よそはよそ、うちはうち

expression

other families have their own ways; we have ours

Proverb used to assert that one's own household or group follows its own rules, and outside customs do not apply. Often said to children or to resist outside pressure.

• 「よそはよそ、うちはうち」と母ははは言いって、お小こ遣づかいを増ふやしてくれなかった。

  "Other families have their own ways; we have ours," my mother said, and didn't raise my allowance.

• 友とも達だちがみんなスマホを持もっていても、よそはよそ、うちはうちだ。

  Even if all my friends have smartphones, other families are other families, and ours is ours.