A World of Wisdom: Fun and Unusual Phrases from Around the Globe
The animal kingdom You don’t always encounter the same animals as you move around the world and the creatures people see on a daily basis are reflected in different countries expressions English phrases often refer to farmyard animals and domestic pets and there aren’t many sayings about tigers as there aren’t too many around Across East Asia however tigers are a bit more common and so East Asian sayings have more of them too This is a look into the more exotic animals that have become proverbial stars around the world From African elephants to the bears of Norway these creatures are full of wisdom
When elephants fight it is the grass that gets hurt Wapiganapo tembo nyasi huumia Kenya Thousands of elephants live in Kenya and they feature in a Swahili phrase or two This refers to the dangers of careless government When the powerful fight it’s usually vulnerable people who suffer
sam's moutain keep off Two tigers cannot share a mountain 一山不容二虎 China Just like the old Wild West cliché this town ain’t big enough for the both of us this is all about the inevitable conflict between big personalities
