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I have noticed how remarkably inventive this other society is compared to Canada. Sometimes, the most commonplace solutions used in Ethiopia dance circles around some ingenuity exhibited in the western world. Here are a few examples, and hats off to the habesha (native Ethiopians):

In Canada, it's a wheel bearing
In Ethiopia it's a wheel

In Canada it's a dump truck
In Ethiopia it's a personnel carrier

In Canada it's a pile of rocks
In Ethiopia it's a lounge chair

In Canada it's a bunch of refuse in the back of a truck
In Ethiopia it's a personnel transportation platform

In Canada it's a rag
In Ethiopia it's a gas cap

In Canada it's an orange juice container
In Ethiopia it's a gas can

In Canada it's a hedge clipper
In Ethiopia it's a lawn mower

In Canada it's a rock
In Ethiopia it's an emergency brake

In Canada it's dirty rain water in a gutter
In Ethiopia it's a clothing rinse basin

In Canada it's a car rooftop carrier
In Ethiopia it's a large collection of household goods with, oh ya, a car stuck underneath

In Canada it's a eucalyptus tree trunk
In Ethiopia it's scaffolding

In Canada it's a hard hat
In Ethiopia it's a poor excuse for a motorcycle helmet, designed to keep the police "happy"

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