I don't know if this is common in other communities but a while ago I was flying to Hargeisa from London Heathrow.
A middle aged Somali man approached me and said he noticed that my luggage was light and asked if I could take extra stuff for his wife and kids as his sisters bags were already full.
I mean I understand when someone you know is flying to the motherland and they ask you to take a package to deliver - but a complete stranger... in the airport while I'm about to check in...?
Is it just me or is that a bit weird. Do Somalis approach complete strangers and request this...?
A middle aged Somali man approached me and said he noticed that my luggage was light and asked if I could take extra stuff for his wife and kids as his sisters bags were already full.
I mean I understand when someone you know is flying to the motherland and they ask you to take a package to deliver - but a complete stranger... in the airport while I'm about to check in...?
Is it just me or is that a bit weird. Do Somalis approach complete strangers and request this...?