郷に入っては郷に従え

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      Literally “entering the countryside, follow the custom (thereof).”

      Proverb

      郷に入っては郷に従え (hiragana ごうにいってはごうにしたがえ, romaji gō ni itte wa gō ni shitagae)

      1. when in Rome, do as the Romans do

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