How is the grass greener on the other side? where is the other side?

Answer 1

The saying isn't meant to be literally true. It means that humans have a tendency to imagine that other people's situations -- their jobs, marriages, hobbies, housing, etc. -- are better than ours.

This is because we tend only to see and hear the things about other people that they want to show, while in our own lives we know all the nasty little details -- the way the toilet keeps running unless you jiggle the handle just right, the way your sister leaves your favorite shoes out on the porch in the rain and ruins them, the way your spouse leaves the cupboard doors open and you bang your head on them in the middle of the night.

The truth, of course, is that OTHER people have all the same foibles, failings, and flaws that WE do -- it's just that we don't see them because we're not with them 24/7.

So that's what this figure of speech means.

Answer 2

The grass is NOT greener on the other side so there is no discussion

Answer 3

If you are looking for science to back up this philosophy, I suggest you consider a rainbow:
A rainbow is an optical effect dependent of the position of the observer (your eye). If you try to walk to the rainbow, it receeds from you. It remains a constant distance from your eye.

Perhaps the "green" quality of the grasses color varies with the geometric relationship to the observer (the eye).

Answer 4

Australia !! cos it's not pissing with rain there every day & the kids there may actually get out to play without getting frostbite or soaked to the skin !!!!!!