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We in Serbia have a saying "da komšiji crkne krava" - "I wish that neighbour's cow drop dead". It's used when one cares more that harm happens to someone else,
by grujicd 3y ago
We in Serbia have a saying "da komšiji crkne krava" - "I wish that neighbour's cow drop dead". It's used when one cares more that harm happens to someone else, typically a rival of some sort, than to improve their own situation.
- steve_adams_86 3y agoIs that phrase used commonly? And would it normally be used in private, or is it more socially acceptable to say these things? Where I live, wishing anything bad happens to your neighbour or even a stranger would be plainly understood to be unkind, unreasonable, and generally mean to some degree (depending on the severity of what you wished on the person).
- grujicd 3y agoIt's not something that you say for yourself, it's something others might say about you if they notice your counter-neighbour behaviour. Edit: my translation "I wish that neighbour's cow drop dead" was not accurate since it shouldn't be in the first person. It's more like "let the neighbour's cow drop dead".