sinn er siður í landi hverju

Icelandic

Etymology

Literally, “its [own] is the custom in each land”, or more loosely translated as “each country has its own customs”.

Compare Faroese sær er siður á landi.

Phrase

sinn er siður í landi hverju

  1. when in Rome, do as the Romans do
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