a place that is, in all ways, different from the place the person saying it is from
Asian person: Wow! I finally received my package from the other side of the puddle! other Asian person: what do you mean from "the other side of the puddle"? Asian person: its from Russia.
an object with the quality of a piece of shit, typically not worth much to the person saying it.
Dad: now, throw away that piece of crut. it stopped working 6 months ago.