It was when I was back in the motherland in early 2000s and I was walking with my uncle who I think likes me the best of all his nephews but I shamed him that day.
A friend of his walks towards us and asks if I can speak "Somali" and I say "haa". He starts saying " he doesn't know af Somali and starts laughing like a typical skinny and then my uncle says "wuu garanya" and takes me by the hand and walks really fast back home.
The uncle who always smiled around me was visibly embarrassed and shakened by the experience. He was a geeljire and these people have enormous proud. His pride took a serious beating.
He lives over here now and we speak English.
Actually if I think of it, this was his L. Not mine.
I wonder if he remembers that shameful incident
A friend of his walks towards us and asks if I can speak "Somali" and I say "haa". He starts saying " he doesn't know af Somali and starts laughing like a typical skinny and then my uncle says "wuu garanya" and takes me by the hand and walks really fast back home.
The uncle who always smiled around me was visibly embarrassed and shakened by the experience. He was a geeljire and these people have enormous proud. His pride took a serious beating.
He lives over here now and we speak English.
Actually if I think of it, this was his L. Not mine.
I wonder if he remembers that shameful incident