Spin Cycle

Washing clothes in Italy is a little different than in the States. I have a washer and dryer, but both are considerably smaller than any I've ever seen before. What I could normally fit in one load, I have to split up into at least two. The cycles are quite a bit longer, as well. A normal load takes 76 minutes in the washer. And I think whomever designed the machines tried to make it easy by using little pictures to indicate the setting, but they look like hieroglyphics to me. One button has a little sun next to it, and another has what looks like a television. Honestly, I don't know what either of those things has to do with getting my clothes clean. I just use the same setting for everything, and it's been working okay so far.