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Come see me a wan ting, come lib wid me is annoda.

Come see me is one thing, come live with me is another.

A visitor only sees the pleasant surface of a person or household; you truly learn someone's character only by living alongside them.

Traditional Antigua & Barbuda Wisdom, Antigua & Barbuda

Source: Traditional Antiguan proverb, Antigua and Barbuda Government Cultural Information System (cpoise.gov.ag, "Proverb Meanings" archive)

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