Perfect match!

Whatever, I digress – I’d appreciate it if no blind-pride comments were made. You’re insulting yourselves and making Ethiopians look utterly shallow and disreputable.

ANYWAY – the Count is disgusting and the Countess can do better. The end.

Why are you mentioning my name? I was not addressing you at all. I was talking about comments made by Alhabeshe that “all Ethiopians should think alike”. I disagree. I was also complimenting the more calm and reasonable views of Mesafint and Bliss. Other than that, I think you have misrepresented my views. My view is that Ethiopians should have a free mind. You have your views and that’s fine. And I have my views. Other than that, I think it seems to me that your beef is more with the Tadias folks for writing the article and the comments made by Kukusha. I just don’t see it your way. It’s okay to agree to Disagree.

Always with love and respect!

I enjoy your rhetoric very much but you are misled by your own misconceptions. Where do I start? I am not against this unknown woman in anyway. I don’t even know her name. I am bewildered by Ethiopians such as yourself taking pride in the contents of this article as a presumptive exemplar of Ethiopian pulchritude. I have explained above why this article is not flattering to the lady in question and have expounded on the situational precariousness of her relationship with this “lothario”. (I never even mentioned the children – for I thought that was excessively inculpating) I truly wish her well.

Tigist, your first paragraph is needlessly hostile and I am not sure of your point. No one is attacking you. But again, as a defense, I must add that your misconceptions are replete within your arguments. You cannot litter your thoughts with willful supposition, hyperbolic hypotheticals and come to an “erudite” conclusion. You say:

“She is probably very intelligent”
“She probably is educated and probably speaks French, etc”
“Maybe she is a royal herself”
“She could also be a native of Geneva”
“Maybe she is teaching him spirituality”

We are not talking about what and who she “probably” is and what she “maybe” doing. For all I know she may be your relative or for that matter mine. It makes no difference to me. I am writing about my distaste about the article, its portrayal of her, its presence on this website and some people (such as yourself) taking pride in its smear and foul circumstance.

Kukusha Wodeshiwal,
Believe me when I tell you that I am not religious. What I do know is that religion is both used as a proponent and an exponent (reflection) of morals. And if vice is to be judged then by definition it is to be adjudicated morally/ethically: then what better text to quote than the concrete commands common to all 3 great monotheistic faiths.

I like the quote you provided (“As Atse (Empepror) Haile Selassie once said: Haimanot yegil, hager yegara (Religion is private and country is for all”). I respectfully and wholeheartedly agree with his words. After all, Ethiopia as country is older than all three religions. But do you think for one second that this woman, as portrayed in the article, would be spoken of as a triumph of country. What he means in his words is that religion has no place in governance, commerce, or education etc. Religion is private. But pride in one’s country and its peoples’ accomplishments are patently a public exercise. The news article in question does not even demand the opposite of pride. The opposite of pride is humility. The article is plain shameful and she is at best notorious and at worst ignominious within its margins.

Let me summarize my positions before anymore vitriol is spilled:
1) The article is unflattering to all the personae (except the children)
2) Her characterization (accurate or false) is contemptible
3) Ethiopians and Ethiopian websites should not be boastful of this unworthy article
4) Be proud of great deeds.
5) Be proud of Ethiopian beauty that bolsters the soul as it stimulates the heart and senses
6) Religion and Government don’t mesh well
7) Money, power, men and women do
8) Tigist’s last paragraph is troubling, unnecessary and over-shared.

Do not be a dog in the manger.

Please spare us the bible quoting and finger wagging. As Atse (Empepror) Haile Selassie once said: Haimanot yegil, hager yegara (Religion is private and country is for all). As Mesafint pointed out the last thing we need are religious zealots.

Please do not quote the bible in your response. I have got my own bible. Thank you.

And the guy who commented that all of us (Ethiopians), just like him, should be thinking about anything Ethiopia 24/7. Mr. I support you in your efforts, but I am trying to finish college so that’s what I will be thinking about. But I respect you and more power to you. But thanks, I have my own mind.

Any ways, I would like to focus on the more erudite comments made by Bliss and Mesafinit.

Some of you seem to suggest that all Ethiopians must think and act alike. Why? We can still love Ethiopia and have a free mind. Everybody is entitled to have a free mind as long as you respect others and be sensitive. Ethiopia is as diverse as the stars. Ethiopians live in all continents. And by far we are the most respectful and kind people. And the world knows that because they live with us.

Think of this young beautiful Ethiopian woman in Geneva for a moment. She is probably very intelligent because I don’t think you get to be intimate with a French Count and live in Geneva dallying with a royal without having some manners. She probably is educated and probably speaks French, etc. Maybe she is a royal herself. Don’t forget that there are many new generation of highly educated, well mannered and cosmopolitan Ethiopians of Royal Blood, who are raised in high comfort in Europe or the United States. Don’t count that out. She could also be a native of Geneva, or any of the world’s capitals, including Ethiopia. The word is much smaller than it used to be my people. The diaspora is every where and the humble spirituality power of Ethiopians is not to be underestimated. Open your mind. The love birds (the Count and his Ethiopian beauty) have obviously formed a close friendship. Maybe she is teaching him spirituality and he is taken not only by her beauty, but elegance, dreams, and simple confidence. Who know? Who cares if she is from Addis or Dire dewa.

Sooner or later, the media will capture a photo and we will know about her. God protect her from harm and god protect the wife Countess LuAnn de Lesseps and her children. And god protect even the Count. I hope Alex’s new romance with the ethio is a bliss and hope he takes care of the beauty in his hand, do not play with her heart.

But he is not my type. I say that because, I told an Ethiopian guy who asked me out that he wasn’t my type, he got really really offended. I thought I was doing him a favor.

Now to liken this story with the Queen of Sheba is to juxtapose the above quote likewise: “the aging lothario, King Solomon, found some Ethiopian chippy to shack up with”

If the Article was titled “Love conquers a Count” or such then maybe the gist would be altered enough to reflect the Ethiopian woman as a sympathetic lover instead of a usurper/upstart. But since it doesn’t I will repeat what I said above:

“Infidelity is a shameful act (further to mention its contravention of the 7th and 10th commandments of God – a sin twice over). If we are to be proud, be proud of great deeds. Be proud of Ethiopian beauty that bolsters the soul as it stimulates the heart and senses.”

I understand there is moral issue in this love affair story. As someone above said it, it takes two to tango, however, in this case this is a love triangle caused by all three. We don’t know what happened in their life. What is obvious is that the guy being driven by royalty and money maybe into women and having affairs if he had been married before multiple times. It is also clear that the countess was not acting as a countess should be and wanted to pursue a career in show business and he may not be happy about it. In an article I read, he travels to Europe many times, clearly there is disconnect between him and his wife before the Ethiopian lady came into picture. It sounded to like he wants to spend more time on his own continent than U.S. Many things could have contributed to their marriage being broken up and of course the Ethiopian chick being one of them. People fall in and out of love all the time so it is not big deal. When we are downgrading our own people is amazing to me. What is wrong with accepting the complement of accepting Ethiopian women being beautiful? What is wrong with her marrying richest man, royal man, why should she be any less than other European women or other beautiful women around the world for that matter. We are the ones setting our standards low because the Ethiopian woman is with this man who seemed to truly love her. In fact, I am proud when Ethiopians are set at such high standard. So I wish them all the best.

Would anyone of you moral guardiance, religious zelots, or cultural puritance have a problem with this women if she had fallen in love with a poor married man with no money? Would you consider her to be a hore, gold digger or materialistic? I bet you not and you and I would not even talk about it. So what is all the buzz? It is all about him not her.

STOP THE JUDGEMENT!!!

Always with love!

May God bless Ethiopia for ever and ever!!!!

I bet you most of you guys on this blog will cheat too if you have the opportunity. But thank god you are not the Count. I will marry him anytime, because I will never marry an Ethiopian again.

Yes, not only is his royal highness bad, he is also disrespectful….how can you tell your wife of 16 years that you have another woman over email? At least take her out to dinner or something, you jerk.

I am an Ethiopian. I have a lot to think for my country. I have a lot of dream to make people get their basic needs (at least three times a day food, shelter,water,education, and average earnings). That is my dream that is my life goal, that should be all Ethiopians life goal. Let us think and live this way. Anyways, don’t try to deal in detail about peoples personal issues. Have your own goal have your own life and have a wider vision.!

What I will tell you is actually shameful: The National Bank of Ethiopia having fake gold. That’s shameful. Forcing coffee businessmen to sell their coffee, that’s shameful. There is nothing shameful about marrying a royal. His marriage is his responsibility, not hers.

If the news has any thing to do with Ethiopians being beautiful, then it equally has to do with Ethiopians readiness to sell themselves for money. I believe neither is the case.

Love is a mock? The girl too have probably dumped a poor Ethiopia fellow of her age…but his being poor…no Count…couldn’t make it news worthy…

Voice of experience.

Any ways God bless Ethiopia!