ProverbWisdom
Turkish origin
Turkish originTok açın hâlinden bilmez
Meaning: Those who are comfortable can't understand the hardship of others.
Literally: The full don't know how the hungry fare
Example: “Zengin politikacılar fakirlerin derdini anlamıyor. Tok açın hâlinden bilmez.” — Rich politicians don't understand the poor's troubles: one half of the world doesn't know how the other half lives.
Equivalents in English, French, Spanish, German, Italian, and 2 more languages
English: One half of the world knows not how the other half lives.
French: La moitié du monde ne sait comment l’autre vit (literally: One half the world knows not how the other half lives)
Spanish: El harto no cree al hambriento (literally: The well-fed man does not believe the hungry one)
German: Der Satte glaubt dem Hungrigen nicht (literally: The well-fed man does not believe the hungry one)
Italian: Chi è sazio non crede al digiuno (literally: Whoever is full doesn't believe in hunger)
Russian: Сытый голодного не разумеет (Sytyy golodnogo ne razumeet) (literally: The well-fed don't understand the hungry)
Polish: Syty głodnego nie zrozumie (literally: The full won't understand the hungry)
Origin: The well-fed simply cannot imagine hunger.
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