What does the phrase "when in rome" mean?

[Saint Nick]

Thank you in advance!

 

[mwtgg]

Do as the Romans do.

 

[Lonyo]

IE: comply with local customs.

 

[Saint Nick]

Originally posted by: Lonyo
IE: comply with local customs.

AHHHHHH!!!!!!!! It makes sense! Makes sense meaning... I saw it a on show, and this lady did something, and she said "when in rome", and then she followed suit of what they were doing.

I also heard this said in "Snatch". I don't understand it's use there

Good 12,000th post, btw

 

[Lonyo]

Originally posted by: jndietz

Originally posted by: Lonyo
IE: comply with local customs.

AHHHHHH!!!!!!!! It makes sense! Makes sense meaning... I saw it a on show, and this lady did something, and she said "when in rome", and then she followed suit of what they were doing.

I also heard this said in "Snatch". I don't understand it's use there

Good 12,000th post, btw

Customs can mean anything, like in Ireland it's customary to get drunk, so it can be a good thing to do.

 

[Yossarian]

It means you should wear a toga frequently.

 

[shortylickens]

Incidentally, the full phrase is:
"Speak of the devil, and he appears."



Thanks everybody and please tip your waitress!

 

[tjaisv]

Originally posted by: Lonyo

Originally posted by: jndietz

Originally posted by: Lonyo
IE: comply with local customs.

AHHHHHH!!!!!!!! It makes sense! Makes sense meaning... I saw it a on show, and this lady did something, and she said "when in rome", and then she followed suit of what they were doing.

I also heard this said in "Snatch". I don't understand it's use there

Good 12,000th post, btw

Customs can mean anything, like in Ireland it's customary to get drunk, so it can be a good thing to do.

i like your poems, btw

 

[miniMUNCH]

Fvck...I thought this was going to be an "Anchor Man" thread.

 

[bigrash]

Originally posted by: miniMUNCH
Fvck...I thought this was going to be an "Anchor Man" thread.

I was just going to post to watch Anchor Man

 

[DaiShan]

Originally posted by: jndietz

Originally posted by: Lonyo
IE: comply with local customs.

AHHHHHH!!!!!!!! It makes sense! Makes sense meaning... I saw it a on show, and this lady did something, and she said "when in rome", and then she followed suit of what they were doing.

I also heard this said in "Snatch". I don't understand it's use there

Good 12,000th post, btw

The entire phrase is "When in Rome, do as the Romans do" It is often abbreviated to "When in Rome..." and simply means to follow local customs.

 

[thehstrybean]

Originally posted by: jndietz

Originally posted by: Lonyo
IE: comply with local customs.

AHHHHHH!!!!!!!! It makes sense! Makes sense meaning... I saw it a on show, and this lady did something, and she said "when in rome", and then she followed suit of what they were doing.

I also heard this said in "Snatch". I don't understand it's use there

Good 12,000th post, btw

Carter said it in SG1...when the team was with a tribe and she had to do all this stuff because she was a woman....and Snatch is the best movie ever...So many great lines from it...

 

[IdaGno]

assimilate or die

 

[cavemanmoron]

Originally posted by: mwtgg
Do as the Romans do.

:thumbsup:

 

[spacejamz]

like if you move to another country where they call this a holiday called "Christmas".

these newly arrived folks should respect the customs and traditions of that country by recognizing this traditional name instead of trying to have things renamed as a 'holiday' tree or a 'holiday' party...

 

[bleeb]

WHEN IN ROME, DO AS THE ROMANS DO - "Don't set your own rules when you are someone's guest. The proverb has been traced back to the 1530 'Commonplace Book' and it is first cited in the United States in 'Voyages of Radisson' (1885). The proverb is often attributed to Saint Ambrose (c.340-397), whose advice to Saint Augustine read: Si fueris Romae, Romano vivito more; si fueris alibi, vivito sicut ibi ('When you are in Rome live in the Roman style; when you are elsewhere live as they live elsewhere') English diviine Jeremy Taylor (1613-67) also used the proverb." From "Random House Dictionary of Popular Proverbs and Sayings" by Gregory Y. Titelman (Random House, New York, 1996).

Source

 

[GuitarDaddy]

Originally posted by: shortylickens
Incidentally, the full phrase is:
"Speak of the devil, and he appears."



Thanks everybody and please tip your waitress!

I always heard

"Speak of the devil, and up he jumps"

 

[Kadarin]

"When in Rome, be a Roman candle!" - Robert Heinlein

 

[xSauronx]

Originally posted by: bigrash

Originally posted by: miniMUNCH
Fvck...I thought this was going to be an "Anchor Man" thread.

I was just going to post to watch Anchor Man

dont tell people to watch that atrocity of a movie. its not anywhere near worth it.

 

[bigrash]

Originally posted by: xSauronx

Originally posted by: bigrash

Originally posted by: miniMUNCH
Fvck...I thought this was going to be an "Anchor Man" thread.

I was just going to post to watch Anchor Man

dont tell people to watch that atrocity of a movie. its not anywhere near worth it.

just because you don't have a sense of humor doesn't mean other don't.

 

[asm0deus]

I don't know what it means. I'll be honest, I don't think anyone knows what it means anymore. Scholars maintain that the translation was lost hundreds of years ago.