Chapter 6 (p.52-56)

Summary
- Manny is having his 10th date with Lisa
He commits her his familial situation
They talk about their parents:
Lisa’s parents: mum is teacher, dad is lectures at uni
Manny’s parents: mum has no intrests in Manny, good Punjabi wife; dad reacts like a racist
towards Ady, they want to arrange a marriage for him
- Two weeks later discussion with Ekbal, cousin:
-> Manny is in trouble, his arranged marriage is going to be certain
=> his conclusion: breaking rules to be as unacceptable as possible as a husband

Characters:
- Lisa is perfect, listens to him very carefully and holds his hand, makes Manny feeling lucky
- Ekbal warns Manny, offers him help
- Manny
- His parents
- Ady and Sarah
- Ekbal’s parents

Vocabulary:
*plain sailing – easy
*To be annoying – making you feel slightly angry
*flood – a very large amount of water that covers an area which is usually dry
*to deserve – to have earned sth. by good or bad actions or behaviour
*to get s.th.sorted out – to sucessfully deal with a problem or difficult situation
*wary - someone who is wary is careful because they think something might be dangerous or harmful


posted by Laura