In many common sayings, there are all kinds of descriptions about life, agricultural production, weather changes and various subtle things, which all appear in these old sayings. What does this sentence mean, instead of moving a brick to the south, it is better to go north 1000?
There are two folk proverbs that it is better to move a brick south than to move a thousand miles north. The meanings of common sayings are different, especially the first one, which is very representative of the region. This is also caused by regional prejudice. Such regional prejudice still exists today. What does this mean?
This sentence, rather than moving bricks south, it is better to walk a thousand miles north. There are different opinions in different places. Why do you say that? There is a simple reason. When I am biased against the easterners who live in this area, but think the westerners are very nice, I often say that I would rather move a thousand bricks to the west than move a brick to the east.
Such a statement will naturally make orientals unhappy, and it will naturally make other directions well, so it will be bad for westerners. This phenomenon still exists today. It is also a regional statement, which is very biased. In fact, it's just a lot of ridicule, but it doesn't mean it's really bad.
Like in the past, our living conditions were not good, especially in a county in the east, which was very poor, causing most thieves in that county because it was close to our county. At night, cattle, sheep or other items will be stolen along the river bank. Such behavior is naturally disliked by everyone. Therefore, in our minds, the status of the eastern county has begun to decline, so it is also called "it is better to move a brick to the east than to walk a thousand miles to the west". I don't want to marry Dongfang County.
In addition to this statement, some people think that it was easy to live in the north in the past, and the farther north it was, the easier it was. Whether in business or other industries, the farther north, as the birthplace of cultural and political centers, is smoother. For life, it is naturally easier, but the farther south, the more difficult it is. Not only did the language barrier cause great obstacles, but in comparison, the South in the past, whether for economic status or political reasons,
In addition to the geographical statement, this old saying is also considered to be related to rural housing. In rural areas, we have always attached great importance to one life, two luck and three feng shui. The geomantic omen here also refers to the orientation of our house. Most of the houses in our country face south, which is beneficial to the sunny direction and is considered as a very livable direction.
If you want to expand the area of your house, you are very reluctant to occupy the front (that is, the south), which is not conducive to the direction of the house, while for the back (the north), you can occupy as much as you want, or even exaggerate it for thousands of miles. In fact, it is not only the direction of the house, but also the road in front of the house, which is also the only way for you to travel. The road you take not only affects your travel. Such behavior will not be recognized by others, so it is not feasible to expand southward.