Bingo con't

Although Jared winning was probably the highlight of our night, the real reason that bingo was so much fun for us was the two Italian women seated next to us. At first, we thought they knew at least a little English, but we quickly noticed that they did not understand one word we said. This led to an interesting and hilarious night, as we would try to communicate as we flipped through Jared's English-Italian translation book. The pinnacle was when we attempted to order some French fries for the table. After finally figuring out what the Italian equivalent for our nation's favorite appetizer, the women next to us began to laugh hysterically about the name "French fries." Although I could not understand completely, they seemed shocked that we would name a food that is so immersed in our culture after another country. The fries were delicious, they were the thick kind where you can actually taste the potato. The only problem is that they do not use ketchup in Italy. We asked the women, and they seemed surprised that people would dip their fries in ketchup. Instead, the only condiment we received was mayonnaise, which was equally as shocking to us. All in all, it was a very fun night because we were able to have legitimate, albeit choppy and unpredictable, with two Italians who helped us with words, pronunciations, and fed us little tidbits about he culture.