When in Rome, speak Latin
a parody of the phrase “when in rome, do as the romans do”, this phrase means ( used in a nice, non-belliugerent way):
“if you want to integrate into, and be a part of, polite society, behave, as a rule of thumb, like most other people of your age, gender and/or social status behave in your society in your zeitgeist”
a boy with almost no friends comes home from high school and starts conmplaining to his father:
boy: dad, why don’t i have any friends my age?
father: pragmatically speaking, brandon, i thing you are not applying correctly my famous cherry-phrase “when in rome, speak latin.” imho it’s doesn’t take albert einstein to figure out why you have no friends: you don’t do, at least after school, what most other boys your age are doing. all you do after cl-ss is watch p-rn, argue with your mother and sisters as to whether or not to do your chemistry, and help mr. and mrs. philips, our generous elderly neighbors, with their gardening.
boy: but that’s what i have always done. wait so you have contradicted yourself, because humans are creatureses of habit, psychologically and biologically speaking.
father (ignoring brandon’s interruption): however, most boys your age, after cl-ss, date their girlfriends, play football and maybe monkey hoops, play the saxophone or another musical instrument a la lisa simpson, maybe hang out with their friends and look for trouble a la bart simpson and nelson muntz, maybe even play marbles. some young men your age even go to bars/clubs and get a refreshing drink after a hard day’s work. go and do some of the things i’ve mentioned and you’ll make friends tic-tac-toe
boy: (imitating homer simpson): d’ oh. so no wonder then i feel and act like a white crow
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