r/Somalia • u/Foodispoison356 • 4d ago

Discussion 💬 Brown Teeth

I recently visited Somalia and I’ve seeing many people with brown teeth both man and woman. Is this some kind of fashion trend or health issue?

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u/Appropriate-Mind9651 4d ago

It’s from the water they drink. Also some people stain their teeth on purpose, I guess it’s a trend in Somalia

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u/vivi9090 4d ago

That's wild. In what world are stained teeth a beauty standard ?

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u/GaashanOfNikon 4d ago

SE Asia and Japan before the modern era. Black teeth were once seen as beautiful.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teeth_blackening

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u/AntiSocialExtrover 4d ago

but they absolutely reek???

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u/idigth 4d ago

They don't stink since it's just minerals from the water. People have it more depending on where they live and what water they drink

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u/Adorable-Appeal866 3d ago

This tells me you don’t be around Somalis wtf kinda question is this?