kuollaan sitä vielä meilläkin

Finnish

Alternative forms

• vielä sitä meilläkin kuollaan

Etymology

Attributed to an apocryphal story about funerals, as in to say "you didn't invite us to your funeral [feast], people die over in our place too, you know [and we won't invite you to ours]"

Proverb

kuollaan sitä vielä meilläkin (literally, “people die over in our place too, you know”)

1. people will remember when you do not invite them to a feast/party/etc.