Somali Culture Is Not "Somali"?

[jabsveg276]

95% of our culture (food, clothing, cultural practices) never originated from Somalia, but instead a foreign country and we adopted it. Which makes sense historically speaking since Somalia was a trading port for countries all over the world. I think it's interesting tbh

 

[𐒁𐒚𐒒𐒂𐒘𐒂𐒗 𐒎𐒚𐒗𐒗𐒒]

Nomadic Somali culture is a rich culture that has created the rich and ancient Somali oral tradition of poetry and sayings.

Furthermore, trading communities in coastal villages have an ancient seafaring and trading history and cuisine. Nobody taught us how to make delicious goat meat or seafood, nor did we adopt our Beden boats from foreigners.

I can go on and on, but I believe the foreign influence in Somalia is probably overstated. We just don't know how to log our own history or toot our own horn.

In fact, Somalia's trading/business history is very rich, didn't we bring coffee to the rest of the world from Harar? Didn't ancient Somalis convince the world that we had the best cinnamon in the world? Look up the "Cape of Spices".

 

[jabsveg276]

Nomadic Somali culture is a rich culture that has created the rich and ancient Somali oral tradition of poetry and sayings.

Furthermore, trading communities in coastal villages have an ancient seafaring and trading history and cuisine. Nobody taught us how to make delicious goat meat or seafood, nor did we adopt our Beden boats from foreigners.

I can go on and on, but I believe the foreign influence in Somalia is probably overstated. We just don't know how to log our own history or toot our own horn.

Who brought Coffee to the rest of the world? Somalis.
Who convinced the ancient world that Somalia had the best quality cinnamon in the world; Somalis

I see, but I don't agree with the last part. "Toot our own horn" If anything Somalis are the most proud people who toot their horn a bit too much.

 

[𐒁𐒚𐒒𐒂𐒘𐒂𐒗 𐒎𐒚𐒗𐒗𐒒]

I see, but I don't agree with the last part. "Toot our own horn" If anything Somalis are the most proud people who toot their horn a bit too much.

Somalis focus on superficial things, but not facts such as our ancient merchant history which few other ethnic groups can compete with. That's why you will find Arabised/Lost Somalis in other countries such as the Somali Dir? community in Morrrocco who came as traders and built a masjid, or the Arabised Harti in Oman.

That's what's most interesting and underreported about Somalis, not nomadism or warfare but our love for travel and business.

 

[Apollo]

Self-hater mindset

 

[Material]

All this information is out there on the net. Instead of believing lies you can further your own knowledge.

 

[Apollo]

Almost all cultures everywhere in the world are a blend of local culture, some Western culture, and nearby influential civilizations/cultures (in the case of Somalia, the Arab world).

Big deal.

 

[Sophisticate]

Most Arab dishes that you know are Turkish derived. You don't see them claiming to be cultureless.

 

[jabsveg276]

Self-hater mindset

I love being Somali

 

[Shimbiris]

By this logic, most people's culture isn't their culture. The script I'm writing in right now comes from Italy, not England and the ancestor of that Italic script comes from Greece and the ancestor of that script comes from what is now Lebanon (Phoenicians). Christianity which, English people treat as their local religion, came to them via Italy and originally also from the Middle East. Even the precious English tea is from... India. People exchange things all the time. How are Somalis special in this? Silly thread, walaal.

 

[Aurelian]

Is food and clothing are the only that make a culture? Beside that what is the definition of a culture?

Having similarities between cultures is normal, especially in a globalising world. From middle east to horn of Africa to Latin Americans their are e.g. dhab-shid like festivals. There is no culture that developed isolated.

 

[BetterDaysAhead]

Almost all cultures everywhere in the world are a blend of local culture, some Western culture, and nearby influential civilizations/cultures (in the case of Somalia, the Arab world).

Big deal.

not long ago i found out that pasta originated in china

 

[Som]

95% of our culture (food, clothing, cultural practices) never originated from Somalia, but instead a foreign country and we adopted it. Which makes sense historically speaking since Somalia was a trading port for countries all over the world. I think it's interesting tbh

Culture isn't static. All cultures have foreign influences

 

[Strawberry]

Self-hater mindset

Can you share the name of the video ? I can’t see it sorry I know this is from 2 hrs ago thank you

 

[islaanaliharti]

Literally all cultures are vastly influenced by surrounding ones. Except isolated aboriginal groups.

 

[Shangani]

95% of our culture (food, clothing, cultural practices) never originated from Somalia, but instead a foreign country and we adopted it. Which makes sense historically speaking since Somalia was a trading port for countries all over the world. I think it's interesting tbh

The same can be said for any culture

 

[Hilmaam]

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