I've got a friend who works with Pittsburgh youth. He tells me that Somali youth have a, shall we say, different outlook towards personal hygiene than do most Pittsburghers.
That's no excuse for violence, of course, but it might be part of the picture.
Somali youth have a, shall we say, different outlook towards personal hygiene than do most
I am usually very impressed by, and respect the African immigrants I have met EXCEPT those from Somalia. Those folks CREEP me out, big time.