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

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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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[-] LesserAbe@lemmy.world 11 points 5 months ago

Guess we're getting pretty far from the "things to place" idea, but there's always "preaching to the choir"

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