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Define Same Same But Different Meaning

Same Same But Different
Used a lot in Thailand, especially in an attempts to sell something but can mean just about anything depending on what the user is trying to achieve.

Q "Is this a real rolex?"
A " Yes Sir, same same but different"
By Emili
Same Same But Different
Pertaining to the nature of lady-boys in Thailand.
When the two breasts look same-same like a woman's but the dong is still there.

Bob: I was grinding with a girl and I think I felt a lump.
Jack: Same same but different.
By Jerry
Same Same But Different
Title of the amazing song featured in the 2008 Bollywood film "Bombay to Bangkok".
Also used to describe subtle nuances.

Ally: Is it just me, or does this room stink like mildew too?
Lauren: It's same same but different!
Lauren and Ally: We are same same but different, we are same same but different.
The Boys: (jealous silence)
By Brittan
Same Same But Different
Have all the same features... but something that shocks you and you wanna be involved with!

Dr Pete: Yo reggie is that the new iPhone?

Alex: Nah braaaah, cooking on the new Samsung note 8. It's same same but different

Dr Pete: Truuuuuuu
By Cathrin
Same-Same-But-Different Singapore Math
When the methodology and pedagogy used in Singapore math textbooks and supplementary titles (foreign and local editions) at the same grade are believed or perceived to be equivalent, yet the level of difficulty of the brain-unfriendly questions in both editions differs significantly—the tailor-made overseas editions are often one or two grades lower than the local one.

US math educators need to take note of the same-same-but-different Singapore math titles to temper their expectations of their students’ mathematical proficiency compared to that of their Singaporean counterparts.
By Monika