After a while, Gogol feels as if he is a part of her family, which sounds really nice until he realizes this means he is totally ignoring his own family in order to adopt his girlfriend’s lifestyle. The culture gap is demonstrated when Gogol brings Maxine home to meet his parents, and warns her “No kissing. No touching.” He has never even seen his own parents touch. But Maxine impulsively kisses his parents on their cheeks and it was very awkward. It was okay in Maxine culture to kiss people on their cheeks, but Gogol’s parent culture was
After a while, Gogol feels as if he is a part of her family, which sounds really nice until he realizes this means he is totally ignoring his own family in order to adopt his girlfriend’s lifestyle. The culture gap is demonstrated when Gogol brings Maxine home to meet his parents, and warns her “No kissing. No touching.” He has never even seen his own parents touch. But Maxine impulsively kisses his parents on their cheeks and it was very awkward. It was okay in Maxine culture to kiss people on their cheeks, but Gogol’s parent culture was