Ethiopian Jokes are really popular on the web. Google it, its there! and I think they are pretty funny. I never ever get offended, I just laugh at them. The material is usually related to the 1984 famine. Ya so Ethiopians are so hungry! My favorate all time joke: What is the best thing about [...]
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If you have ever seen CBS’ 60 minutes you know the clock that counts backwards. kClick kClick kClick it goes counting down the second till the show is over. A good friend of mine once told me that he started carrying an umbrella to work followed by saying 'it’s all down hill from here.' Are [...]
Published by November 21st, 2006 in Current Issues.This pair of maps show the global presence of Starbucks coffee shops and McDonald's restaurants. When examined graphically, both companies act as global hubs that connect some of the world's poorest, most remote countries with some of the wealthiest. There was only around 1000 Starbucks in the mid-90s and around 6000 today. An increase of [...]
Published by November 1st, 2006 in Current Issues and Food.If there is one question I hate most in this world it is that! However, I despise the question only when it’s coming from an Ethiopian. At fist glace you might think I’m being extreme, but bear with me let me explain why. I came to the states when I was eight. I’ve spent more [...]
Published by October 17th, 2006 in Current Issues.A generation gap, a cultural gap…. Here is an issue that is most often not addressed but existent. Everyone talks about how they all went through culture-shock coming to "Wuch Ager" and how the young ones are fortunate because they can "fit" into the new environment easily…..and blah blah blah… But a couple of months later…They are bitterly complaining [...]
Published by October 8th, 2006 in Current Issues and Family.
