Propo;
law is one thing, life is another;

No tak, drogi Ensorze, może niesłusznie dałem Ci "disagree", choć wydaje mi się, że jest subtelna różnica. Znalazłem w sumie dość podobne rozwiązanie :)
"Public policy is not logical sometimes," said Harry Pachon, executive director of USC's Tomás Rivera Policy Institute, a Latino think tank. "It's almost like Prohibition. The law says one thing, but the reality is something else." (1. link)
Alternatywa:
"Although anti-union firings and blacklists are illegal under Mexican law, "the law says one thing, but the practice is another," according to FAT President Benedicto Martinez." (2. link)