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September 12, 2007

Millennium or Menem yellum?

Happy Ethiopian New year everyone. Welcome to the year 2000, the new Ethiopian millennium.

Obviously it has all been a bit of an anti-climax here in Khartoum. How was it in Addis?

Posted by aheavens at September 12, 2007 7:37 AM

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very good blog congratulations
regard from Catalonia Spain

Posted by: Té la mà Maria at September 12, 2007 6:11 PM

pretty good andrew!
Was on Bole road flying round in a taxi.Because the police blocked pretty much every road the traffic snarled up. As soon as the clock struck 12, however, Addis-style road rage changed into street carnival euphoria - peeps jumping on their cars, hugging each other, loud music from a thousand car stereos, women 'ululululuing' etc...
good for them

Posted by: george morris at September 14, 2007 6:29 AM

What do you mean by "Menem yellum"?

Now I know why I never liked an English.

Posted by: dan at September 15, 2007 10:43 PM

Happy new Millennium to you as well, Andrew. We miss your pix from Addis and the rest of Ethiopia. Take care in the Sudan

Posted by: Yonas Tibebe at September 16, 2007 8:12 PM

Andrew, thanks ... i guess. Where I was it was also 'minim yellum'

Dan, I've no clue why but I though he was Scottish? but yeah, if you're going to hate, the English are a better target so keep hatin'. lol (min arege?)

Posted by: Tobian at September 17, 2007 7:07 PM

Hi Andrew. Millennium eve was festive and trouble-free. No fights or police heavy-handedness. "Everybody" was on the street or at the stadium hearing concerts. The swells who could afford the ETB 1500 entrance fee were at the big new Millennium Hall hearing the Black-Eyed Peas and other musical groups. Most of the shows at Meskal Square were cancelled. And... we got SMS back as a new year's gift from ETC.

What's it like there being a Ferenge (Arabic word for Ferenge?) during Ramadan? Do people get peeved if you have lunch?

Posted by: Marc at September 19, 2007 10:15 AM

Hi Marc - the Sudanese version of ferenge is khawaja. I haven't had any hassle eating during ramadan so far - although I am not exactly hanging out on street corners with a burger either. Everyone tells me it is no problem for non-muslims to be seen eating. Just as a precaution, I guess, most of the restaurants with open air bits have put up sheets or some kind of barrier, to shield the diners from anyone passing.

Posted by: Andrew at September 22, 2007 11:56 AM

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