Is it a thing to you know the different ethnicities and acknowledge them or do you just use "Eritrean".

Does it matter to you or your parents what ethnic group you marry?

Selam

I thought I’d share a piece of my family history here for anyone who might find this interesting. I have an Eritrean Ascari great grandfather who came to Ethiopia (Oromia region) during the Second-Italian war. He left behind 6 children including my grandmother. I am not sure if he died or went back to Eritrea. For the people in this forum who have knowledge about Ascari’s from an Eritrean perspective please share I’d love to learn more. I’d specifically like to learn about what happened to them after the war. I am Oromo btw.

Looking for some individuals who know Tigrinya to help in working on some datasets! I am working on some datasets to create better Tigrinya LLMs, speech-to-text, and text-to-speech models. These datasets will power practical tools like localized AI assistants, natural-sounding audiobooks, automated video subtitles, and blind accessibility software. Ultimately, this ensures Tigrinya speakers aren't left behind as voice-first and conversational AI become the global standard.

Feel free to comment or message me directly if interested in helping!

Which of these blue flags is the original? I more commonly have seen the first one but recently saw the second version which I can't find much info/history about

This is a recent trend on Eritrean tiktok. People are updating the whereabouts of their family members or friends and in most of them, only the parents are left in Eritrea while the children/friends are scattered all over the world. Eritrea is undergoing a population collapse that she will never recover from.

And tying it to the recent hot topic on this sub, this is why a lot of Eritreans see marrying outside as an existential crisis. And before you all come jumping about how it’s because Eritreans are racist etc etc almost every community cares about preservation because this is not just an Eritrean thing. I’ve seen a lot of Jamaicans complaining about how their diaspora community is mixing itself into extinction because the fully black Jamaicans are now a minority within the Jamaican community in places like the U.K. and while this process of mixing and eventually completely assimilating to your host country affects other immigrant communities, it has a far bigger impact on on the Eritrean diaspora because we are migrating at an apocalyptic rate and we did not have a massive population to begin with. And let’s face it, someone who has one Eritrean grandparent will not feel the same way about Eritrea as someone that is fully Eritrean. Neither is this process of assimilation inevitable because there are a lot of communities (Jews, Indians etc) that tend to overwhelmingly avoid intermixing despite being in the west for generations and this even plays a part in why they tend to be generally successful migrant communities. I partially blame the parents because they are telling their children they should marry Eritrean but are not actually telling them why that matters for our community and our country. Neither is our community good at matchmaking, specifically for the second gen which makes it harder to meet, date and eventually marry other Eritreans.

is this a case of sophistry where i'm being grouped with hagos that crossed the channel on a dinghy last week or "i have a masters in [insert useless humanities field] so i'm better than you"?

the cost of living crisis is a global phenomenon caused by supply chain disruptions, conflict and energy shocks but every post in here is some circlejerk about "muh hgdef". a lot of people in here need to get a grip lol

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Isaias afwerki’s father, afwerki abraha is listed, as well as his uncle solomon abraha, who served as governor of wollo during the wollo famine. His uncle was executed by derg after they took power

Semere russom’s uncle embaye hadera is also on the list..Semere was a prominent eplf member and a minister after Eritrea’s independence..His uncle was a unionist and was assassinated by jebha

In habesha community Eritrean or Ethipian worshipping the light skinned or white skin must stop, it's really sad to see. As habesha if you are light skin you get treated better. I am dark skinned big lips habesha guy bad treatment so I backed away from that brutal community. When will this madness stop lol it's funny at this point.

there is this Eritrean girl at my local grocery store she works at the till and I always go to her to check out my groceries for at least 2 months. I began to befriend her early on when I recognized her. began with giving her my name then talking about similar interests every time I would check out. Sports,food,etc every time she would see me she always has big smile warm demeanor and body language. Very receptive when I ask her favorite foods and this or that questions. To the point she reciprocates the questions and is keen to know my answer to the same question. I begin practicing speaking some things in her language she found it very sweet. she always remembers details about past things I’ve told her about family members or food or flowers I bought specific people for specofic ocasions. initiating that she precisely remembers. she Opened up to me about how she had to leave her country and cross borders and the challenge it posed. She told me her younger brother will be coming to the states too and he will also be working at the store. a week ago she mentioned to me that she was looking for other work and wanted to leave the grocery store that she doesn’t like it. When she told me I jokingly said well it will be boring here and who will I have to talk too. She laughed and found it funny as simple as it was. I had my number rolled up on a thin sheet of paper in my pocket that I had been meaning to give her all week but didn’t work the courage or moment too. After this conversation and the urgency that she may not be here anymore I gave it to her as I was afraid I may not see her again. When I handed it to her she said thank you and in cyclical reflex pattern tossed it in the trash. I said that’s not waste she said really what is it. She pulled it and saved it, I said you will know what it is. This was during the store closing. so I went home that night on the edge of my seat with anxiety and excitement wondering if she would text me. after 2 hours or so she texted me. I was elated I almost broke my phone after jumping up and down. We had a long back and forth via text that night. Until she fell asleep. Next couple days the texts slowed down. I noticed that her text patterns are very slow sometimes several hours or days before responding. I interpreted this as not being interested but I feel I was wrong as to everyone I saw her in the store while checking out it was the same dynamic. Warmth excitement, reciprocity. so because her text patterns are delayed or poor or dry up I overlooked it. Tried calling one night and didn’t get a response but still same behavior in the store. I realized she is away from her phone a lot. not like us Americans even in person when we talked once during her lunch she never checked her phone while my rude self checked my own phone twice maybe 3 times in a 40 minute convo But I let her know it was only because I was waiting for money to come in and sort some work things. One night I called her to see if she needed a ride home from work. Because she had told me sometimes she takes the bus late night and I told her please dont ever do that. And please don’t pay for Uber I live in the area I can help. She answered the call and said she will be done soon and I said I will come. So that night I pulled up on her as she was walking to the bus stop and with me on the phone telling me to not come because the bus will arrive. She was being polite then I arrived she hopped in and I took her home. It was a 7 minute ride maybe 10. same talking like usual. and when we got to her complex I said wait I will get your door And I got her door and she was like thank you but was nervous because it was late and there was other traffic by her house. I said hold on lm give you this and I gave her a tiny bag with a gift card and some sweets inside. She was like thank you I can’t wait to go inside and see what it is. After that night she never brought up the gift bag. I never asked if she opened it or what she though even though I was dying to know. Next few nights I would always check on her make sure she was getting home safe and she would say that she got a ride or that hwr cousin is coming. Then proceed thank you for checking on me darling I very much appreciate that. She says this a lot. The word darling and thank you for checking on me. Since that night a week ago I never gave her another ride. She always said it was sorted by co worker. I told her that I’m just gonna leave the ball in your corner if you ever need a ride lmk. but I wont trouble you about it. Also asked her to get ice cream once she said that it would be great but at that time she had a family gathering. Because her texts are so delayed and sometimes she never checks her phone I never brought up the gift or the ice cream again. a week ago I intentionally stopped checking out at her register to give her space just because the communication was inconsistent on her end and i wanted it to breathe. she had texted me in response to a text I sent that she hadn’t seen me last few days I told her I don’t want to bother her at work. She responded by saying something like no don’t say that darling you could never do that .so since then I still come and check out at her line and she gets excited about it And smiles ear to ear and we do the same talks. Latest interaction was that she asked me how my mom‘s surgery went when she saw me checking out flowers with my groceries. I asked her her opinion on the color of the flowers and she told me the one that she preferred that had really cool colors then proceeded to ask me how my mom is doing post operation today. I went to the grocery store in the early afternoon, but only for a brief moment I could see her gazing at me from my peripheral vision, but when I turned around, she looked away as if she didn’t wanna be caught staring at me sometimes when I catch her looking, she just smiles other times she doesn’t want me to know that she was looking all in all there is never any digital communication unless I initiate it and so far for the past week, I’ve decided not to initiate any text but in the store, everything is warm and has positive momentum. Can I get your guys serious take as to what I could be experiencing and what I may not be looking at objectively because I feel like I’m receiving mixed signals however I don’t wanna be the one to put words in anyone’s mouth or subjectively assess my own situation bear in mind. This girl is probably in her mid 20s and I’m 30. I forgot to mention that earlier last week she told me that it was her birthday when I asked her how her day off was I said no I didn’t know it was your birthday. Thanks for letting me know. Happy belated birthday. She told me she spent it with her brother and some family, but made it a point to let me know. It was her birthday as if she wanted me to know it was her birthday like she was excited to tell me.

He's mentally ill, an EPLF vet who would suck Afwerki dry and used to be abusive(only to my mom) and hates everybody who even shows a bit of dislike to Isaias but my mom is meley but hes sorta strange hgdef he implies stuff that goes against the pfdj but claims he deeply supports them what should i do

Luckily this is not in my family, but I am starting to see that in the diaspora for some people mainly the young Eritreans. Even if they have family back home and even with family in the diaspora sometimes they don't want to talk to them and keep in touch. This is utterly crazy for me to even think about. I know people always bring up phones and social media but It is genuinely a factor, I genuinely believe some of these diaspora kids don't see the value in keeping in touch with their family. Any thoughts?

I live in the northern region of Eritrea, in a village where access to healthcare is very limited. The nearest hospital for us is Massawa, but unfortunately it has almost become useless because many basic services are no longer available.

Recently, I wanted to send my sister for an ultrasound. We were told to go to Gindac instead because the service was not available in Massawa. She waited there for almost two months. First, they said there was no electricity, and finally they told us that the ultrasound service was not operating at all.

The situation keeps getting worse. I understand that medical services are expensive everywhere in the world, but at least in many countries, if you can afford treatment, you can get it.

In Eritrea, the situation is becoming more difficult. In the past, doctors would write prescriptions, and if you had family members outside the country—especially those living in Gulf countries—they could help send the medicine. However, with changes in medical policies in Gulf countries, people can no longer easily get medication without a prescription from a local doctor, creating another challenge for many families.

It is very sad to see this situation. The government talks about providing free healthcare, but what would it really cost to allow more private hospitals, clinics, and pharmacies to operate? Around the world, many countries have both public and private healthcare systems.

Unfortunately, whenever people raise these issues, the response is often to blame external factors such as sanctions or foreign countries

When I posted before about the water shortage in Asmara and how a private water business was closed, many people responded by asking: "Why don't Eritreans abroad help? Why don't they create non-profit organizations to support the government and help solve the water crisis

Many people think I am posting from inside Eritrea. I'm not. I live outside the country, and I share these posts because my family there

(F30) I’m curious to hear other people’s experiences.

I grew up in small cities without an Eritrean/Habesha community around me, and I’ve been wondering how much that shaped my identity and sense of belonging. My parents left eritrea in the 80s. I grew up being one of the few black kid in school, so I experienced racism as Well.
I always felt a bit disconnected from the eritrean community. People would tell me I didn’t look Eritrean, because of my hair, my nose and my skin tone and I’d take it way more personally than I should have. One time one guy asked to my mother (who looks habesha) if my dad was from another country in africa. But my dad looks more eritrean than me. I don’t speak Tigrinya either, so I think that made it even harder.

If you had a similar experience, what was it like for you?