Learn a lesson in order from Addis Ababa

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Tuesday, March 08, 2011 4:37:41 AM GMT Tuesday, March 08, 2011 4:27:31 AM GMT

It was a month's absence and Gurgaon had not changed much. It was still struggling with the decision to make traffic on Cyber City road one-way and could not figure out why the roads are reduced to shambles so quickly. As our taxi trudged along the road flanked by gleaming signboards of offices of major multinationals, our thoughts went to the city where we had a comfortable stay of four weeks.

Our announcement that we were going to spend a month in Addis Ababa had been greeted by friends and relatives with surprise bordering on shock. "Why? Take enough food to last you! Be careful!" What we found was a cultural surprise.

Addis Ababa is the capital of Ethiopia, one of the poorest countries of the world. It has passed thr

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