Empress ~ the reason I get offended is because of the intention of the question. When peopel ask for tribe, I think of why they're asking..

Ok, inspired by Halle's 'things I have learned not to do around ethiopians....', and partly feeling guilty of hijacking her thread.....I transported it here.

What's wrong with discussing our ethnic backgrounds? Yes, we are Ethiopians, Ethiopians of different ethnic backgrounds. What is it gonna do for our unity to undermine and deny that difference? Shouldn't we instead learn how to admit it and then celebrate it? How true is our Ethiopianness gonna become if we deny who we really are in terms of our ethnicities? Why is it always considered anti-Ethiopian to recognize one's ethnicity? Teach me plz....

i think i can feel her blank.. sweethan did he say oromia.

i had a friend who says he's from oromia and he ain't abesha... but somehow he evolved from that.

but it's weird if u guys goodle Oromia.. it comes out like a country.

okay..it is 4 17 am ....and im not quite sure if i know ut im writting....but here is wut im thinking, u ask me wuts ur zer i will tell u Ethiopian, and i will aslo tell u im amarigha tenagari. wut is really zer? where u were born or where ur mom and dad were born or wut they speak? i won`t be offended if some one asks me what my tribe is but honestly i don`t know what my tribe/ethnicity is , i have oromo tenagari grand father and 3 amarigha tenagari grand mothers/father , i was born and raised in a sidamigha(southern ethiopia) tenagari hager. i don`t speak the language i know shyte about the culture. i don`t speak oromigha. then wut is my ethinicity, yea i know most of the amara culture but how couold i represent amara when i wasn`t even born in the teritory where amarigha is spoken, and how in the world can i be sidamigha tenagari sew when i don`t know nothing about these ppl, the best thing that describes me is my Ethiopiawinet and umm....i believe diversity comes b4 unity and to unite the whole habesha / ethiopians ofcourse everyone gotta respect and acknowledge eachother culture/language (im not really a fan the word tribe/ethnicity) i prefer culture. and i see all ethiopian regardless of wut language tey speak or how they dance or what they eat, equally and i don`t ask ethinicity very much , sometimes just what other Ethiopian language they speak. ,,,, and that is just wut i think , im hoping there is no right or wrong thought.

Babychick, its tru that oromo and Adarie people don't considered themselfs as ethiopian. thats why when ever you ask Oromo or Adarie people they would tell you oromia or Harar w/o never mentioning ethiopia. moreover, they have their own soccer tournments the same time as ours i guess. what is that tell you?

Adaraes - interesting people with interesting agenda.

What do you say to people who would applaud the invasion of Somalies in early 60's and 70's??

U tell me? u seem a clever individual!!!

well, I think they pretty much anti-Ethiopia. They resented Amharas and christianity.

i would say 90% of them are antie-ethiopia. but, with oromo i don't understand(2many things) NO offense!!!

That is your dcik talking. I hope the 10% includes the gurl that u're dating and her relatives. Well, I advise you that you should use this opportunity to study, know and understand the source of this resentment.
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Peace.

well, I think they pretty much anti-Ethiopia. They resented Amharas and christianity.