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Ten (more) random observations about Ethiopia {Gadling}
Apr 29th 2011 12:12PM Ha ha ha....you tried? Does it smell as the ones you got earlier? In fact, like you, I was also wondering why it smells. The smell is directly related to the area. Like in Addis Ababa, unless the money circulated from butter area it doesn't smell. If you would like compare it Raya area, Awassa area, Haromaya..several areas I can mention. In cities also womans use butter don't forget. This is the main reason...not the food we eat by hand. Infact, if it was the smell of food, the smell won't be that bad.
Ten (more) random observations about Ethiopia {Gadling}
Apr 27th 2011 2:36PM Ha ha ha....you tried? Does it smell as the ones you got earlier? In fact, like you, I was also wondering why it smells. The smell is directly related to the area. Like in Addis Ababa, unless the money circulated from butter area it doesn't smell. If you would like compare it Raya area, Awassa area, Haromaya..several areas I can mention. In cities also womans use butter don't forget. This is the main reason...not the food we eat by hand. Infact, if it was the smell of food, the smell won't be that bad.
Ten (more) random observations about Ethiopia {Gadling}
Apr 26th 2011 11:31AM Hi seen,
Thanks for your article!
I comment on your article number 2.
I don't think the banknotes smell because Ethiopians use their hands to eat and use them unwashed to oder the notes. The birr notes are more smelly in places where people have lots of butter produce from milk. It softens hair...and it is treated as natural hair butter better than any other ever produced hair product. The negetive side of it is it is smelly. I don't like it. The butter womens put on their hair stains their cloth, hand....then they mask it with different oils (perfumes) to reduce the smell. Some of the woman put their notes inside their brest. This ultimately result in smelly banknotes.
Please continue...in the future good observations!
