A rare positive news on Ethiopia. Remember that the foreign customers won't stay loyal to injera forever unless the food or services provided remain exciting & varied. One way of doing so is by expanding on what the broader Ethiopian culture (as distinct from "Habasha culture/food) has to offer. For example, there are 80 different ethnic groups in Ethiopia, all of which have their own food or music types. Eg. the Konso people of southern Ethiopia has a very rich cousine worthy of consideration
Usually Ethiopia is synonymous with poverty but this is a good example of what people are capable of if they are given more opportunity. Ethiopia's corruption, nepotism, and inability to protect its people from unfair western trade policies have crippled the economy. Also I agree with yaballo, this is just habesha culture and many if not most Ethiopians are not habesha.
Legislation needs to hurry up and ratify that district as Little Ethiopia. Ethiopians have brought business and culture to that area. Also, to those contesting the word habesha. The term unites us all under the umbrella of Ethiopia.
@dammee Even though Abesha refers mainly to the people of northern ethiopia in this genration all Ethiopians refer to themselves as Habesha as equivalent to habesha. And the cultures they showed include different ethiopian ethnicities like oromo as well .It doesn't makes sense when u say Habesha culture only habesha culture is equivalent to Ethiopian culture.
@dammee Really hahaha what's the song in the begining of the vedio then it sure as hell is OROMIGNA . Refer 2 ur self as what ever u want but all the Ethiopians I know refer 2 themselves as Abesha.
@almazed I am Oromo, Neither I nor any of the Oromos I ever met in my life refer to themselves as Habesha. Sidamo, Adre, Somali etc none of them call themselves Habesha. I watched this video and I think I would recognize my own ppl and my own music if I saw it. Its not in the video.
Hebesha people are people from historic Abyssinia, which is today's northern Ethiopia. This makes up the Amhara and Tigre people. Oromo's and other ethnic groups are from central and southern Ethiopia are not Habesha, and do not consider themselves to be culturally or linguistically related to Hebesha's. You people can push your own agenda but the historical facts are we are not related and have been at war for centuries. We reject and resent Habesha cultural domination.
There is a growing Ethiopian community here in north London, England but I am impressed by the extent Washington DC's has prospered.
im so happy that the ethiopian community and our food is getting know in the world
Thanks CNN to present this colorful community for us. I Love Ethiopians
I didn't know the whole strip was habesha when I went there, love it! I hope we will do the same here in Dallas:)
A rare positive news on Ethiopia. Remember that the foreign customers won't stay loyal to injera forever unless the food or services provided remain exciting & varied. One way of doing so is by expanding on what the broader Ethiopian culture (as distinct from "Habasha culture/food) has to offer. For example, there are 80 different ethnic groups in Ethiopia, all of which have their own food or music types. Eg. the Konso people of southern Ethiopia has a very rich cousine worthy of consideration
EXCITING, thank you cnn for the coverage.
Usually Ethiopia is synonymous with poverty but this is a good example of what people are capable of if they are given more opportunity. Ethiopia's corruption, nepotism, and inability to protect its people from unfair western trade policies have crippled the economy.
Also I agree with yaballo, this is just habesha culture and many if not most Ethiopians are not habesha.
Legislation needs to hurry up and ratify that district as Little Ethiopia. Ethiopians have brought business and culture to that area. Also, to those contesting the word habesha. The term unites us all under the umbrella of Ethiopia.
Every body loves ETHIPOIANS.
@dammee Even though Abesha refers mainly to the people of northern ethiopia in this genration all Ethiopians refer to themselves as Habesha as equivalent to habesha. And the cultures they showed include different ethiopian ethnicities like oromo as well .It doesn't makes sense when u say Habesha culture only habesha culture is equivalent to Ethiopian culture.
Good luck mamo killoo.
@dammee I'm Oromo too I like to be my self
@dammee Really hahaha what's the song in the begining of the vedio then it sure as hell is OROMIGNA . Refer 2 ur self as what ever u want but all the Ethiopians I know refer 2 themselves as Abesha.
@almazed I am Oromo, Neither I nor any of the Oromos I ever met in my life refer to themselves as Habesha. Sidamo, Adre, Somali etc none of them call themselves Habesha. I watched this video and I think I would recognize my own ppl and my own music if I saw it. Its not in the video.
Hebesha people are people from historic Abyssinia, which is today's northern Ethiopia. This makes up the Amhara and Tigre people. Oromo's and other ethnic groups are from central and southern Ethiopia are not Habesha, and do not consider themselves to be culturally or linguistically related to Hebesha's. You people can push your own agenda but the historical facts are we are not related and have been at war for centuries. We reject and resent Habesha cultural domination.
Don't be silly, you said its an insult word but you haven't said what the meaning of the insult is. Maybe you should've found out its true meaning.
duda
noooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! they made it an insult word but actualy it is just the name of people in ethiopia!!!!
im so happy that the ethiopian community and our food is getting know in the world because its so good