🗣️ Argentina: “Whoever does not like the broth should not become a cook”

Spanish proverb · Americas

Al que no le gusta el caldo, que no se meta a cocinero.

al ke no le ˈɣus-ta el ˈkal-do ke no se ˈme-ta a ko-si-ˈne-ɾo

“Whoever does not like the broth should not become a cook”

Do not take up a role whose burdens you dislike — accept the real cost of your choices.

About this proverb

Origin country	Argentina
Region	Americas
Language	Spanish
Romanisation	al ke no le ˈɣus-ta el ˈkal-do ke no se ˈme-ta a ko-si-ˈne-ɾo

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