What is up with the smell that Somalis have? Is it their food?

[anonymous]

I won't go into too much peronal details, but I have worked with some Somali communities and families. All very unique people with different personalities and values like any ethinic communities with similiar backgrounds.
But what is up with that funky smell?
Ever walked through ANYWHERE that a Somali has lived for even a day or two?
WHY DO THEY ALL HAVE THAT FUNKY PUNGENT ODOR?
Is it the food? What are you people making? Doesn't even smell appetizing!!
I've had misfortune of going through Ceder Apartments in Minneapolis for Work and OH MY GOD....THE SMELL IS EVERYWHERE!!!
WHY DO YOU PEOPLE ALL SMELL THAT FUNKY!?! It's not a horribly offensive stench....but my God...do you people not notice that smell??
Now I was visiting my Grandmother at the hospital....and I smelled it again...after some observation...WHAT DO YOU KNOW...A SOMALI IS IN THE NEXT HOSPITAL ROOM.
Now I have that smell unfortunately "memorized".....I can literally smell you somali muslims from a mile away now....
I am forever traumatized...I can not erase the "funk" aroma from memories...
seriously....what the heck are you somalis using as "perfume"? doesn't even smell like edible food...just like a mix between stinky fish and old sweat with a hint of middle eastern spice...
I can't stand the smell...it's a full frontal assault on my sense of smell everytime I am near a somali, and it's not so much the younger, but the older somalis who haven't showered since their last refugee camp.

[soman]

anonymous wrote:

I won't go into too much peronal details, but I have worked with some Somali communities and families. All very unique people with different personalities and values like any ethinic communities with similiar backgrounds.
But what is up with that funky smell?
Ever walked through ANYWHERE that a Somali has lived for even a day or two?
WHY DO THEY ALL HAVE THAT FUNKY PUNGENT ODOR?
Is it the food? What are you people making? Doesn't even smell appetizing!!
I've had misfortune of going through Ceder Apartments in Minneapolis for Work and OH MY GOD....THE SMELL IS EVERYWHERE!!!
WHY DO YOU PEOPLE ALL SMELL THAT FUNKY!?! It's not a horribly offensive stench....but my God...do you people not notice that smell??
Now I was visiting my Grandmother at the hospital....and I smelled it again...after some observation...WHAT DO YOU KNOW...A SOMALI IS IN THE NEXT HOSPITAL ROOM.
Now I have that smell unfortunately "memorized".....I can literally smell you somali muslims from a mile away now....
I am forever traumatized...I can not erase the "funk" aroma from memories...
seriously....what the heck are you somalis using as "perfume"? doesn't even smell like edible food...just like a mix between stinky fish and old sweat with a hint of middle eastern spice...
I can't stand the smell...it's a full frontal assault on my sense of smell everytime I am near a somali, and it's not so much the younger, but the older somalis who haven't showered since their last refugee camp.

The smell is coming from you, because you forget to show. You belong to the mental hospital. How many times you put that KKK shiiiit.

[I know what it is]

It is curry and butt. Someone should tell them you have to wash more than your feet.

[Bus Driver]

What bigs problems spoking abouts? Rides my bus and I catch you!!

[anonymous]

Bus Driver wrote:

What bigs problems spoking abouts? Rides my bus and I catch you!!

LOL how are you going to catch me when I can smell you coming from 2 miles away? LOL

[Anonymous]

anonymous wrote:

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LOL how are you going to catch me when I can smell you coming from 2 miles away? LOL

racist only bigots racist. When you come from
A racist environment it speaks for itself.

[anonomyous]

They don't bathe, thats why they smell.

[Klaus]

Hey, somalis are human toooooooooo, aren't they?
Celebrate duhversity, it's the gift that keeps on giving. Somalis are black and muslim, what more could ya want.

[Anonymous]

Yes we are black and muslim, racist only bigots another racist

[agreed]

It's not about being racist...it's about a smell that makes you want to vomit the second it hits you. I too want an answer to this question.

[Somali Fart]

Somalis don't wipe their asses and they sweat a lot. But they stink anyway. Just wait until summer when they really smell ripe.

[Honestly]

I truthfully believe they eat food that is spicy and makes them sweat. They then seem to only shower once a week or only change their clothes so often because i live in a building with them and it smells like my soccer gear after a week of wearing the same shorts for practice. Straight ass sweat, it is gnarly and yes offensive, and i don't know that they can smell it very well. It also may be a natural defense against bugs (it has to be), because they had to survive in the wilderness and some harsh living conditions. All I can say is no cologne or spray will cover it, just please wash your ass, 5 minutes in the shower and that's all it takes and it will make a big difference. It also wouldn't hurt to make everyone in the community that is on welfare to do 10-20 hours of community service as well. That's half of a taxpayer's work week it's the least you could do. Otherwise the community sees this population as a group that rarely works, some have jobs, good for them, but aren't thrilled about it. The rest just take the hand-outs and their kids will think that's just the way it is..

[yuck]

they really do stink...and they love welfare, so they have that going for them

[Brianmpls]

LOL, I was on the 19 bus a long time ago and some Somali lady got on who reeked.
Two ghetto girls were like..."Turn the air conditioning off you're just spreading that around the bus.".
The other girl said "That s**** smells like hot garbage".
I thought I was going to fall out of my chair laughing.

[amy beehive]

What's up with this stupid topic?
And what's up with the stupid Facebook garbage?
You can't even make a comment without signing up with facebook.
What's up with that? LOL

[yeah sure]

amy beehive wrote:

What's up with this stupid topic?
And what's up with the stupid Facebook garbage?
You can't even make a comment without signing up with facebook.
What's up with that? LOL

yeah the Facebook thing sucks. I don't want to have to sign up with them to post here.

[BigBalls]

What you folks don't understand is that the smelty characteristics are due to body cheese -also known as shmegma. The unwashed butt starts to spew nasty butt juices and cheese. Not the type you would want to put on a sandwich. The women folks spew it front and back. These folks often don't notice if they emit a shart because it all stanks anyways. Add that, some whiffs from the unwashed and unshaven underarms and some summer heat and you gots a stank that can knock a buzzard off of a $hitwagon!!! Face it- the Somalis have declared JIHAD against personal hygiene!!!!!!!!!! oh my.

[Dr Smell]

I used to manage a repair shop in Arizona. I had a employee that weighed in at about 270lbs. It was hot there and he stunk. Every time he took a dump he left a brown triangle on the back of the toilet seat. I figure his ass was so big he never got a clean wipe or he was just too lazy. When the sweat ran into has ass crack a mixed with the crap, well it's hard to describe the smell. Kind of a ripe something. At least I guessed that's what his problem was. I gave gave him his own stool to sit on so he didn't get his juice into any other stools. I always kept about a 3 foot distance from him because he had nasty teeth and very bad breath. It was a hot summer day (about 110 deg.) when I finally got a wiff of that ripe ass crack smell. The scent molecules stayed in my sinuses. for hours. It was time to have a talk with him about the smell. Maybe that is what people are smelling. An unbathed, curry eating, sweaty, dirty ass crack person

[BigBalls]

Dr Smell wrote:

I used to manage a repair shop in Arizona. I had a employee that weighed in at about 270lbs. It was hot there and he stunk. Every time he took a dump he left a brown triangle on the back of the toilet seat. I figure his ass was so big he never got a clean wipe or he was just too lazy. When the sweat ran into has ass crack a mixed with the crap, well it's hard to describe the smell. Kind of a ripe something. At least I guessed that's what his problem was. I gave gave him his own stool to sit on so he didn't get his juice into any other stools. I always kept about a 3 foot distance from him because he had nasty teeth and very bad breath. It was a hot summer day (about 110 deg.) when I finally got a wiff of that ripe ass crack smell. The scent molecules stayed in my sinuses. for hours. It was time to have a talk with him about the smell. Maybe that is what people are smelling. An unbathed, curry eating, sweaty, dirty ass crack person

SEE? DAT'S WUT I AM TALKIN BOUT!!!!!
STANKY ASS-JUICE AND HOT MELTIN AND SMELTIN BODY CHEESE WILL DO THE TRICK EVERY TIME.
AS RALPH KRAMDEN USED TO SAY: "WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO"

[black betty]

I used to work with a bunch of them at alamo car rental, it seemed the warmer it got the more cheap cologne they would poor all over themselves, that with the body odor mix really stunk.