mombasa then onto a ship heading to *whatever your port is*, unload onto a Hargeisa bound truck stopping near your mashruuc library.

 

But I doubt they're worth their transport fees so just dump em onto Nairobi street sellers and get some money for a few days stay in the capital. looooooooooooooooooooooooooool.

 

 

Ps: I'm not involved in logistics but arrangements can be made loool

is this looooooooooooooooooooooooooool common among those in Africa, horta?

 

abti,

 

glad to see you're content at long last. i'm sort of happy for you, you know.

 

baal make some arrangements happen, if you can.

[Safferz]

[Alpha Blondy]

 

LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL.....;)

[Hobbesian_Brute]

^^ LOL you have to agree certain messages can only be conveyed well enough through ebonics;) it conveys child like perceptiveness in simple words.