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Italian origin
Paese che vai, usanza che trovi
Meaning: Each place has its own customs, and visitors should respect them.
Literally: Every country you go to, a custom you find
Example: “In Giappone ci si toglie le scarpe in casa: paese che vai, usanza che trovi.” — In Japan you take your shoes off indoors: when in Rome, do as the Romans do.
Equivalents in English, French, Spanish, Japanese, German, and 5 more languages
English: When in Rome, do as the Romans do
French: À Rome, fais comme les Romains (literally: In Rome, do as the Romans)
Spanish: Donde fueres, haz lo que vieres (literally: Where you go, do what you see)
Japanese: 郷に入っては郷に従え (Gō ni itte wa gō ni shitagae) (literally: When entering a village, follow the village)
German: Andere Länder, andere Sitten (literally: Other countries, other customs)
Portuguese: Em Roma sê romano (literally: In Rome, be Roman)
Dutch: 's Lands wijs, 's lands eer (literally: The country's ways are the country's honor)
Russian: В чужой монастырь со своим уставом не ходят (V chuzhoy monastyr' so svoim ustavom ne khodyat) (literally: You don't bring your own rulebook to someone else's monastery)
Polish: Kiedy wejdziesz między wrony, musisz krakać jak i one (literally: When you go among crows, you must caw like them)
Chinese: 入乡随俗 (Rù xiāng suí sú) (literally: Entering a village, follow its customs)
Origin: Two short halves without a verb between them, the classic shape of an Italian proverb.
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