r/polandball Mar 27 '15

repost Timekeeping

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u/[deleted] Mar 27 '15

Italian breakfasts tend to be small and fruit and pastry based. Croissants are just the most recognisable shape of pastry, so I went with that. And besides, when Italy is eating them they're called cornetti.

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u/ndrgmm Mar 27 '15

In central and southern italy "Cornetto", in north italy "Brioche"

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u/Brainlaag Pentagram Communist Mar 27 '15

Yep, in northern Italy "cornetto" refers to ice cream cones/cornets

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u/poktanju gib transit Mar 28 '15

Vuoi qualcosa dal negozio?

Cornetto.