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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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[–] Valmond@lemmy.mindoki.com 1 points 6 months ago

To pour water on a goose.

Sweden, for doing something that won't have any kind of effect.

[–] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

Taking sand to the beach is one I've heard kore than once.

[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee -1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Throwing gas on the fire

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