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[[File:Ethopia alex.jpg|thumb|240px|right|Waiting for the right lift, South of [[Addis Ababa]], Ethiopia.]]
'''Ethiopia''' is listed as one of the world poorest countries, and very few people have cars there. Nevertheless, hitchhiking there Hitchhiking is possible and completely doable, although it might require some patience really easy in Ethiopia. Any type of arm motion are use of yoursthe thumb will get you a ride. Ethiopians probably see a hitcher as having a robbery or banditry motive since hitchhiking Make sure you know that the ride is an unknown concept therefree. In Amharic, howeverthe most widespread language used by most people to some degree "Birr nuhtzuh" means free, white guys might have a bonusin Afan Oromo the word is something like "Gahtee-malee". Taxis might stop for you if you English use a wrong hitchhiking technique. In rural areas, ''faranji'' might do hitchhiking when public transport is absent although payment can be expected in a matter pretty uncommon outside of contribution to the high cost cities, and the truckers who provide so many of fuel'' (according to the Lonely Planet)''rides or not often English speakers. Nevertheless, it The roads are pretty good in Ethiopia and combined with the ease of hitching almost everywhere in the country is possible to catch some free rides but it may require patienceaccessible. Just tell Hitching within the driver clearly you won't pay when boarding city of Addis Ababa is very easy and a vehiclegreat way to meet people. The train around Addis is also very cheap.
Ethiopia is a fairly safe country, however the ''faranji'' frenzy will definitely quickly become an annoyance as you travel throughout the country. Along some Theft is pretty unheard of even in the cities. The children in much of Ethiopia are totally insane and will just start screaming upon seeing a foreigner. Children in the rural main roads, it has been commonly heard that white foreigner areas on West Amhara being the worst and will often just start throwing rocks at people and/or following in a large crowd. One of the hardest parts about traveling Ethiopia is finding a place to sleep. Much of the country is densely populated. In Amhara and Tigray people are extremely suspicious of people walking on to their land of forests toward night time and may call the village to intervene. Hotels are about 50-60 birr (cyclist or 4WD2.50$-3.00) were thrown rock for a single person and 70-80 for two people. The prices are higher in Addis Ababa and the eastern cities. Maybe fifty percent of the hotel rooms have bedbugs so I'd learn the signs and check before buying a room. The Ethiopian Orthodox Church traditionally keeps forested space near their churches and these can sometimes be slept in. The police don't have much of a corruption problem and only seem to intrude heavily on the traveler's life in much of Benishangul-Gumuz. Ethiopian culture in many of the regions can be quite abrasive. People yell often and catcall at them as part of an attention seeking gamewomen. In the Amhara region litigation is the "national sport" and people love to argue. Make sure you know a price firmly before handing someone money. House-ups are relatively uncommon but it is less uncommon for a rich person to buy you a hotel. Food is cheap and most people who like it really like it. Eating vegan is really easy. Water quality is low.
[[File:Ethopia2 alex.jpg|thumb|240px|right|Having a free lift (in this case with people from an NGO).]]
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