Scanian Proverbs

Scanian proverbs grew in Skåne, a fertile southern land once Danish then Swedish. They carry coastal grit, farmhouse practicality, and dialect humor—wisdom about work, weather, neighbors, and quiet pride.

A scanian is only swedish during the icehockey world championships. (Scanian Proverb)
A youngster can ask further than an aged has been. View proverb
Scanian Proverb
After the meal, one has to be still and shut the eyes for a while in the gloom. View proverb
Scanian Proverb
Dead man is hard to wake. View proverb
Scanian Proverb
Eat and take belly, because tomorrow the assistant of the executioner will come to take the skin. View proverb
Scanian Proverb
Out of all cookery, the coffee laced with schnapps is the best. View proverb
Scanian Proverb
She would be a nice girl if she didn't have her head. View proverb
Scanian Proverb
Tasty food, plenty of food, food in the right time – and peace at mealtimes. View proverb
Scanian Proverb
The food is half the provisions, the rest is herring and potatoes. View proverb
Scanian Proverb
The goose is too small for two but too big for one. View proverb
Scanian Proverb
The medicine that cures the tailor can kill the shoemaker. (Scanian Proverb)
I'll come again, said the woman who got caught in wing of the windmill. View proverb
Scanian Proverb
You shouldn't eat valium before going out. View proverb
Scanian Proverb
It's too late to rise early when you wake eleven o'clock. View proverb
Scanian Proverb