What are some of the cultural differences in the movie My Big Fat Greek Wedding? I need other pp ls opinion.?

Question

What are some of the cultural differences in the movie My Big Fat Greek Wedding? I need other pp ls opinion.?

Answer 1

i really liked that movie. and i was not afraid to laugh out loud on the theater... because i saw many things that reminded me of my own crazy family...i am not greek. but i get it. my hubby is from another country and culture. there are so many differences in our familys, but we love eachother all the more for it...

Answer 2

This was a Greek Orthodox wedding and much the same as in a Polish wedding. The "Old countries" are falling behind in their traditions, the kids forget them. I like to see the old ways again. Some of the weddings are spectacular like "the Deer hunter" with the Russian Orthodox wedding there.

Answer 3

Greeks name their first daughter after the mother's mother and the first son after his dad's dad, so cousins end up having the same names.

After migrating to a new country, they try to get with the family as much as possible in order to preserve their culture and teach it to their kids.

Answer 4

What’s funny about “My Big Fat Greek Wedding” is that it hits humorously on a few stereotypes.  My Greek friend Nikki went to see it, and laughed harder than anyone when she saw the scene of Michael Constantine introducing his nephews and nieces, “This is Nick, Nicky, Nicole, Nikki, Nicholas, etc.”

My friend Nikki’s daughter’s name is Nicole, too!