What’s right next to the turkey on Thanksgiving? Injera, doro wet, tibsi, kitfo, all of them on the left side of the table making those mashed potatoes look even blander than when you first saw them.
Injera is amazing so I can’t get angry about having it almost every holiday. *Stops writing to see that my friend tagged me in one of their posts, tags my sister, sister comes into the room to tell me that her friend already tagged her* You follow and You’re lying if you say you aren’t. Obviously, that isn’t the whole list, but you get the point.Ĭome from the same country? We’re going to claim you! 7. Lola Monroe, Marcus Samuelsson, The Weeknd, Rekik Neway (aka on twitter), and YouTubers like Nathan Zed (The ThirdPew) and Liya (LoveFromLiyax). That feeling of seeing an Ethiopian who’s famous. If our name isn’t something from the Bible like “Hallelujah” or “Bethlehem” or “Daniel” then we have to come prepared for the worst. I have dealt with mispronunciations of my name since birth. *Waits for you to scroll up and come back* If you didn’t see my name at the top of this listicle, scroll up real quick. So you can say Arnold Schwarzenegger, but not my name? Bye. Your daughter graduated? Your cousin is getting married? Your uncle is going to be a dad? Haha, get ready to party and celebrate! I mean, we do hold the best parties! “Small” and “party” can never be found in the same sentence. A moment like trying to muffle your laugh after hearing your aunt make fun of the cashier is a nice reminder that you have something that many can’t claim.Ĥ. Not many people can claim that!Īmharic, Oromo, Tigrigna, etc! Whichever one your family speaks, it’s only you, your family, and your friends from the same background. Understanding a language other than English…that isn’t taught in school. I have had people tell me that I have to choose “black” or “Ethiopian” (some were so nice enough to choose for me) because being both is apparently impossible. The same vice versa for how black families view African families which causes a disconnection between the two. Also, African families are taught negative views of black families. I’ve been told that I’m “not black enough” and that I’m “not like other black people” by black people, other people of color, and white people. You’re Ethiopian!” I believe this gif pretty much sums it up. When I want to represent Ethiopia, it’s “Well aren’t you American?” and when I call myself American it’s, “I thought you were Ethiopian.” 2. “You’re not black. Me trying to understand how I’m “too Ethiopian/American” for either side.įor some reason, some people believe that ethnicity and nationality are the same. Too Ethiopian for Americans, too American for Ethiopians.
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