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)
More Proverbs from Antigua & Barbuda
What sweet nanny goat will run its belly.
Something that seems pleasurable in the moment can bring trouble or pain afterward.
One one cocoa full basket.
Small, steady contributions add up to something substantial over time.
Every day the bucket go to the well, one day the bottom will drop out.
Repeating a risky habit will eventually catch up with you.
Cockroach have no business in fowl fight.
Do not get involved in a conflict where you are clearly outmatched or vulnerable.
Monkey know what tree to climb.
People size up a person or situation carefully before deciding how to act.
Empty barrel makes the most noise.
Those with the least substance or knowledge often talk the loudest.