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June 15, 2007

Mixed Coka

Bernos waxes lyrical about the joys of drinking mixed Coca-Cola in Addis Ababa:

Even yet'eb'er'za Coka had its satisfaction. Whether mixed with water or not I didn't care!! For a long time after coming to the states I still used to water down my Coke.

It took a while to get used to seeing people topping up a glass of Coke with Ambo (fizzy water) or Highland (bottled water). Then, two weeks ago, I was at a friend's house and he offered me a drink – half Coke, half Axumit red wine.

It wasn't quite as bad as it sounds. But where did this habit come from?

Posted by aheavens at June 15, 2007 10:46 AM