¿µ¾î·Î ±â·ÏµÈ ÀÌ °ü¿ë±¸ÀÇ Ãʱ⠿¹µéÀ» º¸¸é Áö±Ý ´õ ÀϹÝÀûÀÎ 'a fish rots from the head down' Ç¥Çöº¸´Ù´Â 'a fish stinks from the head down' º¯ÇüÀ» ´õ ¼±È£Çß´ø °ÍÀ¸·Î º¸ÀδÙ. ±×·±µ¥ ±×·¯ÇÑ ÃʱâÀÇ »ç·ÊµéÀº ÀÌ °ü¿ë±¸°¡ ÅÍŰ¹ÎÁ·¿¡ ÀÇÇØ ¸¸µé¾îÁ³´Ù°í ¾ð±ÞÇϰí ÀÖ´Ù. James Porter °æÀÇ 1768³â Observations on the religion, law, government, and manners of the Turks¿¡ ´ÙÀ½°ú °°Àº ³»¿ëÀÌ Æ÷ÇԵǾî ÀÖ´Ù.
The Turks have a homely proverb applied on such occasions: they say "the fish stinks first at the head", meaning, that if the servant is disorderly, it is because the master is so.