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What is your country's "coals to Newcastle"? (self.asklemmy)

submitted 6 months ago by case_when 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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[–] Jajcus@kbin.social 7 points 6 months ago (1 children)

In Poland it is „nosić drewno do lasu” (bring wood to the forest). Similar, but a bit different (pointless not just by being pointless, but by being impossible): „nie zawrócisz kijem Wisły” – 'you won't turn Vistula (our biggest river) with a stick'.

[–] Klear@sh.itjust.works 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

Same in Czech. Nosit dříví do lesa.

For the second one we have "z hovna bič neupleteš" = you can't weave a whip out of a shit.

[–] Jajcus@kbin.social 2 points 6 months ago

We have the same about a shit whip – „z gówna bata nie ukręcisz”