Why do Somalis make broad generalization about our culture?

[NidarNidar]

Fish>>>Chicken for me

Tuna and rice is probably the quickest meal if you don't have time, alongside stir fried chicken and rice.

 

[NidarNidar]

The Cushitic fish taboo is a real thing I documented and went into in a thread but it's not as rigid as they make it out to be. Somalis who engaged in sailing and fishing tended to make an exception as did several in the historical coastal towns. The same is true for Arabians who have a similarly engrained "fish taboo" but once again exceptions were frequently made out of necessity or simple economics. Human beings are not that rigid but yes, it's a real cultural phenomenon among Cushites and to some extent Semites (at least Peninsular Arabs):

Arabs also practiced Artisanal Taboo

We work with what we have and strongly state that it is all in a speculative range, even your ethnographic works by those westerners that you postulate to be an "objective" position about the Somali condition within a conversation about a still persisting social stratification, that mind you, is...

www.somalispot.com

There are various theories as to why it exists but no one has any true idea. I recall one half decent theory being that it seems to MAYBE come from some sort of strange ancient snake worshipping cult and seeing fish as "sea snakes" in a sense.

I think our ancestors simply grew tired of eating fish. Once pastoralism developed, dietary preferences likely shifted toward livestock. I recall reading about sea sacrifices, though I can’t remember if it was among the Afar or the Beja.

Before the collapse of trade networks in the 16th century, there was a strong demand for fish in the interior. Coastal communities would have supplied fish and other marine resources to inland regions. Additionally, seaweed and fish waste have been recognized as potent fertilizers since at least the 3rd millennium BC. However, I haven't found direct evidence of seaweed being transported inland for agricultural use. That said, it seems likely, given its benefits.

While fish may have become taboo among nomadic pastoralists, urban populations likely did not maintain such restrictions, both for its taste and as an additional protein source. The waste byproducts, rich in nutrients, would have been valuable for agriculture.

 

[Rayaale]

Maybe in the past for the interior clans

 

[Rayaale]

Read the thread. It's all mostly in there. Weird stuff. Bedouin tribes in Arabia would sometimes be offered fish and literally say something like "I will not eat that snake" and I think I recall reports of Somalis strangely saying similar things. They associated fish with snakes.

What do you think of drinking blood, read somewhere we used to drink and sometimes mix it with milk