Cross cultural encounters between families

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Another Side of Life

Cross cultural encounters between families occur a lot more now than they used to before. Getting married to someone with a different background is not as shocking as it would’ve been 20- 30 years ago. In My Big Fat Greek Wedding, many ideas are developed about cross cultural encounters between families such considering that they can change beliefs, extend opportunities, and show even the older folks that two different people can happily come together. This story is about Toula, a Greek woman, and Ian, a non-Greek professor. They fall in love but encounter many problems because Toula comes from a very traditional Greek family.

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When you meet someone who looks at life differently then you, you’re views on life also being to change and this is not necessarily a bad thing. In the movie, Toula’s parents believed that Greek women should marry Greek men and, well, make Greek babies. Toula disagreed and when she got older she finally found the courage to tell her parents that she had found a non-Greek man and he was the one she was in love with. Although they disapproved at first, after getting to know Ian, they approved and arranged the marriage. The family’s beliefs changed and by ...

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