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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] 53 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Ice to Eskimos in the eastern us. Yes, I know Eskimo isn't preferred but that didn't stop Nana.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (2 children)

Same, or "he could sell igloos to eskimos" to describe an especially skilled salesman.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

I've heard "It's like selling ice to Eskimos" used in the context of the OP

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

Yeah, I've only ever heard it in the "he could sell..." formulation.

[–] [email protected] 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"