b4 TL, Tashkent wanted to eat a ice cream as a reward for her work. Then GiuGiu ate it?

My Soviet!

Tashkent is not being Comradely.

You know, I've been wondering this for a while but what the f--- is an Italian cruiser doing in Alaska?

Betrayed, and by a fellow pastabote foodie to boot!

Comrade Medium One is not pleased.

...also, is Hibiki actually the strictest one regarding ice cream? Or just the most opportunistic?

Comrade Tiny One is charged to regulate every aspect of existence.

Only thus can everything be utterly fair. [ For those who care about that sort of thing. ]

its OUR gelato! :3

"This means war"

GULAG

Eboreg said:

You know, I've been wondering this for a while but what the f--- is an Italian cruiser doing in Alaska?

you could say the same with a French Seaplane Tender at the Pacific

Comrade Medium One is slowly being assimilated by the bourgeois.

Catasros said:

Comrade Medium One is slowly being assimilated by the bourgeois.

Simple ice cream is a proletarian food. Soviet plombir was very popular among the populace, especially in the summer.

Marlin said:

Simple ice cream is a proletarian food. Soviet plombir was very popular among the populace, especially in the summer.

but is the brand proletarian? ;)

Marlin said:

Simple ice cream is a proletarian food. Soviet plombir was very popular among the populace, especially in the summer.

Yes, simple ice cream is. But gelato is fancy and richer than your standard ice cream (not only denser with less air content, but less butterfat and slightly higher kept temperature means richer flavor, apparently).

EDIT: Just a note, you can truly tell how distraught Tashkent is, she's reverting to her true mother tongue! Also, any chance for a translation of the Russian in the last panel? Or is that simply 'Purge' as well?

Plombir is really good, indeed. The price? Very proletarian in Germany.

Kryptik said:

Yes, simple ice cream is. But gelato is fancy and richer than your standard ice cream (not only denser with less air content, but less butterfat and slightly higher kept temperature means richer flavor, apparently).

EDIT: Just a note, you can truly tell how distraught Tashkent is, she's reverting to her true mother tongue! Also, any chance for a translation of the Russian in the last panel? Or is that simply 'Purge' as well?

Gelato is proletarian in Italy. Also Tashkent probably was probably being "nice" to GiuGiu to translate 'purge' from Russian to Italian.

I swear the more i look at her the more she resembles Lisbeth from SAO.

Also, not cool Giu, eating someone's food off their hands is both mean and rude at the same time.

Higusan said:

Gelato is proletarian in Italy. Also Tashkent probably was probably being "nice" to GiuGiu to translate 'purge' from Russian to Italian.

In Italy, yes. In Russia or even Alaska? It's probably a lot less so.

Tashkent is wound too tight, can she just go back to Italy? They'd welcome her with open arms and she'd relax, at least.

"Saluto" is a bit incorrect here, it's the act of greeting, but it's not used as a greeting proper.

Eboreg said:

You know, I've been wondering this for a while but what the f--- is an Italian cruiser doing in Alaska?

I've got a better question. What is gelato (not ice cream, gelato) doing in Alaska?

Now I want to see some interaction between Garibaldi and Bismarck. Germany and Italy both got unified in the same year (after beating their mutual enemy), right?

WhiteCrow said:

Now I want to see some interaction between Garibaldi and Bismarck. Germany and Italy both got unified in the same year (after beating their mutual enemy), right?

They were rather different people; a shrewd and pragmatic diplomat who left military matters to the generals, and a good general who blundered pretty much every time he tried his hand at politics.

Also, they might not be the best of friends. Garibaldi, after the Battle of Sedan, offered his service to the French provisional government and got to command a unit of volunteers around Dijon. In Italian history books much has been made about the fact that he managed to obtain some tactical successes there (his young son managing to capture two Prussian battle flags), but in truth it mattered little. Still, I don't think he obtained much sympathy from the Prussians.

Historynerd said:

They were rather different people; a shrewd and pragmatic diplomat who left military matters to the generals, and a good general who blundered pretty much every time he tried his hand at politics.

Well, if only Conte di Cavour was in the game...

By the way, that "blundered pretty much every time he tried his hand at politics" part reminds me of a certain British general who also had some interesting history with France.

WhiteCrow said:

Well, if only Conte di Cavour was in the game...

By the way, that "blundered pretty much every time he tried his hand at politics" part reminds me of a certain British general who also had some interesting history with France.

That would be very interesting. Even though when Bismarck got the spot as Chancellor, Cavour was already dead.

Kryptik said:

In Italy, yes. In Russia or even Alaska? It's probably a lot less so.

Once Italian, always Italian. And that means foods need to have standards even if you are a Soviet ship, communism be damned.

Will G.G. be a diligent shipgirl, or always about to head off on vacation like the rest of the Pasta Fleet in Ido's base?
(will Bismarck need to add a ship to her hunting list, or will she get a hunting partner?)

ithekro said:

Will G.G. be a diligent shipgirl, or always about to head off on vacation like the rest of the Pasta Fleet in Ido's base?
(will Bismarck need to add a ship to her hunting list, or will she get a hunting partner?)

Well, considering her motto is "I obey", I'm pretty sure Bismarck may relax a bit this time...

Eboreg said:

You know, I've been wondering this for a while but what the f--- is an Italian cruiser doing in Alaska?

They're not the best navigators. I mean, the most famous Italian sailor in history made four voyages to what is now the Dominican Republic, and was convinced to his dying day that he'd been in Japan the whole time.

zgryphon said:

They're not the best navigators. I mean, the most famous Italian sailor in history made four voyages to what is now the Dominican Republic, and was convinced to his dying day that he'd been in Japan the whole time.

But it was still an Italian who figured that one out. And who got to name the whole thing.

zgryphon said:

They're not the best navigators. I mean, the most famous Italian sailor in history made four voyages to what is now the Dominican Republic, and was convinced to his dying day that he'd been in Japan the whole time.

Well, the second most famous Italian sailor noticed that mistake and that's why the new continent was called America and not Colombia.
Also, Colombo's main mistake was his calculations and never noticing his errors. Among his errors, he overestimated China's size and so he thought that the distance he had to travel was around 1/4 of the real one and that's why there were people in Spain against his voyage (since the size of the Earth was calculated by Eratosthenes).

Eboreg said:

You know, I've been wondering this for a while but what the f--- is an Italian cruiser doing in Alaska?

Have you noticed the introduction? "Luigi di Savoia Duca Degli Abruzzi Class". The Duke of Abruzzi was one of the most renown explorers and climbers of his times. Among the other things he led a polar expedition that reached latitude 86° 34’ (world record) and made the first ascent of Mount Saint Elias (border between Yukon and Alaska). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Luigi_Amedeo,_Duke_of_the_Abruzzi
Garibaldi was quite the traveler himself, having started his career of military commander and revolutionary in Brazil.