Talk:When in Rome, do as the Romans do

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Did you know... that "When in Rome, do as the Romans do" means that it is advisable to follow the conventions of the area in which you are residing or visiting?

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Triviality[edit]

This really is a very trivial article. Is it really worth a place in Wikipedia? GeeDee (talk) 03:02, 20 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Yes. LordAtlas (talk) 22:55, 20 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Non Triviality of the place "Rome"[edit]

Is the use of "Rome" really quite trivial: merely a sort of pronoun for the place that one is visiting? The article reports that the proverb means that "it is advisable to follow the conventions of the area in which you are residing or visiting.[1]" but is the use of the place "Rome" trivial? I have heard it claimed that the proverb means on the contrary that when visiting the centre of the civilised world, one should bow to the conventions, but not that Romans should follow the conventions of Gauls or Goths when visiting their 'barbarian' lands. Does the proverb recommend cultural relativity or following dominant standards? I would say, a bit of both, and that Rome is non-trivial.--Timtak (talk) 01:17, 8 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Indeed, the former interpretation goes too far. Martin Ziegler (talk) 14:43, 15 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

What language? Latin?[edit]

What language was this originally said, in and do we have the exact words in that language? That is worth adding is it not? LastDodo (talk) 19:11, 19 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]