1. Men holding hands. Saw two military guys holding hands with rifles slung over the other shoulder.
2. Coffee is off the chain.
3. Taxis are funky sedans from the 60s painted blue with white roofs, usually with loudly decorated dashboards, always driven by characters.
4. To show sincerity when shaking someone's hand, you touch your left hand to your right elbow. I do it incessantly.
5. Order mango juice and you get real, ripe, delish mangoes smashed smoothie style.
6. Sophisticated young professionals parading down Bole Road past old grannies in traditional dress with bundles of firewood on their backs.
7. The dramatic, gaspy rhythms of Amharic.
8. Eating injera with your hands.
9. Soft, even mocha skin tones.
10. When folks greet older people, they kiss them on each cheek. More kisses = more respect. I saw a four today!
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