Translation of an English saying?

[Jane Knox-Voina]

Thank you John, I like these. I couldn't find my copy of Dal' -  I think 
it may have its way down to my husband's apartment in Boston. Jane

John Dunn wrote:
> Dal', whether in his dictionary or in the Poslovicy russkogo naroda can usually be relied on to come up with several, mutually contradictory proverbs, for every occasion.   I found:
>
> Чужой обед сладок, да не спор [Chuzhoj obed sladok, da ne spor]
> Чужая изба засидчива [Chuzhaja izba zasidchiva]
> На чужой лавке мягче сидится [Na chuzhoj lavke mjagche siditsja]
> Свой хлеб приедчив.  Чужой ломоть лаком [Svoj xleb priedchiv.  Chuzhoj lomot' lakom]  
> Хороша рыба на чужом блюде [Xorosha ryba na chuzhom bljude]
>
> But:
> Чужой хлеб рот дерёт [Chuzhoj xleb rot derjot]
> Чужой мёд горек [Chuzhoj mjod gorek]
> Чужие хлебы приедчивы[Chuzhie xleby priedchivy]
>
> And though the sentiments are slightly different, I quite liked:
> Краденое яичко школьнику слаще [Kradenoe jaichko shkol'niku slashche]
>
> Alternatively you might want to settle for something on the lines of:
> Там хорошо, где нас нет {Tam xorosho, gde nas net].
>
> John Dunn.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jane Knox-Voina <jknox at BOWDOIN.EDU>
> To: SEELANGS at bama.ua.edu
> Date: Wed, 22 Apr 2009 10:37:47 -0400
> Subject: Re: [SEELANGS] Translation of an English saying?
>
> We are trying to come up with a good translation in Russian of the 
> English saying "The grass is greener on the other side of the fence."  
> Would appreciate help. Jane Knox-Voina, Bowdoin College, Russian Department
>
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