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German origin
German originDie Kirschen in Nachbars Garten schmecken immer süßer
Meaning: Other people's things always seem better than your own.
Literally: The cherries in the neighbor's garden always taste sweeter
Example: “Er beneidet immer seinen Bruder um dessen Job. Die Kirschen in Nachbars Garten schmecken immer süßer.” — He always envies his brother's job: the grass is always greener on the other side.
Equivalents in English, French, Spanish, Japanese, Italian, and 4 more languages
English: The grass is always greener on the other side
French: L'herbe est toujours plus verte ailleurs (literally: The grass is always greener elsewhere)
Spanish: La gallina de mi vecina más huevos pone que la mía (literally: My neighbor's hen lays more eggs than mine)
Japanese: 隣の芝生は青い (Tonari no shibafu wa aoi) (literally: The neighbor's lawn is blue/green)
Italian: L'erba del vicino è sempre più verde (literally: The neighbor's grass is always greener)
Portuguese: A galinha da minha vizinha é mais gorda do que a minha (literally: My neighbor's hen is fatter than mine)
Russian: Там хорошо, где нас нет (Tam khorosho, gde nas net) (literally: It's good wherever we aren't)
Polish: Wszędzie dobrze, gdzie nas nie ma (literally: It's good everywhere we aren't)
Chinese: 这山望着那山高 (Zhè shān wàngzhe nà shān gāo) (literally: From this mountain, that one looks higher)
Origin: The cherries hanging over the neighbor's fence always seem sweeter than those on your own tree.
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