ProverbWisdom
Spanish origin
Spanish originLa gallina de mi vecina más huevos pone que la mía
Meaning: Other people's things always seem better than your own.
Literally: My neighbor's hen lays more eggs than mine
Example: “Siempre piensas que el trabajo de tu hermano es mejor. La gallina de mi vecina más huevos pone que la mía.” — You always think your brother's job is better: the grass is always greener on the other side.
Equivalents in English, French, Japanese, German, 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)
Japanese: 隣の芝生は青い (Tonari no shibafu wa aoi) (literally: The neighbor's lawn is blue/green)
German: Die Kirschen in Nachbars Garten schmecken immer süßer (literally: The cherries in the neighbor's garden always taste sweeter)
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 farmyard version of the greener grass: the neighbor's hen seems to lay more, whatever the actual count.
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