Provençal expression

Qu a vist Paris e noun Cassis a rèn vist

Wisdom

Literal translation

Who has seen Paris and not Cassis has seen nothing

Meaning

who has seen Paris but not Cassis has seen nothing

Explanation

Whoever has seen Paris but not Cassis has seen nothing works on three levels : literally, as regional pride asserting that the finest places lie in Provence rather than Paris, and finally as a general lesson, that one should not settle for a city's surface but go see everyday life in its distant villages.

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