Tag Archives: greedy

122018-017

English: He’d peel an orange in his pocket
Collected: Askeaton, Co. Limerick, Ireland (12-20-2018)
Origin: Because he’s so mean, he wouldn’t share it, Heard it from her grandmother, and after the war, oranges were very rare, so if you’d had one, you’d share it.

122015001

Finnish: Syö sika syö, jouluna sinut tapetaan.
English: Eat pig! Eat! You will be killed at Christmas.
collected: Vaasa, Finland (12-20-2015)
origin: heard it from their respective grandparents. Commonly used by elderly towards children who eat too much.