German: Aller guten Dinge Sind Drei My Translation All good things come in threes My informant said this quote to me in the form of encouragement, providing a non-literal interpretation, which is Third times a charm. This saying comes as a form of encouragement, and as it has double meaning, can also be used for… Continue Reading »
French: Translation: Après la pluie le beau temps Beautiful weather comes after the rain Informant: I learned this in primary school in Paris when I was very young. I do not remember the time that I learned it, I felt that I grew up with this phrase being used a lot. To me it is… Continue Reading »
Never place your chopsticks in your bowl so that they stick out from the bottom. It brings bad luck; you should put them on top of your bowl lying horizontally or beside your bowl I had to be reminded by informant during many meal times. The bad luck that this action brings is death upon… Continue Reading »
German: Einem geschenkten Gaul, schaut man nicht ins Maul My Translation: You dont look into the mouth of a horse which is given to you as a gift Description from Informant: A gaul is a horse and usually by looking a horse in the mouth you can tell how old/good he is. So basically if… Continue Reading »
Once this baby came out premature and died, so they called it the tuyul. Really scary looking and looks like a deformed baby midget. Myth was that the dukuns witch doctors would have these tuyuls to steal money, they would keep them in a jar. They liked two things: money and blood. Thats… Continue Reading »