People are people

[Alina Israeli]

Yes, the first one has several meanings basically meaning 'people act  
as you expect people to act'. The second one means 'ordinary people'.

On Mar 14, 2010, at 1:58 PM, Mark Kingdom wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> Is there a difference between:
>
> Люди есть люди.
>
> --and--
>
> люди как люди.
>
> I've heard them both translated as, "People are people."
>
> Is one more commonly used than the other?
>
> Thank you,
>
> Mark
>
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Alina Israeli
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