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I translated it to Greek and then searched. Not a great source, but a source. https://www.lexilogia.gr/threads/t%CE%BF-%CF%88%CE%AC%CF%81%CE%B9-%CF%84%CE%BF-%CE
by SapporoChris 3y ago
I translated it to Greek and then searched.
Not a great source, but a source. https://www.lexilogia.gr/threads/t%CE%BF-%CF%88%CE%AC%CF%81%CE%B9-%CF%84%CE%BF-%CE%BA%CE%BF%CF%84%CF%8C%CF%80%CE%BF%CF%85%CE%BB%CE%BF-%CE%BA%CE%B1%CE%B9-%CE%B7-%CE%B3%CF%85%CE%BD%CE%B1%CE%AF%CE%BA%CE%B1-%CE%B8%CE%AD%CE%BB%CE%BF%CF%85%CE%BD-%CF%87%CE%AD%CF%81%CE%B9.9991/ https://www.lexilogia.gr/threads/t%CE%BF-%CF%88%CE%AC%CF%81%...
"The saying goes «το ψάρι, το κοτόπουλο και η γυναίκα θέλουν χέρι», i.e. "you should use your hand for fish, chicken and women". It is usually used as a joke, in a familiar environment, in order to urge someone, usually a man, who is reluctant to use their hands to eat fish or chicken, and stick to using their knife and fork, because they are embarrassed to eat with their hands.
An attempt at a definition: "you can't eat fish and chicken unless you grab them with your hand, and you should also use your hands on (your) woman". It is a play with the phrase "βάζω χέρι", which means to grope, to feel up. Not very politically correct, I know :)"
- geewee 3y agoThanks!
- spapas82 3y agoHere's another source: https://www.paroimies.gr/paroimies.php?pid=3992 https://www.paroimies.gr/paroimies.php?pid=3992 (paromies/παροιμίες = proverbs) An older person told me that a lot of years ago when I was a child and was trying to eat a chicken thigh with fork and knife. Only understood the chicken part back then...