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I'm looking for English equivalent of colloquial but popular Polish saying "Racja jest jak dupa, każdy ma własną" that literally means "The truth is like an ass, each person has its own".
Explanation
This saying is a quote of part of Józef Piłsudski's conversation with a journalist. I guess it's self explanatory.
to each his own/ (PC variant) to each their own
One has a right to one's personal preferences, as in I'd never pick that color, but to each his own. Versions of this maxim appeared in the late 1500s but the modern wording was first recorded in 1713.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer
(It's) different strokes for different folks
(mainly American) Something that you say which means that different people like or need different things I've never enjoyed winter sports, but different strokes for different folks.
There's no accounting for taste is appropriate when the context is regarding personal opinions.
Everyone sees the world his own way.
