Nanalyze November 1, 2020
Travelers who wander the banana pancake trail through Southeast Asia will all get roughly the same experience. They’ll eat crummy food on one of fifty boats floating around Halong Bay, then head up to the highlands of Sapa for a faux cultural experience with hill tribes that grow dreadful cannabis. After that, it’s on to Laos to float the river in Vang Vien while smashed on opium tea. Eventually, you’ll see someone wearing a t-shirt with the classic slogan – “same same, but different.”
The origins of this phrase surround the Southeast Asian vendors who often respond to queries about the authenticity of fake goods they’re selling with “same same, but different.” It’s a phrase that appropriately describes how the...
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