Chapter 251: Germans Don’t Say Good Things About Italians
"Boss, what are you thinking about?" Walter asked Xiao Peng.
Xiao Peng was currently lying on a deck chair on the Red Head Boat, basking in the sun. After hearing Walter's words, he shook his head and said, "My heart is bleeding! Give me the satellite phone so I can urge them again."
The 'Dragon Boat' and the 'Red Head Boat' both came to reunite, but the Italian ship was still nowhere to be seen. Xiao Peng was so angry!
Doesn’t this deep-sea salvage ship cost money?
If they had known this would happen, they wouldn't have rushed to cut open the 'Ansaldo'. They could have just taken their time!
Just as Walter was about to get the satellite phone, he heard Bruch in the cabin shout, "Boss, there's a ship coming. It's within the 20-nautical-mile ship identification range."
Xiao Peng took a sip of champagne and asked, "Check the ship number."
After a while, Walter said, "It's an Italian ship."
Xiao Peng yawned: "These grandsons are finally here!"
Walter curled his lips and said, "A bunch of opportunists! They are not even active in making money!"
Xiao Peng laughed after hearing this.
Want to hear good things about Italians from Germans? That's harder than climbing to the sky.
I feel that Italy's biggest purpose on this earth is to screw Germany.
During the First World War, Italy eagerly joined the Central Powers and signed the Triple Alliance with Germany and Austria-Hungary to fight against Britain, France and Russia. However, when the war really broke out, Italy did not participate at all. A year later, it abandoned Germany and Austria-Hungary and joined the Allied Powers. After asking Britain and France for a large amount of military supplies, it launched an attack on the Austro-Hungarian army. As a result, it was beaten so badly that Britain and France had to rescue it.
At the Paris Peace Conference after the end of World War I, Italy was at least a victorious country, but it got almost nothing. It was so angry that it threatened to withdraw from the conference, but no one tried to keep it.
As for World War II, let alone the events of World War II, there are countless jokes online about Italy. There's the story of how Italians didn't fight in wars but only made pasta; how the British captured Italian prisoners by the acre, not the number of people; and how Rommel said, "If Italy declares war on me, I'll only need ten divisions to destroy it. If it remains neutral, I'll need twenty divisions to monitor it. If it's an ally, I'll need fifty divisions to protect it."
But jokes are just jokes after all.
While Italy's performance during World War II wasn't impressive, it certainly wasn't this disastrous. Rommel left a memorial at the Well of Gubbi after Operation Crusader, commemorating the Italian Aries Armored Division. Despite their significantly inferior equipment, they withstood the main British assault and inflicted heavy damage on a British tank brigade.
That was really filled with human lives!
Italy also had the experience of sending five bombers to attack the British fleet and severely damaging the battleship "Nelson". Six frogmen carrying torpedoes sneaked into Alexandria Harbor and sank two battleships, resulting in the British Mediterranean Fleet having no battleship records during that period. . . . .
However, there are too few such bright spots. Germany did send troops to protect Italy. Four German divisions were in Italy to protect them for two and a half years! In the end, even so, Italy surrendered early.
Germany had no choice but to mobilize an army group to defend Italy after his surrender, and continued to do so until the end of World War II when Germany surrendered!
An army group. If it were used in frontal combat, I wonder how much trouble it would cause to the Allies.
Italy also had its bright spots during World War II.
Over 20,000 Italian prisoners of war were held in Australia. Because the Italian prisoners were well-behaved, the Australians were lenient with them, even allowing them to work outside the camps and pick up women. After the war, over 4,000 of them returned home with Australian wives.
Logically, these are all things of the past, and Germans should no longer hate Italians. However, in fact, Germans' hatred for Italy has increased rather than decreased!
What's the most popular sport in Europe? Football!
It's strange to say, the Italian football team gets excited when they meet the German team. No matter how strong the German team is, they will have a headache when they meet the Italian team. There is a classic saying in the football circle that "football is a game in which 22 people run on the field and the Germans win in the end", but the premise of this sentence is: the German team should not meet the Italian team.
In the historical record between the two national teams, Italy leads with an overwhelming advantage. Apart from Germany's victory in insignificant friendly matches, Germany has only defeated Italy in the quarter-finals of the 2016 European Cup in official competitions, and that was also a victory through a penalty shootout.
Other things can be forgiven, but this is something my uncle can tolerate but my aunt can’t! It’s absolutely unforgivable!
The current relationship between the two countries is also very interesting. Italy has accepted a large number of refugees and is constantly using these refugees as an excuse to ask the EU for money, threatening to release the refugees to Europe if they don't pay. After all, Germany is the core of the EU, and Italy is fed up with being asked for money all the time.
Meanwhile, Germany's "white leftists" aren't idle either, scouring the Mediterranean daily for refugees, claiming they're "humanitarian aid" and sending them to Italy. Xiao Peng himself encountered this type of "white leftist" scouting for refugees, and it nearly got him and Pascal ripped off. The Italians must be getting fed up with the Germans, too.
Although both countries originally belonged to the French Empire, the Germans' strictness, punctuality, and love of quiet, while the Italians' unreliability and love of bustle, are two extremes. Anyway, they just don't like each other.
But let Xiao Peng say that he likes dealing with Germans. Why? They obey the rules, observe discipline, and are punctual! These are all excellent qualities!
Unlike the Italians, Fabian had discussed a joint salvage operation with them in the name of his company. It was a free lunch, a lucrative opportunity, and yet they were still nine hours late! We had agreed to meet at 8:00 AM, but now it was 5:00 PM and they were just beginning to appear on the horizon. It would take at least another hour for their boat to arrive!
Are you guys here for dinner?
Walter was also annoyed: "Boss, you have to get used to this when dealing with Italians!"
Xiao Peng said angrily, "I'm not going to adapt! How long does a deep-sea salvage ship take? Are you going to pay for it?"
Walter shook his head desperately: "Even if you kill me, you can't get a day's pay! Boss, why did you cooperate with Italy to salvage the ship?"
Xiao Peng said, "Libya was once an Italian colony. Although it wasn't long, they still took away a lot of wealth from Libya. If the records are correct, the 'Saracia' that sank here should be carrying silver, copper, and tin ingots looted from Libya. They have a 10% stake, so they want to watch us salvage it with their own eyes."
"Tsk, they're Italians after all. Look how petty they are."
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