"when im rome do as the romans do"?

Question

Where did that saying come from ? , and why only rome or can it be where ever your at.Like if your in France can you say ..Do as the french do ? lol

Answer 1

the french don't do anything, they are cowards. Roman's were tough badas$es so you must also be a bada$$ (that does not mean you should make your *** bad, you need it to be great to complement your purrty face)

Answer 2

In fact this saying goes well before Cervantes and is attributed to Saint Ambrose in a letter to Saint Augustine.
It is first attested in medieval Latin: "Si fueris Romae, romano vivito more; si fueris alibi, vivito sicut ibi": "If you are in Rome, live in the Roman way; if you are elsewhere, live as they do there".
So, it is advice to behave like the persons of other countries when you are there, but the reason behind it is simply not to offend the natives of the host country. As you know customs and laws may vary widely from one country or one civilisation to another, and some which may be accepted in one may be regarded as an offence or an insult in another.
For instance even the Queen removed her shoes when she visited mosques in the Middle East because it is the done thing there and it considered an insult if one does not. Likewise in many Christian countries women are requested to cover their heads when entering a church and not to expose a lot of bare flesh, including tourists.
At one time, it was better not to offend the Romans who were all powerful, and blend in rather than draw attention to yourself by contravening their laws.
The sentence remains the same wherever you are and is translated as it is with the term "Romans" in other languages.
The French version is "À Rome, fais comme les Romains !"

Answer 3

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).

http://www.phrases.org.uk/bulletin_board/10/messages/749.html

Answer 4

Coincidentally, last night I just heard a story about a messenger who paid a visit to a king in another country (in the Arabian peninsula), and for some unexplained reason he received him at the top of his palace.

Being courteous, the king prayed him to sit, but instead, the messenger jumps off, much to the king's amazement.

He turns to his advisor, who says that the word the king used for sit had another meaning in the man's country, (jump)

So the king replies something like, when u'r in this kingdom, u should speak the language (I tend to forget the exact words)

So it's almost the same thing.

When u'r in a foreign country, u must behave, speak, etc like they do, regardless of the country

Answer 5

The phrase "When in Rome" is an abbreviation of the expression "When in Rome, do as the Romans do" which is used to advise people to adapt to the culture of places that they visit. So it is not limited to Rome, it applies to everywhere.

Answer 6

the saying was originally Spanish
Cuando a Roma fueres, haz como vieres.
the source was the Novel Don Quixote de la Mancha.
written by
Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra 1547-1616

Answer 7

its only Rome because they were once the most powerful country ever, and they lead lush lives that were full of indulgence at every age.
(The French just had a lot of sex, so if you would like to do as they do, that's totally up to you lol)

Answer 8

hi ur a cutey!