Monday, January 26, 2004

What do Somalis smell of?

Most Somalis (most of the ones I've seen in Helsinki anyway) have a very strong and very distinctive smell, sort of like Indian incense sticks. I've always wondered what it is, but never actually came up to anyone and asked - I think I might have been understood wrong if I did.

So what is it? Some spice they cook with? Some perfumelike product? Or do they actually burn Indian incense sticks a lot?

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