Yeah, he's a prohibitive favorite in the freestyle tonight. And so on. By the end of the evening, if collecting on friendly wagers were an Olympic event, they would have been playing my national anthem. I would have hawked the gold medal for walking-around cash, too. Naturally, to profit from NBC's broadcast strategy, a couple of things have to fall into place first.
Plane tickets are very expensive.
You will look foolish. But I wouldn't worry. You see, apart from being able to tell people that I'm very tired or that I'd like to try the rooster in wine sauce, I can't speak a lick of French. I can't even pantomime it well, if the reactions of various French service industry workers are anything to go by. And I got along great.