Just so you know I have a boyfriend! Really, is he Ethiopian? No, he is black [African American] Really, are all your [X’s] boyfriends black? (I ask because she is in her late twenties) Yes, all except one, really long time ago! But why, don’t Ethiopian males measure up? I really love Ethiopian men but [...]
Published by October 11th, 2006 in Dating and Social.Archive for October, 2006
Eneeeeee wedeshaaalew…. aydelemmm dendeedede dedendeeem aydelemm! I recall 1988, the Hibret Tireet TV program comes one and this fancy looking skinny old man comes out to the foam, bubbles and fluorescent lights while consequently moving his fist up down & up down. I remember thinking that it had to be the best Amharic music video [...]
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.When I was asked about a week ago, how the designs for the new set of Bernos shirts are going, and I responded by saying well. We drew up concept after concept and showed them around. Most received bilateral reactions. We wanted to proceed with designs that had mass appeal from the group of people [...]
Published by October 6th, 2006 in Bernos, Design and History.
