ProverbHuman NatureSpanish origin

Cada loco con su tema

Meaning: Everyone has their own fixations and tastes; let them be.

Literally: Each madman with his theme

Example: “Él colecciona tapones de botella y ella sellos. Cada loco con su tema.” — He collects bottle caps and she collects stamps: to each their own.

Equivalents in English, French, Japanese, German, Italian, and 4 more languages

  • English: To each their own
  • French: À chacun son goût (literally: To each their taste)
  • Japanese: 十人十色 (Jūnin toiro) (literally: Ten people, ten colors)
  • German: Über Geschmack lässt sich nicht streiten (literally: There's no arguing about taste)
  • Italian: Tutti i gusti son gusti (literally: All tastes are tastes)
  • Portuguese: Gostos não se discutem (literally: Tastes aren't argued over)
  • Dutch: Ieder zijn meug (literally: To each his own liking)
  • Russian: О вкусах не спорят (O vkusakh ne sporyat) (literally: One doesn't argue about tastes)
  • Polish: O gustach się nie dyskutuje (literally: One doesn't discuss tastes)

Origin: Tema here has its old sense of obsession, a fixed idea: every madman has his own.

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