APAD: Blood is thicker than water

Meaning:

Loyalties within a family are the strongest and most important ones.

 

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Over milleniums, Christianity has watered down those loyalties by systematically

breaking the fabrics of traditional institutions such as the family and the

clan. As a result, blood in the west must feel markedly thinner compared with

the gooey messy bond that ties together an extended Chinese family or a Native

American tribe. This might explain Ben Franklin's observation that while many

whites, men and women, ran away to join the American Indians but not a single

Indian signed up with the white colonists.

中文里也有一个血浓于水的表达，是英文直译过来的吗？

My source says the Germans first said it in the 12th century

It's likely it existed in parallel what the Chinese saying.

Just checked. This APAD was posted before.

sign, blame Christianity or human nature? OldChinese saying:

Ruthlessness of emperorial families since..................

very much needed recapping

The royal families were statistically insignificant :-)

in numbers, might even more influential

why? Christianity holds marriage in high esteem, placing a

a emphasis on the sanctity of the union and the

importance of family.

难道我之前在查经班混饭时听到的是错的？：）

Christianity, over 2000 years, changed human nature.

for some populations, at least.

according to "The WEIRDest People in the World" J. Henrich

Learned, by the way, as a newbie, what does ADAP stand for?

APAD: a proverb a day

OMG！ learned! I checked online and an answer I got was:

 Application for Prior Approval to Demolish 

hahaha, u made my day.

:-)) Wonder why "prior approval" instead of "pre-approval."

所以，如果实在太恨一个人了，可考虑对他泼一盆冰水，不用动刀子。

像俺这种消化能力比较差的，或许APAW比较合适。

Honestly, I'm not sure. I'll ask if I get a chance....:))

Not quite getting it but "Don't hate your enemy"TheGodfather

because "It clouds your judgment."