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.

  • cygnus@lemmy.ca
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    5 months ago

    Originally it must be, but the animal itself became associated with the city too (for example their coinage almost always had an owl on it)