地獄じごくも住すみ処か

expression

even hell can be home

Proverb meaning that any place, no matter how harsh, can become comfortable once you get used to it. Often compared to 住めば都.

See also: 住めば都 (すめばみやこ)

• 最さい初しょは嫌いやだった田舎いなか暮ぐらしも、今いまでは地じ獄ごくも住すみ処かだ。

  At first I hated living in the countryside, but now even hell can be home.

• 「地じ獄ごくも住すみ処か」というから、もう少すこしここで頑がん張ばってみよう。

  They say even hell can be home, so let's try a little longer here.