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Warnings Or Dangers: PEEING IN PUBLIC
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Unfortunately men (and boys) have a very cavalier attitude towards public urination. The first couple of times I watched this somewhat alarming behaviour I thought it was only truly homeless men in Addis Ababa who did this. It’s not. A lot of men do it and they definitely do this in the countryside. They just turn their back on even the busiest roads and go for it. Many toilets in bars and restaurants enforce this odd behaviour. Sometimes they have a urinal just outside the ladies toilet cubicle so they may have to see this twice!
Any of you guys ever thought about going behind the tree/bush 2 meters away?
No. Obviously not.
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Warnings Or Dangers: HIV & AIDS
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HIV and AIDS are unfortunately all too common in Ethiopia. In Addis Ababa particularly there are very high infection rates. You only need to get it once to die from it. In 2003 AIDS accounted for 30 percent (79,000) of all adult deaths. In the same year 539,000 children were orphaned, while 128,000 pregnant women and 35,000 newborns were living with HIV and AIDS. A pack of 4 condoms costs 5.5 U.S. Cents and is available at just about any small shop. Don’t gamble with your life.
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Warnings Or Dangers: ROAD SAFETY
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Driving yourself is a bit unknown in Ethiopia. Most places that actually rent cars will only let you drive in Addis Ababa and on sealed roads. That leaves out a lot of the good bits of the country. Driving is no worse than many places in Africa, but this is a lot higher. That means instead of being run off the road, you may be run off the side of a steep cliff that will certainly leave loved one looking at your will. If you do drive – drive defensively. Very defensively!
Just remember that Road Safety is optional.
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Warnings Or Dangers: BAD WIRING IN HOTELS
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For some reason everyone seems to think they are an electrician. I can honestly say I never saw anyone resembling a competent electrician in all my travels here. I have, however, seen people just try and just wire up any old thing. This included my landlord in Addis Ababa. Number of hot showers I got while living there – zero! I highly suggest that you make sure EVERYTHING is switched off when sleeping and you know where the fire exit is. Too many times I have had burning smells in my room.
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Warnings Or Dangers: ANIMAL SEX
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mikarov99 Tue Jun 3, 2008 03:04 UTC
nice page of Ethiopia, is my top wish of Africa, interesting page | JessH Tue May 13, 2008 05:18 UTC
Hello Dao. Friends of mine are going to Ethiopia next month. I really liked your tip about the empty plastic bottles, and Yes: this month's Focus Magazine has also dismissed the Coriolis Effect as myth! Nice page here / greetings from Dubai / Jess :-) | risse73 Mon May 5, 2008 20:26 UTC
I enjoyed your Ethiopia page! I happen to love Ethiopian food & have gotten my fill not in Ethiopia as I've never been there yet, but in Los Angeles--around the Fairfax district--where there's an Ethiopian enclave with restaurants galore. Cheers! | starship Sun May 4, 2008 20:37 UTC
I once attended a conference with a person from Ethiopia who I had great respect for so I wanted to see something of the country he was from. Excellent page! |
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