Blast from the Past

So since this blog is new, I thought I'd take the time to revisit some of my favorite Misadventures...

1. Random non-Ethiopian lady:  kid sister and I passed by her house and she stopped me mid-stride and asked if I was Ethiopian
2. George Mason:  mom, kid sister, and I were walking together touring the university...Ethiopian man was walking towards us...gave me the "are you Ethiopian?" look...I gave the "I might be Ethiopian if you ask me" look back to him lol.  

 He asked if I spoke Amharic; he was DENIED.

• Tale of the Gas Station Sir

• Me:  Hi, $10 on #2 please.
• Sir:  ...Are you Ethiopian?
• Me:  *laughs* No, sorry.
• Sir:  Are you sure?
• Me:  YES?
• Sir:  *gives suspect look...and then my change* Are you sure??
• Me:  YES.
• Sir:  *smiles in disbelief* okay... 

In retrospect, I should have said yes...could have gotten free gas smh.  However, I was actually quite annoyed with his questioning of my Ethiopian-ness.  Who lies about beingEthiopian!?  Or rather, who lies about not being Ethiopian?!  Fool.
In retrospect, I probably could have gotten a free sandwich smh.  Thatisall.

• Tale of the Overly Enthusiastic Ethiopian Lady

• Me:  *walks to bathroom*
• Lady:  *walks up behind me* asks (in an overly enthusiastic tone) "DO YOU SPEAK AMHARIC??!"
• Me: *startled but flattered* no, sorry
• Lady:  *visibly disappointed* ok *sad face*

I ended up getting that job, and now everyday she looks at me and smiles...I'm sure secretly wishing I was Ethiopian so we could speak secret Amharic codes to each other.   this is one of my favorites because her enthusiasm was hilarious!  I didn't even see her coming...it was almost like I was some kid of Ethiopian magnet to her or something lol.  I was actually sad that I had to break her heart and tell her I wasn't Ethiopian haha!  There's another Ethiopian guy that works with me...he always gives me the look but never says anything about me being Ethiopian.  The two of them speak to each other in Amharic all the time.  I wish I could join in the fun :(