sær er siður á landi

Faroese

Etymology

From sær (“to one self”) + er (“is”) (3rd person singular of at vera (“to be”)) + siður (“custom”) + á (“in, on”) + landi (dative of land (“land, country”)). Literal meaning: "To its own is [a] custom in [the/a] land", "each country has its own customs".

Compare the Icelandic phrase sinn er siður í landi hverju.

Phrase

sær er siður á landi

1. when in Rome, do as the Romans do