Somehow, my parents carried it off without any loss of dignity and even we [children] weren't ashamed, but this is only the exception that proves the rule you describe so clearly."
Xasuusnow wali dhaxalkii Awoowayaasheen ayaa saldhig noo ah, mana rabo in aan fakir kaa ka duwan ku saleeyo xukunkeyga, sidoo kalena qaadan maayo wax aan ka aheyn labada hore marka aan daliil isticmaalayo, kutiri kuteena idinka ayaa iskugu filan.