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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    5 months ago

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

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      5 months ago

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

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      Guess we’re getting pretty far from the “things to place” idea, but there’s always “preaching to the choir”