Inflation; the process in which prices of goods and services increases through a period of time. Usually the rate of inflation is measured annually for most if not all currencies. Here in bernos our European customers have even suggested that our prices are cheap in comparison to what they pay at the Gap or where [...]
Published by March 12th, 2008 in African and Current Issues.Author Archive for Nolawi
I recently read that Anbessa bus increased its fare. I was trying to find out how much the increase was or what the current price is; you see, I never used bus in Addis; I did however as young as I was use the taxi by myself, as I probably mentioned when talking about the [...]
Published by February 27th, 2008 in Social.Or how the west perceives the Ethiopian family; I first saw the creation of an Ethiopian family in the ‘somwhat‘ mainstream media three years ago when on one my favorite directors Jim Jarmush made a film about a retired womanizer. Anyways the Don Juan, who was consequently named Don Johntson played by Bill Murray had [...]
Published by February 19th, 2008 in Design, Family and Social.I get a call this morning from the Voice of America, the radio program for the US Federal Government in which they broadcast to the world in different languages. So basically they found me through emails regarding Bernos and EthioMeetup and wanted to ask me, how a young Ethiopian American feel and celebrate Valentines Day. I was [...]
Published by February 14th, 2008 in Current Issues and Dating.So this girls calls me up and told me she went to a rally featuring our own Sen Obama. Consequently I asked her if she was fired up, and to my amazement she didn’t know the proper reply. Fired up! Ready to go! Fired up! Ready to go! For those of you that don’t know [...]
Published by February 12th, 2008 in Current Issues.
