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I think the call off of the engagement is right within jess’ family and culture, it was probably done to save the family from embarrassment. I do feel though it is very unfair for jess as it is just a misunderstanding and now the call off of the engagement will be blamed on her.
Ella h

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I learnt jess’ culture is very strict and there is not a lot of freedom. For example friends of jess’ family made the mistake of Jules being a boy. Jess’ family were disgusted by the thought of jess going out with a blonde white boy.
Ella H

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A proper woman according to Jess’s and Jules’ family is a woman who gets married and doesn’t play sports.  Jules parents want her to be a girly girl.  Jess parents expect a lot of cultural traditions from her which isn’t fair.

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Jess and jules families both believe that they should be a traditional women. They believe that women should do the cooking and cleaning and most housework in general. Get a job but certainly not play soccer. Both the dads are less strict on these rules but jess dad still supports her mother, I think that's very unfair and I don't blame jess for lying about her whereabouts

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*Against soccer

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I predict jules will help jess with any problems her parents have against jess' parents

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Jess talks to the poster of Beckham about her thoughts and her daily ,I think she talks to him because she can't tell her family and to the her friend Tony because they wouldn't understand . I think that's it's right that jesses mother says to know how to cook , but only for independents reasons like being able to take care of our selves but not only for to have a husband

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I feel that Jess has a very strict culture where playing football is frowned apon and her parents and relatives all believe that she should be learning to manage a household and preparing to get married. However Jess has no interest in getting married and all she wants to do is to play football, which her parents disapprove of and I feel this is why she connects with Jules as Jules' mother strongly disapproves of her daughter playing football and would like her to become more feminine, as well as both of their strong passion for football. I also feel that because of her culture whatever Jess does it affects her family. For example when Pinkys fiancés relatives see Jess and Jules hugging and they think she is kissing a white man, which in their culture is frowned apon as they believe that an Indian woman must marry an Indian man. It is also visible that Jess' culture is very sexist towards women. This is shown when the women are expected to do all the cooking and cleaning while the men go to work. Overall I am really enjoying this movie as it is not just about football but it's also about culture.

~Ailsa

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Jess’ culture is very strict on what each genders role in the relationship is, Jess can’t play football because girls aren’t supposed to play sport and they should marry young- as Jess’s mother was. They are also very strict on women revealing themselves to strangers- bare legs, arms showing things like that. It’s deemed as improper.

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I think Jess talks to Beckham because she feels he’s the only one who’ll understand about football (even though he’s not there) as her family don’t support her. I think she feels he’s there with her and would be supportive so she talks to him when she needs to get something off her chest

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I think a “proper woman” according to Jess’s family is one who finds a good husband, looks after the kids and does all the cooking. But Jess doesn’t want that and her mom and dad don’t support her football because it’s seen as “wrong” and according to Jules’ mom, “no man wants to go out with a woman that’s go bigger muscles than him.

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Jess tells beckham everything she is feeling or thinking from that day. I think beckham is the only person that she feels comfortable opening up to. Even if he's just a poster

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The football team scenes are filmed in very short clips. The music seems very upbeat but kind of intense when it comes to the other teams scoring.

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A proper woman in jess' family I feel is someone who stays on the sidelines. For example someone who should take care of others but has no interest in taking care for themselves. I do think jess' family have good intentions about what they think is good for her but not asking her what she wants to do for herself.

Ella h

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I think jess and jules are very different in the way that they handle conflicts. I feel jules will stand up for herself and not let anyone say that she can't do something or can't wear something, but with jess I feel she allows people to tell her what to do and doesn't say what she wants to do. I feel jess works around conflict and doesn't take it head on.

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A proper woman to jess' family is someone who is able to cook and clean. The should also get married at a young age and they definitely shouldn't play a sport like football

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I have learned that jess' culture is very strict. In my opinion it is quite sexist towards girls as they are expected to look a certain way and to be able to cook and clean.

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I think jess talks to beckham because she sees him as a role model and she doesn't have anyone else to talk to about her football and her problems with her parents

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In jess’ family and culture real and proper women are expected to obey their parents and possibly husbands, do things that are attractive to men and help to get a husband(“
no man will want to marry a girl who plays socer”)

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I think Jess and Jules are similar because they are both very good at soccer and their parents don’t supporrt how they play it. I like this film because it includes all the normaltlies and it’s not just based on football.

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I think Jess is going to feel all alone in her family in regards to soccer as no one supports her. I think her dad will come to one of her matches and will be very proud. Then her dad might make her mother come and watch.

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Jess effects her sisters engagement when pinkys fiancé and mother see her at a bus stop and thought jules was a boy . This is not fair as jess or any women should get to choose what race of a man they marry . I don't think it is fair in the culture that an Indian women has to marry an Indian man .

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I have learned that Jess's culture is very strict in what girls do and that they most likely have to marry an Indian man or someone with the same culture . I also think looking from the movie that her culture is quite sexist towards women .

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I think jess talks to beckham as she would look at him as a idol or a role-model . I also think she talks to him because he was probably in Jess's position once before but only his parents were supportive .

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The scenes of the soccer team is filmed by little short clips of them training and in there matchs . I think the music is used to draw the attention when they are playing and doing all their skills and scoring goals

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A proper woman to Jess's parents is marring a wealthy Indian man who has a good job and goes to work and jess stays at home and cooks and cleans and if there is children minds them .

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Jess and jules are very similar as they have the same ambistion for football. Also ther parents aren't supportive about them playing . Jess's parents dont like her playing football as there are very traditional and want her to get married and be more feminine . Jules's parents aren't as hard on her as Jess's parents but Julie's mam is very sexist towards jules and women playing football .

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Both jess and Jules have something in common: parents who don’t support their football careers.
Jess’ parents are unhappy because culturally, Indian girls don’t play football and her family are all for following traditions. Jules’ mum is looking at it in a more sexist way. She’s concerned about vanity.
I think that the coach (Joe) is quite a conservative character who doesn’t reveal too much about himself and I think he has a story that we haven’t heard yet.

Ella x

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Jess' family believe to be a "proper woman" you are suppose to be lady like and not play sports. This is not a true comment for to be a "proper woman" yout have to respect other people's decisions. Jess' family think a "proper woman" should marry an weathly Indian man and cook and clean while he is at work.  I do not think is right for love is love and you should be able to marry whoever you would like no matter what race or religion. 

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Jess' family believe to be a "proper woman" you are suppose to be lady like and not play sports. This is not a true comment for to be a "proper woman" yout have to respect other people's decisions. Jess' family think a "proper woman" should marry an weathly Indian man and cook and clean while he is at work.  I do not think is right for love is love and you should be able to marry whoever you would like no matter what race or religion. 

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Jess and Jules parents both disapprove of their daughters playing football but it seems like Jules' parents are a bit more supportive than Jess' parents. I think Jules' mother wants Jules to be more of a girly girl but doesn't have a major issue with her being sporty. When it comes to Jess' parents though, they have such a strong aversion to their daughter playing sports. They think cooking would be more worthy of her time as it will look more appealing to her future husband.

~Isabel

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Jess' parents expect an awful lot from her, and I think they have good intentions, but at the end of the day she is just a young girl who wants to be like every other girl her age. She wants to be able to be with her friends without her mother watching her every move. I feel sorry for Jess as she is not asking for a whole lot. All she is asking for is for her parents to support her.

~Isabel

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I think Jess talks to Beckham because she sees him as a role model and is the only person that could truly understand her. It's sad that she looks up to a poster, but it seems to make her feel better.

~Isabel

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Jess and Jules' situation with their families are similar when it comes to playing football but Jules' situation is a lot easier than Jess'. Both of their mothers don't agree with them playing football as it is not 'feminine', but Jules' mother still lets her play, but on the other hand Jess' mother has forbidden her from playing football. Jules' father is completely happy with her playing the sport and he helps her train. Jess' father isn't as harsh as her mother but he still agrees with her mothers point of view. Because of Jess' situation she has to hide the fact that she still trains on the girls team and that she kept the football boots that she got.

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I think that the culture may appear confusing to some (after all I can admit myself that it’s pretty backwards and traditional). There are a lot of small Punjabi words intertwined into the movie and conversations between family, Sat-Siri-Akala (sas,ree,kal) means hello and goodbye, all elder women are called ‘Aunty’ and the turbans, bangles and pictures of Guru Nanak are all symbols in Sikhism. A lot of Indian immigrants work in Heathrow so there’s a lot of references to that, and in terms of the food, there’s tonnes of traditional Indian foods mentioned there. The engagement ceremony is also a very important part of the wedding, because you don’t get down on one knee, your proposal is a huge ceremony. The mother does a lot of giving out about how Jess will never find a husband if she can’t cook, because usually in an arranged marriage it’s like applying for a job, the more on your CV the better. It’s not appropriate and it’s disrespectful to wear short clothes, so bare arms and legs aren’t seen as a good thing in Indian Culture. - Asha .

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I do not agree that a perception on Jess with a white guy should affect the wedding, but in Indian traditions, it is frowned upon to be with anyone from other cultures - which was also mentioned in the movie.