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A lot of Ethiopians and Eritreans have distinct facial features that point them out as specifically from this part of the world. How does teff play a role in this from a genetic or evolutionary standpoint, as the world’s *only* teff eaters for many centuries (up until now)?

Hey guys, would any of y’all know what company offers the cheapest travel insurance?

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Hey everyone! 🫶🏽 I'm looking to join a book club where we can read books together, share our thoughts, discuss plot twists, and make new bookish friends!

I especially enjoy thrillers, psychological thrillers, romance, and books with unexpected endings. I'm open to trying new genres, too!

If you're part of a book club that's welcoming new members, please let me know how I can join. I'd love to be part of one! 💗📚

No one, and I mean NOBODY, wants to hear AI-generated music at your establishment.

Not a soul is pleased by that headache-inducing garbage

There are customers who will be turned away by that tasteless junk

I would appreciate some thoughtful advice from members of the Ethiopian community, particularly those familiar with Amhara culture and traditions. I am sharing this on behalf of someone who has approached me for advice, which I was unfortunately unable to provide.

The gentleman in question is a mature man, probably over 50, although he looks considerably younger. He was born in Ethiopia but grew up in the West, so he acknowledges that he may not fully understand the cultural expectations and social dynamics surrounding relationships in Ethiopia today.

During a recent visit to Ethiopia, outside Addis Ababa, he became acquainted with a young woman aged 23 who was renting a property belonging to him. They developed a friendship, which eventually became intimate. They spent time together over a period of approximately two months.

According to him, she was happy to spend time with him but repeatedly expressed her concern about becoming pregnant. On one occasion, she was worried enough to ask him to buy her emergency contraception. He later suggested using the withdrawal method instead, to avoid her having to take emergency contraceptive pills. Although she agreed, he acknowledges that she was not entirely comfortable with the arrangement.

He returned to the West in early September, and they have not been in contact since. The tenancy of the property she occupied had also expired, and he arranged for her to move out through his representative in Ethiopia.

Recently, she sent him a message informing him that she was pregnant. As far as he has told me, she has not made any demands of him.

He is currently undergoing cancer treatment, including chemotherapy, and is deeply concerned about becoming a father in his present circumstances. He is also worried about whether his treatment could have affected the pregnancy, although he has yet to establish the medical facts with his doctors.

He recalls that the young woman had previously told him that, should she become pregnant, abortion would be out of the question for her. She knows that he is unwell, but she does not know the full extent of his condition or that he has cancer.

Importantly, he accepts responsibility for his part in what has happened. He intends to apologise to her at the first opportunity, acknowledge that he should have taken her concerns about pregnancy more seriously, and explain his circumstances honestly. He has not yet done so because she has not been online since sending him the message.

His immediate concern is how to approach this situation sensitively, given that he does not wish to become a father under his current circumstances, while recognising that she may be determined to continue the pregnancy.

My questions to the community are these:

From an Amhara cultural perspective, what social, religious or personal considerations might influence a young woman's decision to continue a pregnancy despite the father's circumstances?

How are relationships of this nature, particularly those involving a significant age difference and a man who grew up abroad, generally viewed in contemporary Ethiopian society? I appreciate that attitudes vary considerably between individuals and communities.

What would be the most respectful and culturally sensitive way for him to approach her, apologise and explain his circumstances without making her feel pressured or judged?

Are there any cultural considerations he should be mindful of when communicating with her or, if appropriate, involving family members?

I am not posting this to condemn either party, make assumptions about the young woman's intentions, or suggest that she should be pressured into terminating the pregnancy. I am simply trying to understand the cultural context and find a constructive way forward for two people facing a difficult situation.

I would particularly welcome thoughtful, balanced responses from people familiar with Amhara traditions and contemporary Ethiopian life, rather than speculation or judgement.

Thank you for taking the time to read this extremely long msg and share your perspectives.

I don’t understand. People are treated this like it’s some Turkish series on Kana where the rich guy falls for the poor main character girl. I’m not hating on her for settling for this man,it’s her life and her choice but I don’t understand how people are calling this “romantic”. Prior to getting married, the girl was treated so poorly by the man’s mother. she then decided to leave and return to Ethiopia. the man decides to follow her to eth ,WITHOUT MENTIONING THIS TO HIS WIFE(YES,HE’S MARRIED) and goes on to marry the Ethiopian girl there . This is literally nothing more than cheating but ppl are brushing that aside and romanticising this. Don’t know if he was planing on making her a second wife or divorcing his first wife cause either way he’s in the wrong bc apparently in Islam he should’ve let her known and have her consent for the marriage to happen. If he was planing on divorcing her then that still doesn’t change the fact that he lied and cheated on her. mind you they both(the man and his first wife)already have a child so he handled this very poorly.
And then we also have the mother in law cussing tf out of this miskeen girl on livestreams.
Am I the only one who thinks that this girl deserved better? But I mean, she was also part of the cheating😬 this whole story is messy

የኢትዮጵያ ኦርቶዶክስ ተዋሕዶ ቤተ ክርስቲያንን ትውፊት በቀላሉ ለመከታተል የሚረዳ መተግበሪያ አዘጋጅተን ልናካፍላችሁ ወደድን።

ዋናው ባሕርይ መዝሙረ ዳዊት በሦስት ቋንቋዎች መቅረቡ ነው፦ በግዕዝ፣ በአማርኛና በእንግሊዝኛ። ግዕዝ ለማንበብ ለሚቸገሩ፣ ወይም ከሀገር ውጭ ያደጉና ከትውፊታቸው ጋር መገናኘት ለሚፈልጉ በቋንቋዎቹ መካከል እየተቀያየሩ ማንበብ ይችላሉ።

በውስጡ የሚገኙት፦

🎧 በድምፅ የታገዘ የግዕዝ ንባብ። ጽሑፉን እየተከተሉ አነባበቡን ያዳምጡ፣ ግዕዝ ለመማር ለሚፈልጉ ይጠቅማል።

📖 የሙሉ ዓመት ግጻዌ። የዓመቱ ዕለታዊ ንባባት በአንድ ቦታ።

🕊 የዕለቱ ምስባክ ከትርጓሜው ጋር። ከመዝሙረ ዳዊት የተወሰደውን የዕለቱን ምስባክና ትርጉሙን ያገኛሉ።

📜 የየዕለቱ በዓላትና ቅዱሳን ከትርጓሜ ጋር። በየቀኑ የሚከበረውን በዓል ወይም ቅዱስ እና ታሪኩን ይረዱ።

መተግበሪያውን የሠራነው ትውፊታችንን በየዕለቱ በስልክ በቀላሉ መከታተል እንዲቻል ነው።

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መተግበሪያው እያደገ ነው፣ ስለዚህ አስተያየታችሁ በጣም ይጠቅመናል። ምን ተጨማሪ ባሕርይ ቢጨመር ትወዳላችሁ? ጠቃሚ ሆኖ ካገኛችሁት ለቤተሰብና ለወዳጆቻችሁ አጋሩ። 🙏

Hey guys, I’m in a massive dilemma and desperately need some real talk.
Right before college started, I was fully packed and registered for a large public government university. At the absolute last second, I got an acceptance call from a prestigious private medical school in the city. It felt like a rare opportunity I couldn't pass up—direct entry into medicine, amazing dorms, good food, and staying near my family and friends. My dad paid a huge non-refundable deposit, and I jumped in.
Flash forward to now: I absolutely hate it here. The campus is tiny (literally 40 students total) and it feels like a claustrophobic high school. There’s zero freedom, no campus life, and no fun activities. It's gotten so bad that sitting in class or trying to sleep at night, the only thing giving me hope is the thought of leaving for the government uni.
To make matters worse, this environment has made me realize I’m not even sure if I want to study medicine. My ultimate goal is to study abroad later anyway, so if I switch majors when I leave, these medical credits won't even transfer.
Logically, going to the public university gives me a huge campus, true independence, and room to figure out my actual passion—and the door to medicine is still open there if my head clears up. Plus, if it doesn't work out, I can always come back to a different private school later. But if I stay stuck here and fail because I'm miserable, my backup options are dead.
I know my family isn't actually supportive deep down, even though they say it's my choice. I feel sick with guilt over the lost deposit and terrified of disappointing my dad, but I am fully ready to pay him back in the future and stand on my own two feet. I just need a place where I actually have the drive to work hard and make them proud.
Has anyone else ditched a comfortable private college for a massive public university? Is the freedom and campus life worth trading away the luxury, especially if the goal is to go abroad later? Let me know your honest thoughts. Thanks!

Hello everyone, I was wondering if anyone knows what the situation is like in the US Embassy in ethiopia. Are the lines long? Is it hard to get an interview? Are they denying a lot of applications?

Do you know anyone who has gone for an h1b stamping? Were they approved?

Any information will be helpful. Thank you!

Obviously, there are medical sides to ADHD struggles, and others.

I am just highlighting the one that can easily get dismissed by 99.9% of the people around me: my hyperfixation.

I’ll start with mine:

As a medical person and a skeptic, I like to mix studies on gifted people to filter out scammers... I was obsessively reading and watching about psychics, mediums, channeling, NDers, reincarnation, remote viewing, and so on.

I ask around to see if there are any Ethiopians with similar gifts. So far, I have found a few (hearsay) in the Amhara region... who seem to have precognition abilities. Three NDErs in Addis ( my colleagues at work eventually told me ..) . The most part they see me as ነካ ያደረገው ሰው b/c I shake up some of their established belief systems and it makes them so uncomfortable.

Of course, I have a few neurodivergent diaspora & expat clients whom I share my new knowledge with and indulge a little bit more ... ....all these have helped me redefining my belief system .....It is so astonishing and freeing.

Anyone?

TW: If you're triggered by my posts, that isn't my business. Scroll past.

Please 🙏🏽 I am in a dire situation here, I live in Hawassa, and planning to move to Addis Ababa very soon. For that I need a job that I could sustain myself with. Whatever job y’all have I am ready to work. I have some experience in sales and assistant positions but anything can help. Things are getting harder here!

Hello, how are you all?

I’m a 21-year-old man living in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. However, I spend most of my time alone. I really value self-respect and self-care, and I prefer being alone rather than being in crowded places or surrounding myself with people who don’t share my values.

The reason is that most of the people I know smoke, drink, get into fights, and constantly chase women. Almost every conversation they have revolves around women, and honestly, some of the things they say and do are quite disturbing. When I think about them, I feel like many of them have no clear goals or ambitions for their future.

What surprises me the most is how they spend almost 24 hours a day chasing women instead of focusing on improving themselves and building their futures.

When I see the people around me living this way, I often choose to stay alone because I prefer peace and personal growth over being surrounded by negative influences.

However, I would love to make some genuine, healthy friendships with people from any country, regardless of where they live.

I’m looking for positive, like-minded friends who value self-respect, personal growth, a healthy lifestyle, and having meaningful goals in life. Whether you are male or female, it doesn’t matter to me. In fact, I would be happy to have friends of both genders.

Thank you! ❤️🤝

Hello, how are you all?

I am 21 yrs old male. My height is 179 cm, and my weight is 59 kg, which means I am underweight. However, I am very interested in bodybuilding and working out. I have loved fitness for a long time, and I try to exercise whenever I can, even though I only manage to do it occasionally.

To be honest, I struggle financially to afford enough daily calories and protein to help me gain weight and build muscle.

I am still a student, and rather than spending my youth engaging in addictions or hanging out in places that do not benefit me, I would rather spend my time working out, staying active, and doing other productive things.

If there is anyone in the fitness industry, anyone who sells supplements, or anyone else who can help, please support me on my fitness journey. I would love to get supplements, protein shakes, or any other nutritional products that could help fuel my workouts, improve my strength, and support my muscle growth.

Thank you so much

Hey everyone!

I'm planning to import ice cream base powder from Long Beach, California, USA, to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Does anyone have experience importing food products from the US to Ethiopia? I'd really appreciate some advice on how the process works, how expensive shipping and customs can be, and how long delivery usually takes.

Would it be more cost-effective to import a large quantity at once or start with smaller shipments?

Any tips, recommendations for reliable freight forwarders, or personal experiences would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

Anyone who wants puppies I have 6 (4 male and 2 female) Dm me.

Could someone please bring attention to this widespread issue in Ethiopia and especially in Addis. Unrestrained dogs roam the streets and terrorize residents as you can see in this video. And this is a guard dog. Communicating with owners doesn't often lead to any resolution. I am a diaspora visiting from Canada and I can't imagine how foreigners new to the country might feel.

To retire comfortably in Addis Ababa as an American citizen today, you will need a monthly budget of $1,500 to $2,300 USD if you are single, or $2,200 to $3,200 USD as a couple.

This translates to an estimated lump-sum nest egg of $450,000 to $750,000 USD to sustain a safe, comfortable Western lifestyle under the 4% withdrawal rule.

Location dictates your safety, utility consistency, and budget:

1. Bole: The most vibrant, modern hub. It is dense with Western-style cafes, restaurants, malls, and supermarkets. However, it is also the loudest and most expensive.

2. Old Airport: A quieter, highly secure residential neighborhood. It is home to many diplomats, international school families, and the golf club. It offers an excellent pace for retirement.

3. Kazanchis: A central business district close to the UN ECA. It features upscale high-rise apartments with robust backup utilities.

How accurate is this? It’s much better & higher than most of American cities.

I've been in this subreddit for a while now and I've noticed quite a few posts from people sharing heartbreaking stories and asking for help.

Before anyone gets upset, I'm not saying everyone who posts about their struggles is lying. I know there are people out there genuinely going through difficult times and I feel for them.

But let's be realistic. This is the internet. Anyone can create an account, come up with a convincing story and take advantage of people's kindness. And unfortunately, some people are very good at it.

I learned this the hard way myself.

Not too long ago, I was driving when a guy stopped me on the road. He told me he was on a road trip with his kids and his car had run out of gas. He seemed genuinely desperate and I felt bad for him. I ended up giving him quite a bit of money, enough to cover gas, food and even a hotel.

A few days later, I happened to drive down the same road and guess what? The same guy was there stopping cars and telling people the exact same story.

I felt like an idiot. I genuinely thought I was helping a family in need.

And that's exactly why I think people on this subreddit need to be careful. I've seen quite a few emotional posts here and sometimes I wonder why the moderators allow so many of them without some sort of verification or safeguards.

If someone is genuinely struggling with their mental health, I think encouraging them to seek professional help or contact local support services is far more useful than blindly offering money to someone we know nothing about.

And please, if you're thinking of sending money to someone you met on Reddit, think twice. You don't know who's behind that account. A heartbreaking story doesn't automatically make someone trustworthy.

I know this might sound harsh and some people probably won't like what I'm saying. That's fine.

I'm just tired of seeing kind people being taken advantage of. I've been on the receiving end of a scam myself and it's not a nice feeling.

You can feel sorry for someone without sending them money. You can be kind without trusting every stranger on the internet.

Not every cry for help is genuine and not everyone has good intentions.