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

submitted 5 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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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[–] [email protected] 15 points 5 months ago

Germany:

carry owls to Athens

Regional:

bring beer to Munich
carry peat to the bog
carry water to the Rhine
drive snails to Metz

[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 months ago

Bring weed to Oregon.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 5 months ago (4 children)

Coals to Newcastle works well in Australia too. (I don't think I've ever actually heard that in practice though.)

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Same, never heard it used here, and I can't think of any other Australian equivalents.

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[–] [email protected] 42 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Carrying water to the sea is the Dutch version.

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[–] [email protected] 24 points 5 months ago (3 children)

Apparently "owls to Athens" is common across Europe? "Wood to the forest" is a variant in the US