>>> u = '%s' % (list(u'あいうえお'))
>>> print u
[u'\u3042', u'\u3044', u'\u3046', u'\u3048', u'\u304a']
>>> t = list(u'あいうえお')
>>> print t
[u'\u3042', u'\u3044', u'\u3046', u'\u3048', u'\u304a']
>>> for c in t: print c
...
あ
い
う
え
お
>>> if (t != u): print 'yes'
...
yes
>>>

なぜですか？