Did you ever feel like you didn’t/don’t fit with most somalis (esp your peers?)

Yes. I don’t. I’ve tried for years but realized that we have had different upbringings. I feel much better about it now.
I get that. When I go to other somali household as a kid, I still noticed a big difference in just how the house was. Now the differences are only growing
 

Baarisiyomoos

buuq iyo balaayo 🫧
Yes I was a shy kid and a lot of Somali girls where I live were outspoken and confident :kanyehmm: I stuck out like a sore thumb. It wasn’t until I started high school that I started being more outgoing so I feel like I fit in with other somali girls now. I guess fake it till you make it.
 

Sophisticate

~Gallantly Gadabuursi~
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Yes. I have been told I don't give off Somali vibes. As though Somalis are somehow a monolith. I was always into alternative health and some found that sort of fringe. This was before its mainstreaming.
 
No, I got along with all types of Somalis, religious, whitewashed, football fanatics etc you dont have to share the same interests, it ain't that deep.
 

inflorescence

The Horn ~~~
Most Somali’s I knew back then were outgoing and loud extroverts except for a few ones who were more lowkey and I naturally gravitated towards them.

Some thought I was slow for being quiet back then.
:browtf::mjcry:
 
Over the years I've had somali friends here or there, but I dont fit in with stereotypical somalis, the loud brash kind.

I have the most connection and belonging with Somalis though, the jokes and similarities are awesome.

To say you dont fit in with all somalis is a generalisation because all kinds of personalities can be found amongst millions of people, you can find a somali person with your kind of attributes, if your lucky to find one that's quiet and introvert your lucky because they do exist but probably just hiding from other somalis like you.
 

Jiron

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I tend to fit in really well with Somalis, the highest compliment was paid to me few years ago when someone thought I was a recent arrival. As someone that grew up here, it was an honor :)
 

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