What is your country's "coals to Newcastle"? (feddit.uk)

submitted 5 months ago by case_when@feddit.uk to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I was talking with a friend who mentioned "taking tea to India". It made me wonder what the equivalents are around the world. "Taking coals to Newcastle" is the UK's.

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[-] SexMachineStalin@hexbear.net 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Bringing even more ukkkraine flags to :estonia-cool: especially in the last 2 years. The flags and colours are bloody everywhere and not one has been removed.

[-] lud@lemm.ee 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

What does Ukraine have to do with Estonia and why is it burning?

Or is your entire meaning just fucked up by your formatting?

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