My experience in Hargeisa

[Mercury]

Thought I could share some of my experiences the positive bits and the negative aswell.

the Positive points

-fresh food, vegetables and meat that was slaughtered that day

- You always know when its time to pray

-good weather

- Easy to tell when its going to rain

- reasonable prices

-good Security

- You can pick a cat from the street and make it your pet

- People are helpful and easygoing

- Many sambosa shops

- Soft Ice cream was cheap and tasty

- You can build a beautiful house

- If you have leftovers the goats will take care of it for you




Negative points

-not many roads, pavements

- Same old buses from 10 years ago

-water was off every other day and the next day it was back on. you NEED a reserve supply water tank which most households had.

- people will think youre rich since your from the west

- internet isnt that bad unless youre tryna watch netflix forget it

- too many animals goats running around freely

-No TRAFFIC LAWs cars will never stop if you decide to cross the road

- they WILL always slow down for goats , if your human you must be careful

-at the end of the month garbage truck wants 5 bucks or he wont throw your trash

-watch guard that patrols the houses every night pay him 5 bucks too every month or you might risk a thief to steal from you

-too much trash and litter

- not alot of lamps at night some areas are dark

- dont jump on a camel while Geeljire is escorting it he will hit you with his can

- alot of beggars children and old aswell

- alot of oromos and ethiopians

 

[abdale]

Have you seen one of Al shabaab's commanders there because most of them are from there

 

[RoyalSomali]

Thanks for your post it was Interisting the journey is worth it. I will love that climate now

 

[Mercury]

Have you seen one of Al shabaab's commanders there because most of them are from there

Al shabaab is unheard of aat least when I was there

 

[CrazyWadaad]

Have you seen one of Al shabaab's commanders there because most of them are from there

This site you can never have a topic about Somaliland in peace cause of people like adoondale above

 

[abdale]

Al shabaab is unheard of aat least when I was there

This site you can never have a topic about Somaliland in peace cause of people like adoondale above

You can't deny the fact that all Al shabaab commanders are from Somaliland

 

[CrazyWadaad]

You can't deny the fact that all Al shabaab commanders are from Somaliland

The leader of Alshabab is a native reer konfuur.I think he is Marexan.Their foot soldiers are Darood,Hawiye and Raxanweyn.Just because Godane a was Isaaq doesn't mean shit.Now don't hijack this young lady's thread

 

[menace]

Good information @Mercury

And add these

-local girls are dines

-day is way longer

-incredible weight loss

- don't need carry your wallet cause youl be addicted to ZAAD

-you'll learn your family's background and history

- sweet to see adeero, abtiyo, ayeeyo, awoowe, eedo and Habayar

-sweet little sleep in the afternoon

-maids cleaning your clothes and having it ready when you comeback, all ironed

-hilib geel

- meeting up with friends you've made from the diaspora at different spots at different nights..lifetime friendship made, some even married

-going to Berbera beach as a whole entourage

-idling in the evening at the roadside cafe shop/tea shop and eavesdropping on the locals politics while watching local gazelle ( girls ) pass by from their evening school

 

[Mercury]

Good information @Mercury

And add these

-local girls are dines

-day is way longer

-incredible weight loss

- don't need carry your wallet cause youl be addicted to ZAAD

-you'll learn your family's background and history

- sweet to see adeero, abtiyo, ayeeyo, awoowe, eedo and Habayar

-sweet little sleep in the afternoon

-maids cleaning your clothes and having it ready when you comeback, all ironed

-hilib geel

- meeting up with friends you've made from the diaspora at different spots at different nights..lifetime friendship made, some even married

-going to Berbera beach as a whole entourage

-idling in the evening at the roadside cafe shop/tea shop and eavesdropping on the locals politics while watching local gazelle ( girls ) pass by from their evening school

I was shocked how some hijabi chicks were acting i saw one dry humping a dude behind a house apparently she was into guys from europe i wonder why...
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[Hubble]

Nice.

I don't get the camel bit. You jumped on someone's camel and they hit you with a can? Looool

 

[RoyalSomali]

menance you should Work for the tourist industry I am going to buy a ticket

 

[menace]

I was shocked how some hijabi chicks were acting i saw one dry humping a dude behind a house apparently she was into guys from europe i wonder why...
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I've seen more dambi there, in relation to somalis, then anywhere else

 

[menace]

menance you should Work for the tourist industry I am going to buy a ticket

Waayahay Adeer..why ?

 

[Geeljire]

I've seen more dambi there, in relation to somalis, then anywhere else

Give us a couple of examples of what you witnessed.

 

[menace]

Give us a couple of examples of what you witnessed.

House parties ...parties in the no man lands outskirts of Hargeisa ..
Locals giving it up left and right

Diaspora couples running away with the mutual car to do something in the outskirts of Hargeisa...hard liquor being consumed right front of summertine with cops around

 

[Geeljire]

House parties ...parties in the no man lands outskirts of Hargeisa ..
Locals giving it up left and right

Diaspora couples running away with the mutual car to do something in the outskirts of Hargeisa...hard liquor being consumed right front of summertine with cops around

"Drinking hard liquor in front of cops"?So people just ignore & don't mention it when they witness people doin stuff like that?

hargeisa is pretty liberal then myaa?

 

[John Michael]

Diaspora are

Lemme guess the worst are Canadians

 

[Bernie Madoff]

Diaspora are

Lemme guess the worst are Canadians

 

[Geeljire]

Diaspora are

Lemme guess the worst are Canadians

Yup the locals are complaining that that the diaspora youth are returning to bring a lot of rubbish Iyo problem with their foreign ways.

"Hargeisa, the capital of Somaliland, is transformed between June and September every year as Somalilanders arrive from Europe, north America, the Gulf and the rest of Africa. Traffic jams clog the rough roads, salons fill up, hipster beards and skinny jeans appear, hijabs slip and skirt hems rise. It’s an important boost to the local economy.

Recently, though, appreciation for the returnees has shown signs of ebbing away, and there are a growing number of complaints about the visitors: that London boys are selling drugs from their hire cars; that gangs from Copenhagen are fighting gangs from other countries; that girls from Toronto are teaching local girls to dress and behave improperly.

The nationalities of those blamed change regularly, but the persistent refrain is “those” people are bringing their “foreign” ways to a country that the year-round residents are trying to keep pure and authentically Somali. At night, checkpoints at regular distances throughout Hargeisa maintain surveillance on diaspora youths and enforce cultural norms. Somaliland’s financial dependence on remittances sent by those who work overseas adds a further layer of tension and mutual hostility."
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/sep/11/diaspora-somaliland-hargeysa

We have some rude diasporians they don't even try to conform when they go back home.

 

[John Michael]

They're not self hating they're dhaqan celis trash. If you're going to send your good for nothing bastard children back make them live in baadiyo and/or useful to society and make them do backbreaking work for free or something.