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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    1 month ago

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

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      1 month ago

      Bauxite is the obvious one. Bringing bauxite to Australia. How could you forget about bauxite?