In English, “Yon sèl dwèt pa manje kalalou“ translate to, a single finger is not enough to eat okra.
Due to the slippery texture of okra, you almost always have to use two or more fingers to grip it in your hands.
In other words, this Haitian expression conveys the importance of working as a team.
Too often, we think we can get things done on our own, when In actuality, we sometimes need to rely on the help of others.
Because of Haiti’s many rural communities, people must often rely on the support of neighbors & others in the community, hence the saying that it takes multiple fingers to eat okra.
