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Hallo tutored :nuke:, you are right the saying has more of a romantic/nostalgic undertone, it kinda describes the admiration for the strength & dignity of Indians. The saying must be quite old, probably when boy's superheroes were Indians and they devoured Karl May's (http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Karl+May) wild west books and dreamt of being/living like them in plain nature. I must admit that I was quite shocked by Gennaver's response, I wasn't aware that the saying/term would diverge that much between cultures.

yeah that is probably the best thing to do in those cases.

I'm really sorry, if I did upset someone with my question, which wasn't meant to insult anyone. I just was curious about the cultural differences based on the saying in question, curious if it exists (or in a similar way) in English, if it's still in use etc. I admit the saying sounds quite outdated, political incorrect and even stupid cause Indians feel pain too, but that's not my fault, I did not invented it. maybe i should have added that the saying is used here in Germany when a kid gets injured and you try to convince the kid that crying is 'uncool'. so, sorry again. Thanx Sunny!

Hello everyone, I hope someone can help me out... I was wondering if the German saying "Ein Indianer kennt keinen Schmerz" (literal english translation: "An Indian Brave Knows No Pain") has an equivalent in English. ...or is "An Indian Brave Knows No Pain" correct?! Thanx a lot in advance!