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Time for some fun. Would you like to help write a book? Can you share your Words of Wisdom from the World that will help raise funds for global road safety?\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

As we have worked with our partners around the world, a great snapshot of local wisdom is often shared based on a local saying, idiom or way of life. The direct translation or interpretation is often funny, sometimes strange but always packed full of meaning.<\/p>\n

We would love to get the #RAPCommunity involved and share some of your local words of wisdom to publish in a book late 2023! All proceeds from the book will go directly to saving lives on our roads.<\/p>\n

To be part of this global effort please share your favourite sayings (including local language version, the direct\/exact English translation and your version of what it really means), please fill out the form below. You can enter as many times as you like!<\/p>\n

We have provided a few examples below to get you going \ud83d\ude0a<\/strong><\/p>\n

All contributors published in the final book will be acknowledged.<\/p>\n

Thanks for sharing your wisdom and helping us to save more lives together.<\/p>\n

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Country<\/strong><\/td>\nContributor<\/strong><\/td>\nOriginal Phrase<\/strong><\/td>\nTranslation<\/strong><\/td>\nMeaning <\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Denmark<\/td>\nMax Jensen, European Investment Bank<\/td>\nKlap lige hesten<\/td>\nPat the horse<\/td>\nThis phrase is used when you want to tell someone to relax and slow down. The English equivalent is \u201chold your horses,\u201d but the Danish version is considered slightly more patronizing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Denmark<\/td>\nMax Jensen, European Investment Bank<\/td>\nAt sluge en kamel<\/td>\nTo swallow a camel<\/td>\nFor a Dane it was not a hard pill to swallow. It was like swallowing a camel (accepting something you do not like)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chile<\/td>\nJulio Urzua, iRAP<\/td>\nEn el pa\u00eds de los ciegos, el tuerto es rey<\/td>\nIn the country of blind people, the one-eyed person, is the king<\/td>\nIn a group of people where nobody knows or is expert in a matter, the one who knows a little stands out and shines<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Brazil<\/td>\nShanna Lucchesi, iRAP<\/td>\nDar com os burros na \u00e1gua<\/td>\nCame across donkeys in the water<\/span><\/td>\nFor a Brazilian, when a process is running smoothly, and suddenly goes completely wrong for any reason the donkeys got stuck in the water<\/i> as if they were advancing well across a river but suddenly got stuck.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
U.S.A.<\/td>\nShane O\u2019Connor, FedEx<\/td>\nWent to Europe on a ticket downtown<\/td>\nWent to Europe on a ticket downtown<\/td>\nCreated a big problem out of nothing! Went from the USA all the way to Europe when all that was needed was a trip nearby.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
India<\/td>\nJigesh Bhavsar, iRAP<\/td>\nBandar kya jane Adrak ka swad<\/td>\nHow does a Monkey know the taste of Ginger<\/td>\nIndicates people with bad taste can\u2019t appreciate delicacies.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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