Ethiopia-Before+Refugee+Crisis

Before the refugee crisis, the lives of the average Ethiopian were very efficient. It is a very rural country; most people live in the countryside, away from large cities. Most everything is run locally, with the overall government in Ethiopia rarely affecting the lives of the people living in the rural areas. There has been a slight change in the population distribution, however, because the countrysides are often stricken with poverty and the people move into the cities in search of work. Families are often very diverse, due to over 70 different cultural groups living here. As is true with many African countries, parents usually arrange marriages. Ethiopia was a very patriarchal society, with the fathers often running the families. All dowries include livestock, and divorces are very rare but do happen on occasion. Neighbors were very supportive, supplying furniture and other objects to newlyweds in their area. In rural areas, the entire community contributes to buy the newlyweds a home, which in the end helps the society It is very rare for an Ethiopian citizen to live in an apartment building or other high rise, because nearly all people in Ethiopia live in average houses. It does not matter if they live in a city or in the countryside; they will still nearly always live in a traditional house or building.

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