Thread by @moamohamud

I don’t normally share much online these days but I had to with this one!

So I’m doing my usual day-to-day grocery shopping at my local Tescos and this lady comes to me and says ‘Hi I’m sorry but could you help me out with picking an item from the top shelf?’

As usual, being tall I get ask these kinds of things many times. So I said ‘Of course I can help you’. Once I picked up the item and gave it to her, she asks rather shyly ‘Oh btw where are you from?’ I’m sure I’m not the only one but when I get asked this particular question..

I don’t know to say. Shall I say I’m British or my Somali background. So I said to her that I’m born and raised in London but I’m originally from Somalia. To my surprise she says yes I would have thought you were Somali.

I tell her funnily enough I don’t normally get that as a first response. So you think that would be the end of the conversation but it gets very interesting. She then tells me ‘I saw this book online called Somali Sideways and I bought it and I’m currently reading it!’

Now when I heard her say that, I was completely taken by it and I whispered to her ‘oh btw the book you are reading currently, I’m the author’.

Her facial expression was priceless and she continues ‘You are Mohamed Mohamud?! I can’t believe it’ she then tells me that her husband took a photo of her holding the book and hopes to meet the author one day. Little did she know that I live a few minutes from her!

Moral of the story: Sometimes when you think something won’t happen to you, life teaches you that anything is possible. I thought I could share this story to you all. #SomaliSideways

For those who are interested in purchasing my books, you can do so through the link in my bio. linktr.ee/moamohamud Thank you. #SomaliSideways