You can tell that abundance of people, the loud music, the endless foods and drinks, and the jests of the guests are too much for Ian’s parents, and they are overwhelmed by the experience because it is something they had never been through before. That is definitely a clash of culture, because while Ian’s parents meant it innocently, Gus took it offensively. When Toula’s father comes through with a plate of meat, and Ian’s parents turn it down, he looks seriously hurt, as if turning down food is something you just don’t do in Greek culture. Toula’s parents were so confused about it, that later in the scene they brought it out with some flowers in the middle of it, and you hear somebody in the background say, “you fixed it!”, they did not even know what a traditional cake looked like. It is very normal in the western culture to bring a gift to the dinner party. Ian’s parents hand Toula’s parents a Bundt cake and Toula’s parents had never even seen one before. The miller family exhibits diligent traditionalism, that somewhat appals Toula’s family.
the Miller family was brought upon great disruption by Toula’s family’s spontaneity. If we were to analyse the scene of visitation by the Miller family, we could be apprised of their reactions to the visitation carrying the connotation of an unexpected and undesired occurrence. These are two very clashing cultures, which end up accepting each other and live together just fine. The cultures in “My Big Fat Greek Wedding” are Greek and American. Are you willing to bequeath to another, and fain adapt to their cultures and interests? Every country and continent has its definite culture and that specific culture is what identifies the people.
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