🇪🇹 Ethiopia for 🇸🇹 ST citizens

Ethiopia uses its own calendar and a different clock convention (often counting daytime hours from around 6am), so always confirm whether times are given in “Ethiopian time” or “Western time” when meeting drivers, guides, or checking in for tours.

When someone gives you a time like “2 o’clock,” ask a quick follow-up: “Ethiopian time or Western time?”—it can save you from being 6 hours off.

If you’re invited to a coffee ceremony, say yes: it’s a key social ritual and one of the best ‘local culture’ experiences you can have for almost no cost.