Today Mom was going over our schoolwork from the last week with us, and when she mentioned culture differences, I started thinking about Ethiopian culture. I thought of two things, but now I can only remember one! :-( So I'll have to share that one with you and a couple more Mom thought of.
1. It is a common sight to see the Ethiopian men holding eachother's hands as they walk together. My friend who went to Uganda last year says that that is also common in Uganda. It's very interesting and kind of surprising to see men holding hands as they walk down the street.
2. When they meet eachother, the Ethiopian people greet eachother by kissing eachother"s cheeks or the air by their cheeks. I noticed that usually they would greet eachother, and then as they were talking about how they were doing or whatever, they would do their kissing routine. This is actually something we have experienced with Belly Boy. Although he gave us kisses, he never kissed our mouth or anything. He would always turn his head to kiss one cheek and then the other. It was very cute!! Now he goes between cheek and lip kissing.
3. It is considered rude to eat with your left hand!
So there are three culture facts about Ethiopia. I'll probably think of the one I forgot later while I'm in bed!
Hope you had a wonderful Sunday!
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