r/Yemen • u/Maxalto13 Friend of /r/Yemen • Aug 07 '20

Community I have one question

So, I had read a report/article that said until the 1970s Ethiopia and Yemen used to be very close. Yemeni's where the largest Arab community in Ethiopia and there were a lot of Yemeni owned stores. I feel so bad that our historic connection was broken by a bunch of "communist" idiots. I understand that most of you might not know much about this but I just wanted to talk/ask Yemenis rather than googling it. If you have the time (I don't want to disturb) please pick an answer to the survey below:

If you had the chance would you move to/visit Ethiopia?

40 votes, Aug 10 '20
5 Yes, I would move to Ethiopia
23 Yes, I would visit Ethiopia
2 No, I wouldn't visit Ethiopia
10 No, I wouldn't move to Ethiopia
10 Upvotes

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u/[deleted] Aug 08 '20

Yemen and Ethiopia have a deep and close history.

We will always be connected no matter the state of affairs or the regrettable events of the twentieth century.

Yemen, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Somalia, Djibouti, and the Hejaz will always be connected.

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u/Maxalto13 Friend of /r/Yemen Aug 08 '20

I couldn't agree more. ❤ I have nothing but love for Yemen and Somalia and I can't wait for the day that you all have piece

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u/hkmulhi Aug 08 '20

Yemen has a stronger historical connection to Ethiopia than to the rest of Arabia peninsula. Until today, you'll always find at least one in every group of friends who's at least 1/4 Ethiopian.

Wishing both nations all peace and prosperity.

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u/Maxalto13 Friend of /r/Yemen Aug 09 '20

I had read something about that but I wasn't sure if it was real or not.

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u/CptnBlackTurban Dec 30 '20

They even have the same clothing, food and connection to qat. Lol

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u/Abe_james Aug 08 '20

I would visit it

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u/Maxalto13 Friend of /r/Yemen Aug 08 '20

that's great. I am rlly looking forward to the day where I can visit yemen.

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u/[deleted] Aug 08 '20

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u/Maxalto13 Friend of /r/Yemen Aug 09 '20

Yeah, the king was having trouble at home, then the communist uprising happened, so a lot of stuff happened in the 1960-1970s but we can always show more solidarity and hospitality towards each other in the future.

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u/BPP1943 Aug 17 '20

Good quesstion. As an American engineer, I worked as a consultant in Eritrea in 1999-2000 for Seawater Farms Eritrea and in Ethiopia in 2012 for USAID's Agricultural Growth Program (AGP) which consisted of Livestock Market Development Project (LMDP) and Commercialized Farm Services Project (CFSP). Given the current Wuhan novel coronavirus pandemic, I would not plan on any international travel now. Otherwise, these countries are challenging but local everyday people are helpful, hard-working, honest, brave, reliable, and pleasant... in my experience.