Are Somalis naturally nomadic?

My parents told me that I would constantly be moving around as a kid. At ages 4-6, I would sneak out and walk 2-5 miles out by myself and would explore the world. I catch myself moving around right now. I see this a lot in Somalis. What are your personal experiences?
 
My parents told me that I would constantly be moving around as a kid. At ages 4-6, I would sneak out and walk 2-5 miles out by myself and would explore the world. I catch myself moving around right now. I see this a lot in Somalis. What are your personal experiences?
I often dream of being free, free to wander around the savanah. Being a nomad going on epic adventures sounded especially enticing to me when I was younger. The western lifestyle we live now is very recent, and for a large chunk of human history we have been nomads. I think that’s probably why. Adaptation doesn’t happen overnight.
 
My parents told me that I would constantly be moving around as a kid. At ages 4-6, I would sneak out and walk 2-5 miles out by myself and would explore the world. I catch myself moving around right now. I see this a lot in Somalis. What are your personal experiences?
my family are farmers so we hardly leave the city we just relax and farm and read quran untill we die
 
# raising awareness don't eat fish
 

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In the ideal world, I’d travel the world. Living in different places every year. Learning about the different cultures and languages, etc. But alas, money I would use to fund this does not grow out of the ground, nor does it grow on trees. So I must become a corporate slave in our to make this dream come true ;(

The thought of staying rooted in one place is somewhat terrifying.
 

Regg

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So, how come Cushitic people didn't conquer Africa and the Arabia like the Turkic nomads did when they formed a confederation to ransack Europe and Asia multiple times?
 

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So, how come Cushitic people didn't conquer Africa and the Arabia like the Turkic nomads did when they formed a confederation to ransack Europe and Asia multiple times?
Oh we have had a great past however our ancestors were not into documenting their lives like other civilizations.
We have an oral tradition, this makes the sources limited.
 

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Yes I was always an explore. Always wanted to be free. This may be nomadic genes activating but I'm a natural explorer who happens to enjoy the thought of living around the world. Yes I agree with you a lot as I can relate
 

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So, how come Cushitic people didn't conquer Africa and the Arabia like the Turkic nomads did when they formed a confederation to ransack Europe and Asia multiple times?
68iq. 2.our people were generally illetrate so being powerful and developing into powerful nations who could conquer was difficult
 
So, how come Cushitic people didn't conquer Africa and the Arabia like the Turkic nomads did when they formed a confederation to ransack Europe and Asia multiple times?
Well, one thing is the differences in environment. The central steppe is more or less the same, while Africa is too diverse and different from one place to another.

By the way, the Cushitic people walked to distant lands. You had people mixing with the hunter-gatherers all the way down in Southern Africa.
 
So, how come Cushitic people didn't conquer Africa and the Arabia like the Turkic nomads did when they formed a confederation to ransack Europe and Asia multiple times?
We were a very small population at that time.
Turkey had a population and manpower since it was not only only Turkish people in the ottoman but other ethnicities two
 
Yeah. Most Somali tribes (80%) are nomads, since they mostly live in dry lands.

The coastal tribes are usually merchants, while the tribes that live in fertile land are usually farmers.
 
sometimes I would walk around my house for hours just thinking and I dont get tired:bell:

the only Time i got tired of walking was in the winter the snow is heavy on the legs:idontlike:
 

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