ProverbHuman NatureItalian origin

Tutti i gusti son gusti

Meaning: Every taste is valid; there's no right or wrong in preferences.

Literally: All tastes are tastes

Example: “A lui piace il gelato al gorgonzola. Tutti i gusti son gusti.” — He likes gorgonzola ice cream: to each their own.

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

  • English: To each their own
  • French: À chacun son goût (literally: To each their taste)
  • Spanish: Cada loco con su tema (literally: Each madman with his theme)
  • 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)
  • 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: The repetition does the work: whatever you like, it counts as a taste.

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