2006-11-29 06:08:14 · 13 answers · asked by dfdf d 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
It pretty much means the same thing.
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2006-11-29 06:15:08 · answer #1 · answered by Thanks for the Yahoo Jacket 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No. "The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence" is about how what you don't have often looks better than what you have.
Rose-tinted specs means you're being naive, thinking that the world is nicer than it actually is. For instance, if your kid and the kid next door are both psychopathic drug-dealers, and you ency your neighbours their parenting skills, then "the grass is always greener..." If however you think both kids are angels, then you're wearing rose-tinted specs.
2006-11-29 06:12:53 · answer #2 · answered by Helen B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Exactly the opposite.
"The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence" was probably originated by the observation that livestock will often reach through a fence to feed on the grass on the other side, even when they have plenty of top quality feed available otherwise. As applied to humans it is an expression that indicates discontent with one's present situation - no matter how good it is. BEWARE of this sort of conduct on your own part - bone up on "the law of unintended consequences" before you go seekin greener pastures (a better way of life).
Looking "through rose colored glasses" is the exact opposite - it implies that the person is happy with a situation that may be highly suspect - Although often applied to people who invest money in a specious income opportunity, the term is often also (originally?) applied to young (and NOT-so young) people who think they are "in love" while those around them see the object of that affection as a cad or a scoundrel.
The "rose colored" probably comes from the idea that people in love tend to "flush" - or turn pink (rose colored) when talking about the object of their affection. This is particurlarly true of the very young who get embarrassed when the subject of love comes up.
2006-11-29 06:36:34 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No it means closer to the opposite in fact.
A person who thinks "the grass is always greener on the other side" is never content with their circumstances, because they think they would do better if only they were "on the other side of the fence" in some different situation. A person who sees the world "through rose-coloured glasses" actually sees the world as better than it really is,a nd is happy with circumstances that would make others unhappy.
2006-11-29 06:11:23 · answer #4 · answered by snowgoose8 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Rose-tinted specs mean you see everything positive. The grass is always greener (on the other side of the fence) means you envy your neighbor. Big difference.
2006-11-29 06:10:39 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not really, "the grass is always greener" implies that things are not always as good as they appear from a distance. People usually use this phrase when they are talking about someone making a change like leaving one spouse for another, or quitting a job for what looks like a better offer only to find out things can be just a miserable as they were before the change. "Rose colored glasses" refers to people who choose to see the world as better than it really is. There are very similar though...
2006-11-29 06:15:32 · answer #6 · answered by my sign 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO
"grass is always greener.."
This world is no good but if I chage jobs, if I live in this area, if I take a different path, If I won the lottery, etc...
"rose-tinted specs?"
They look at the world and see the good, the positive
2006-11-29 06:10:28 · answer #7 · answered by god knows and sees else Yahoo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sort of. The reason the grass is always greener is because there's more poo on the other side. As for the specs, clean them.
2006-11-29 06:14:15 · answer #8 · answered by Mommymonster 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I hear you on the knowing you're different that the expected norm from a young age, and I would make the assumption that most people feel it but not everyone would know what it means. Some people suddenly "turn" later on in life, but I think that's just they've finally stopped fighting a part of their person. I know as a kid, I knew something was up, but the heck if I could ever communicate it to my parents in a way they could understand. Then again, what five year old had "transgender" in their vocabulary in the 90's? None in the farm county area I grew up in, that's for sure.
2016-05-23 02:29:36 · answer #9 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Quite different, actually. "The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence" means that some people see life as always better for someone else; "Seeing life through roe-colored glasses" means you only see the good aspects...
2006-11-29 06:15:58 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. The grass is always greener... means that you always think things are better somewhere else. And rose colored glasses... means that you see things a litttle nieve (like everything is great and wonderful all the time)
2006-11-29 06:10:22 · answer #11 · answered by dunleavyblows 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋