This is one of my favorite movies. I don't care what ethnic background you are, all of us can identify with at least one scene and say "yep, that's my family."
I'm armenian and identified so much with this. My girlfriend is french but she seemed to understand. We saw this in the theater and there were times we were on the floor laughing.
I love the scene where they nudge Tula’s dad into thinking of her working at the travel agency, then let him think that he came up with it, and he’s the genius!( 2:15 ) “The man may be the head, but the woman is the neck, and she can turn the head any way she wants”
@@larisalynnortiz8979it is the same trick my grandma used to arrange my aunt's love marriage. For years my grandpa used to brag in front of everyone how he has the best vision while choosing the best son-in-laws and daughter-in-laws in the family😂
I'm an American of Middle Eastern descent, and my family is a lot like this! The loud parties, intrusive relatives, etc. One of my older cousins who married a non-Middle Eastern guy actually made him watch this movie as a sort of preview to what our family is like! XD If I end up marrying outside of the culture as well, I just might do the same thing with my future husband hahaha!
Honestly I think what makes this movie such a success is that it doesn't matter what nationality you are just about everyone can relate to it. By the way nearly all my friends are Egyptian so I completely understand what your life is like lol
I've always envied families like yours because I come from the typical white Anglo-Saxon family like Ian who has been in America for so many generations that we have completely lost whatever culture we may have had when our ancestors arrived here. We only speak English, We just eat the foods that we grew up with, We wear everyday American clothes, We celebrate the typical American holidays. There's just nothing more there.
Michael Constantine who plays Gus is the best in these films, he is the quintessential Greek father his accent and mannerisms are spot on. I worked with guys just like the character he plays, he made me laugh out loud. Terrific movie!
He was from my town here in Reading, PA. Kept a home here throughout his career and moved back here permanently when he retired from acting. Stayed here until his death. He was a wonderful man. Did a lot for our town. Showed up at the Berks Ballet Theatre's production of 'The Nutcracker' every year, posed with the kids/dancers/adults for photos. Reading was once a thriving town. Its gone downhill drastically in decades but he was never EVER embarrassed or ashamed to say he was from Reading. He is missed so very much. We're very proud of him. 🌹
I do have to admit, the bit at the wedding with Gus saying "Hey look, we're from two different backgrounds, but we're all just people, so let's have fun!" was kinda touching.
+assad amirxaefarouki her nose is Armenian as hell lol she looks like so many of my own aunts ..Armenians are very particular too but mistaken for a lot of similar ethnicities lol she's great but is a classic Armenian face
im just speaking on my own observation from my big armenian family + family friends compared to my best friends big greek ffamily and armenians i've seen in armenia lol
3:15 OMG! My yaya used to say ''If you want something from your husband then bring it up as if it was his idea'' and then I saw this scene and I thought WOW, that's really true! 😂
Cannot believe the Bundt cake wasn’t included 😂😂😂. Especially when the family presented it for dessert, putting a plant 🪴 in the middle, hearing someone say, “You fixed it!!!” 😂😂😂😂😂😂
I can confirm this is literally how a Greek family is. Being Greek is brilliant and extremely fun. The excents are very spot on. In my experience the grandparents are spot on with mine, as well as the conversations in general not to mention some of the slang. You go to Greece or Cyrpus you hear that all the time.
Ok..maybe this is an ignorant question? However, the bible says in all your getting, get an understanding..do Greeks like black people? ☺️ I'm serious. I don't know anyone Greek but I think I would love this type of family..my mama was the best but I've always wanted to get to know someone who is Greek ☺️
@@kinapooh9275 To answer your question Greeks don't hate black people, none of my family does specifically. But I could probably say that some Greeks don't like black people, just like some Spanish people don't like black people. Some people are just racist and that's that but I can confidently say that a very very VERY large number Greek people do not hate black people. I mean in our religion we are taught to never hate anyone. Overall though if I had to say one thing. It's that if you meet someone Greek and they like you, you need to ensure that the family does too. If the family likes you then you'll most likely become part of the family.
This film is very accurate. I grew up with Greek neighbours and friends and work colleagues. Have visited Cyprus and Greece. I have always appreciated the culture. They are very warm and friendly people- who love feeding you!
We saw this when it first came out in the theaters, and our Greek friend (yes. his name is Nick!) was there. Through the whole movie, he kept nodding his head and saying "yep, yep"
I’m a gay man that married into a Greek family. Not exactly what his parents wanted but none of us would have it any other way. Learning Greek culture has been a wonderful experience for me. I love them.
This was my Nanna’s favourite movie. We used to sit and watch it together every time I went to visit. She knew it back to front. It brought her so much joy. It makes me sad watching it now, but it holds so many beautiful memories for me too.
+I am 5:AM hey buddy,GREECE has so much to offer.it has more than 300 islands…SANTORINI HAS BEEN NAMED AS one of the most beautiful in the world…it has great history and one of the oldest cultures in the world..it has the longest coastline on the mediterranean basin and 11th longest coastline in the world with fantastic weather climate.GREEK people are so friendly and helpful.GREECE is the birthplace of DEMOCRACY,WESTERN PHILOSOPHY,THE OLYMPIC GAMES,WESTERN LITERATURE ETC…THE CULTURAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL ACHIEVEMENTS OF GREECE HAVE GREATLY INFLUENCED THE WORLD.GREECE,WHICH IS ONE OF THE WORLD'S LARGEST SHIPPING POWERS AND TOP TOURISTIC DESTINATIONS,HAS THE LARGEST ECONOMY IN THE BALKANS,WHERE IT IS AN IMPORTANT REGIONAL INVESTOR.GREECE IS HOME TO THE FIRST ADVANCED CIVILIZATIONS IN EUROPE AND IS CONSIDERED THE BIRTHPLACE OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION.THEATER WAS BORN IN GREECE..AS WELL AS CINEMA..GREECE IS THE BIRTHPLACE OF THE ANCIENT OLYMPIC GAMES,FIRST RECORDED IN 776 BC IN OLYMPIA..DURING THE PARADE OF THE NATIONS GREECE IS ALWAYS CALLED FIRST...if i were to continue,my list would be endless.so what does your country has to offer to the world dude? whats ur history?your comment clearly depicts you as an uneducated person.Greece has suffered greatly from the european recession,but this also applies to most countries in the EU as well...Nevertheless,Greece still stands strong because greek people are tolerant and perseverant..SO instead of sitting on ur fat ass criticizing others,why don't you open up a book or log into your filthy computer and start educating yourself,DUMBHEAD.The world needs less of you.
+claire amer Ok, great. What have you guys done lately except destroy the financial markets in Europe? You have the highest unemployment rates, constant protests, and you guys won't pay back the loans you took. Greece = land of bad creditors and women with sideburns.
My grandfather was just like Toula's dad and pressured my mom to be with italian. My mom did marry dad who is Sicilian like my mom and he was even born there. He ended up being a bad person and my grandfather now doesn't care what ethnicity we end up with as long as they arent from my dad's village😂
This movie was a huge hit even it was produced with a humble budget. I’m chinese and my neighbours for almost 30 years are greeks and they are exactly like this… and yes their second son’s name is Nick 😉
I love this movie ! This is exactly same like our Turkish culture. Large family, a culture and traditions.... It may be strange for Americans but I can understand the feelings of the father of the bride when she wants to marry to a non Greek guy. This is my culture this is our culture. I love Greeks!
All these countries are similar, true :) However there are differences when it comes to race and appearance. Greeks and Italians are however the same "race". Aswell as parts of Spain and Malta. Turks would not be considered to be the same people, but this is not about etnicity. This is about the value of family and mediterranean traditions which all these countries clearly have in common even if Greece, Italy and Spain are christian countries while Turkey is not.
***** They do not look the same, visit the countries or simply google, Italian people, greek people or Turkish people. Turkish people are generally slightly more dark in their skin tone. Medditearenean countries are similar in many ways, but turks do not look the same as Greeks, Spaniard or Italians. I should know this I'm from Sardinia.
I’m an Ashkenazi Jew from a small family, the craziness is relatable! But honestly would love to date/marry into a big Greek or Italian family. God we’d have a ton of fun!
I'm straight American and there was a Greek girl in my hs named toula that I had a MASSIVE crush on. I had to sit next to her in Spanish class and it was debilitating because I was super shy lol. One time she came into class and greeted her friend (who was a girl) by giving her a huge kiss on the mouth, and then laughed as her friend yelled "toula!" And wiped her face.. It was the most hilarious and endearing thing I'd ever seen and it made me crush even harder hah. Alas I never had the courage to act on it.. My family is white-bread and boring so I would love to marry into a crazy Greek family like this lol
+swish007 not trying to sound mean, but grow so balls and just ask her out, before someone else dose. life is to short, so just go for it the worst that could happen is she says no.
you forgot about the scene where she's in the travel agency and she goes to answer the phone and it gets wrapped around her neck. Then Ian gets beat by an old lady. I don't remember how that came about. I have this movie. I need to watch it again.
I'm dying!!! I love this movie so much! I swear I'm gonna have a heart attack from laughing too much! I'm 3 quarters Pontian and a quarter Macedonian! My Yiayia always asks me if I got a Girlfriend and if I ever say yes then she'll say "Is she Greek!!!?" Classic!!! 😂😂😂
I’m half Greek and half Lebanese. Can confirm both sides of my family are very similar to this 😂 Minus the craziness around dating people outside our cultures hahaha
The most fabulous quote that I still use to this day… “The man may be the head of the house, but the woman is the neck & she can turn the head anyway she wants.” 😂 💙🤍
My Big Fat Greek Wedding kind of reminded me of Meet The Parents where the woman falls in love and the family is judgmental toward the guy she is in love with. The only difference is I thought this film was better than Meet The Parents because it was grounded in culture and tradition.
I'm a male in the family and at 21 was already being told to get married have Armenian grandchildren. Now I'm 24 they want to ship me to Armenia for a year.
A lot of people say this is not what greeks are like...i find there is a difference between greek-american families and actual greek families lol. I find greek-americans can relate to this more maybe. Although my greek family members in greece are like this lol so what do i know? Let's all just have a nice laugh and a happy day :)
Frankly, anyone can relate to this movie Half of my family is Japanese and they are very much like the family here and my mom and dad kinda had to go through this but it all worked out in the end
Yes, exactly, 100% agree. I am Greek American but then actually moved to Greece. Big difference between Greek-Americans and Greeks. This is definitely a Greek-American movie!
@@Womanfemale12 sure. First of all, Greek homes are more minimal, there are not as many knickknacks, and definitely no Parthenon columns in houses. They aren’t as boisterous as Greek Americans, and a bit more reserved. The scene where “ There’s a hole in this cake” made me laugh because people in Greece make Bundt cakes ALL the time! I think Greek fathers in Greece are more modern, and don’t have the “ marry you off” mentality Greek Americans do. Educated girls are just as valuable as boys. A lot of First Generation Greeks that live in English speaking countries left at a time where all this was common, and they kind of never evolved from that, and kept those ideas with them. Greeks don’t say “opa” all the time like the movie depicts. Some of their accents are terrible! I definitely think they took bits and pieces of both cultures and created a sub- culture, which I can relate to, lol. When I first started living in Greece it was a big culture shock, despite the fact I was Greek American.
Such a timeless movie. This just speaks volumes to any foreign family. My wife is Croatian and I'm Mexican so needless to say meeting each other's families was fun lol. We all got a long super well. I remember when I first brought her over I was so nervous but before I knew it my mom was teaching her how to make tortillas and now she's a pro. Good memories.
WOw, I missed that one! "Christ is risen for sure if Toula found a husband." (at 8:08) .but i think this one is missing one. The part where the Kosta goes, "there's two kinds of people in this world, those that are Greek and those that wish they were greek." (it goes something like that, anyways)
I went back over this scene and listened to it a bazillion times after seeing some of the comments cuz I never heard this line as many times as I've seen this until you time-stamped it so thank you for time stamping it!
You are Right! 👇 Toula--Nia Vardalos Gus---Michael Constantine Nick--Louis Mandylor Nikki--Gia Carides Athena-Stavroula Logothettis ^^^The Actors who were Greeks, these only had bigger roles.
I am Mexican. My beautiful wife (see avatar) is Armenian. We literally dealt with these same cultural issues. Where this film presents it in a fun, lighthearted way we lived the draker side of things...and we ran off to Vegas for our first wedding. We even re-did our vows five years later in a mansion, again in Las Vegas for our second. We are working on year 24 of wedded bliss. No family nonsense involved.
If I married a vegetarian my grandmother would likely have a similar reaction to the lamb lady🤣 ( we are Southern Italian). Luckly our traditional cuisine include vegetable- only dishes ( let's hope he can eat dairy products 😂)
This is one of my favorite movies. I don't care what ethnic background you are, all of us can identify with at least one scene and say "yep, that's my family."
nancyny930 yup! lol
I'm Persian and yes I agree gaha
I'm armenian and identified so much with this. My girlfriend is french but she seemed to understand. We saw this in the theater and there were times we were on the floor laughing.
One of the funniest films ever made
Yes. I’m Jewish, but I have a much smaller family....
"What you mean he don't eat no meat?! / That's okay, that's okay. I'll make lamb." Kills me every time.
Just a insight, that scene was ad lib. The Aunt character totally forgot her lines. They loved it so much that they kept it.
Hahaha my favorite line
That happened to me. My bf told his mother (Canadian) that I was vegetarian, she said "Okay I'll make chicken."
Its true, we only eat meat 😂
Me too 🤣🤣🤣
“Woah to me. Business is bad.”
Still one of the funniest lines.
War* to me
@@ayparcas7956 It's "woe to me".
@@Sixxter85Not even that either. It's _"woe is me"_ -- well, that's the proper expression, anyway. Voula got it a bit mixed up. 😊
*Woe
"May I please date your daughter................noo!" HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA comedic timing at its best.
+SuperSam424 the way he says no!!!!! no one can say it like him
The way gus says no is hysterical
H-nooo!
Noooooooo
The art in the scene is the LONG pause before he says no!
This Greek dad was my Greek dad 100% and has been sorely missed since he passed.
Sounds like a fucking sexist coward.
My deepest condolences. May your father rest in piece. Please pay no attention to that inbred piece of shit.
@@hallucimate rest in pieces ❤️
@@mr.personal-ity just like ya granny 🖤
I’m sorry for your loss put some windex on it
I love the scene where they nudge Tula’s dad into thinking of her working at the travel agency, then let him think that he came up with it, and he’s the genius!( 2:15 ) “The man may be the head, but the woman is the neck, and she can turn the head any way she wants”
I know right😂😂😂😂 that was a great scene!!
A montain of truth in that one comment. 😏
@@larisalynnortiz8979it is the same trick my grandma used to arrange my aunt's love marriage. For years my grandpa used to brag in front of everyone how he has the best vision while choosing the best son-in-laws and daughter-in-laws in the family😂
I'm an American of Middle Eastern descent, and my family is a lot like this! The loud parties, intrusive relatives, etc. One of my older cousins who married a non-Middle Eastern guy actually made him watch this movie as a sort of preview to what our family is like! XD If I end up marrying outside of the culture as well, I just might do the same thing with my future husband hahaha!
Honestly I think what makes this movie such a success is that it doesn't matter what nationality you are just about everyone can relate to it. By the way nearly all my friends are Egyptian so I completely understand what your life is like lol
I've always envied families like yours because I come from the typical white Anglo-Saxon family like Ian who has been in America for so many generations that we have completely lost whatever culture we may have had when our ancestors arrived here. We only speak English, We just eat the foods that we grew up with, We wear everyday American clothes, We celebrate the typical American holidays. There's just nothing more there.
Greece isn’t in the Middle East
@@crohunter100 ...I know. I'm saying that Middle Eastern and Greek families are very similar.
@@crohunter100 It’s part of what's considered Mediterranean.
"May I please date your daughter?" "Noo!" Hahaha
Michael Constantine who plays Gus is the best in these films, he is the quintessential Greek father his accent and mannerisms are spot on. I worked with guys just like the character he plays, he made me laugh out loud. Terrific movie!
Michael Constantine was Greek. He's passed away
@@chanabayla1823Nia Vardolas dedicated the third movie to Michael ❤.
He was from my town here in Reading, PA. Kept a home here throughout his career and moved back here permanently when he retired from acting. Stayed here until his death. He was a wonderful man. Did a lot for our town. Showed up at the Berks Ballet Theatre's production of 'The Nutcracker' every year, posed with the kids/dancers/adults for photos. Reading was once a thriving town. Its gone downhill drastically in decades but he was never EVER embarrassed or ashamed to say he was from Reading. He is missed so very much. We're very proud of him. 🌹
I do have to admit, the bit at the wedding with Gus saying "Hey look, we're from two different backgrounds, but we're all just people, so let's have fun!" was kinda touching.
Toula"s aunt....OMG she is soo funny
She's actually white with no accent
+assad amirxaefarouki her nose is Armenian as hell lol she looks like so many of my own aunts ..Armenians are very particular too but mistaken for a lot of similar ethnicities lol she's great but is a classic Armenian face
im just speaking on my own observation from my big armenian family + family friends compared to my best friends big greek ffamily and armenians i've seen in armenia lol
Haha 8:52 lmao. You can hear glass breaking.
The picture scene "Grab my neck! 1-2-3 PULL!!"🤣🤣🤣
3:15 OMG! My yaya used to say ''If you want something from your husband then bring it up as if it was his idea'' and then I saw this scene and I thought WOW, that's really true! 😂
"Christ has risen for sure if Toula found a husband!" XD I never caught that part before but it's hilarious XD
"HE DONT EAT NO MEAT????"
"that's okay...I make lamb!" 🤣🤣🤣😂😂
20 years later and this movie is sti hilarious
4:26 the grandmother knocking back a beer, classic.
She was like “I knew it; good on you Toula”
Yaya!!!!❤
I'm a grandmother and knock back a beer every once in awhile?
I know it might sound silly, but it was really comforting to me to see people in this movie that look EXACTLY LIKE my family.
It’s not silly. Representation matters and has been proven to make a big difference and positively impacts the way you view yourself.
you forgot one great scene.... LOL when tulas aunt met her inlaws " inside the lump was my twin" LOL XD
Tense situation and the grandma is just casually drinking
😆😂
Still gets me 😜🙊. Granny is hella cool.
Lol the pause kills me!! Lol he couldn't believe he still asked him 🤣🤣😂
"A xeno with a toast family!"
😂😂😂😂😂😂
I love her brother's expressions during the "family dates". 😂❤
Cannot believe the Bundt cake wasn’t included 😂😂😂. Especially when the family presented it for dessert, putting a plant 🪴 in the middle, hearing someone say, “You fixed it!!!” 😂😂😂😂😂😂
I can confirm this is literally how a Greek family is. Being Greek is brilliant and extremely fun. The excents are very spot on. In my experience the grandparents are spot on with mine, as well as the conversations in general not to mention some of the slang. You go to Greece or Cyrpus you hear that all the time.
Ok..maybe this is an ignorant question? However, the bible says in all your getting, get an understanding..do Greeks like black people? ☺️ I'm serious. I don't know anyone Greek but I think I would love this type of family..my mama was the best but I've always wanted to get to know someone who is Greek ☺️
@@kinapooh9275 To answer your question Greeks don't hate black people, none of my family does specifically. But I could probably say that some Greeks don't like black people, just like some Spanish people don't like black people. Some people are just racist and that's that but I can confidently say that a very very VERY large number Greek people do not hate black people. I mean in our religion we are taught to never hate anyone. Overall though if I had to say one thing. It's that if you meet someone Greek and they like you, you need to ensure that the family does too. If the family likes you then you'll most likely become part of the family.
@@kinapooh9275unfortunately Greece is a bit of a racist country, but the average greek is not racist, so yes greeks are okay with black people
4:41 Ian: May I please date your daughter?
Toula’s Dad: NOOOOOOO
that lag :)
Coming from an Albanian family, I can relate so much to this wonderful movie.
We have a lot of similarities my friend
I'm also Albanian and throughout the whole movie I could relate to everything!
Albanian here as well!! Considering we’re right next Greece no wonder Albanian families are almost identical to Greek ones😭
Our nations are very very similar. We should be brothers not hate each other
I’m from Bosnia and we can also relate
This film is very accurate. I grew up with Greek neighbours and friends and work colleagues. Have visited Cyprus and Greece. I have always appreciated the culture. They are very warm and friendly people- who love feeding you!
We saw this when it first came out in the theaters, and our Greek friend (yes. his name is Nick!) was there. Through the whole movie, he kept nodding his head and saying "yep, yep"
Michael Constantine was the jewel of this movie .
"Uh, Apples... Orange... We are different, but in the end, we all fruit."
🥺 😂 gets me every time with the happy tears. I love this movie so much!
Replace “Greek” with “Puerto Rican” and this is practically my entire family 🇵🇷
"Vatchu mean he dont eat no meat?!!?
"Das okay, i make lamb"
Gets me every time
I am cracking up just watching this video. Peoples cultures are the spice of life.
I'm Greek and this movie that I saw since birth is extremely legit😂😂😂😂😂
6:00-6:58 I’m curious to know how Gus thought all of these men were good fits for Toula. I’m curious if that’s how it goes
I’m a gay man that married into a Greek family. Not exactly what his parents wanted but none of us would have it any other way. Learning Greek culture has been a wonderful experience for me. I love them.
Hmmm
Pure envy!
This was my Nanna’s favourite movie. We used to sit and watch it together every time I went to visit. She knew it back to front. It brought her so much joy. It makes me sad watching it now, but it holds so many beautiful memories for me too.
It's s such a great movie! Very refreshing. Proud to have Greek roots myself 😊
You're proud to hail from a broke ass country that has no control over their economy and who owes every other country money? You must be so proud..
+I am 5:AM hey buddy,GREECE has so much to offer.it has more than 300 islands…SANTORINI HAS BEEN NAMED AS one of the most beautiful in the world…it has great history and one of the oldest cultures in the world..it has the longest coastline on the mediterranean basin and 11th longest coastline in the world with fantastic weather climate.GREEK people are so friendly and helpful.GREECE is the birthplace of DEMOCRACY,WESTERN PHILOSOPHY,THE OLYMPIC GAMES,WESTERN LITERATURE ETC…THE CULTURAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL ACHIEVEMENTS OF GREECE HAVE GREATLY INFLUENCED THE WORLD.GREECE,WHICH IS ONE OF THE WORLD'S LARGEST SHIPPING POWERS AND TOP TOURISTIC DESTINATIONS,HAS THE LARGEST ECONOMY IN THE BALKANS,WHERE IT IS AN IMPORTANT REGIONAL INVESTOR.GREECE IS HOME TO THE FIRST ADVANCED CIVILIZATIONS IN EUROPE AND IS CONSIDERED THE BIRTHPLACE OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION.THEATER WAS BORN IN GREECE..AS WELL AS CINEMA..GREECE IS THE BIRTHPLACE OF THE ANCIENT OLYMPIC GAMES,FIRST RECORDED IN 776 BC IN OLYMPIA..DURING THE PARADE OF THE NATIONS GREECE IS ALWAYS CALLED FIRST...if i were to continue,my list would be endless.so what does your country has to offer to the world dude? whats ur history?your comment clearly depicts you as an uneducated person.Greece has suffered greatly from the european recession,but this also applies to most countries in the EU as well...Nevertheless,Greece still stands strong because greek people are tolerant and perseverant..SO instead of sitting on ur fat ass criticizing others,why don't you open up a book or log into your filthy computer and start educating yourself,DUMBHEAD.The world needs less of you.
+claire amer Ok, great. What have you guys done lately except destroy the financial markets in Europe? You have the highest unemployment rates, constant protests, and you guys won't pay back the loans you took. Greece = land of bad creditors and women with sideburns.
Take your meds.
True that
My grandfather was just like Toula's dad and pressured my mom to be with italian. My mom did marry dad who is Sicilian like my mom and he was even born there. He ended up being a bad person and my grandfather now doesn't care what ethnicity we end up with as long as they arent from my dad's village😂
😂😂😂
Omorfoula
"Christ is risen for sure if Toula found a husband" hahahaha 😂😂😂😂😂
"nick nick nick nick nick nick nikki" 100% true
Haha
Like the wedding in Goodfellas, “This is Paulie….and his wife Marie, and this is Tommy, and Paulie, and Marie….”
This movie was a huge hit even it was produced with a humble budget. I’m chinese and my neighbours for almost 30 years are greeks and they are exactly like this… and yes their second son’s name is Nick 😉
auntie Voula is life!!
yeASSSS
lol yes she is..i lovvvee her lmbo...
She is fav 😂
She gives me life. 😁
RIP : Michael Constantine!A genuine Greek father, grandfather husband uncle!!1
Say what you want about Gus; but Toula’s whole family is really welcoming to Ian even though he is not Greek…
I love this movie ! This is exactly same like our Turkish culture. Large family, a culture and traditions.... It may be strange for Americans but I can understand the feelings of the father of the bride when she wants to marry to a non Greek guy. This is my culture this is our culture. I love Greeks!
Thanks I'm greek myself
this feels more like italian greco-italian to me, but you might be right in some aspects
Italian, Turkish and Greek, we were all under the rule of the same state once upon a time: The Roman Empire. This is why we look like each other.
All these countries are similar, true :) However there are differences when it comes to race and appearance. Greeks and Italians are however the same "race". Aswell as parts of Spain and Malta. Turks would not be considered to be the same people, but this is not about etnicity. This is about the value of family and mediterranean traditions which all these countries clearly have in common even if Greece, Italy and Spain are christian countries while Turkey is not.
*****
They do not look the same, visit the countries or simply google, Italian people, greek people or Turkish people. Turkish people are generally slightly more dark in their skin tone. Medditearenean countries are similar in many ways, but turks do not look the same as Greeks, Spaniard or Italians. I should know this I'm from Sardinia.
My wife made me watch this for the first time last night.
OH MY GOD, I think I was raised by the same damn people.
Loved it!🤣❤️👍
the way he says no!!!!! no one can say it like him
I’m an Ashkenazi Jew from a small family, the craziness is relatable! But honestly would love to date/marry into a big Greek or Italian family. God we’d have a ton of fun!
Greece used to have a significant Sephardic Jewish community in Thessaloniki! You should visit Northern Greece! 🇬🇷💙🇮🇱
:) Everyone is linked through Egypt-Alexandria if we go back far enough.
and I mean like *everyone*
I'm straight American and there was a Greek girl in my hs named toula that I had a MASSIVE crush on. I had to sit next to her in Spanish class and it was debilitating because I was super shy lol. One time she came into class and greeted her friend (who was a girl) by giving her a huge kiss on the mouth, and then laughed as her friend yelled "toula!" And wiped her face.. It was the most hilarious and endearing thing I'd ever seen and it made me crush even harder hah. Alas I never had the courage to act on it.. My family is white-bread and boring so I would love to marry into a crazy Greek family like this lol
+swish007 You should look her up. At least ask her out. The orst that can happen is she says no.
+swish007 not trying to sound mean, but grow so balls and just ask her out, before someone else dose. life is to short, so just go for it the worst that could happen is she says no.
you can go gay to?
I would adore in mix in my family
@@ghs7714dude you have to be confident if you want to make good impressions in certain families from different countries. Just gotta be prepared
you forgot about the scene where she's in the travel agency and she goes to answer the phone and it gets wrapped around her neck. Then Ian gets beat by an old lady. I don't remember how that came about. I have this movie. I need to watch it again.
"what you mean he don't eat no meat!" 😂😂😂
I'm dying!!! I love this movie so much! I swear I'm gonna have a heart attack from laughing too much! I'm 3 quarters Pontian and a quarter Macedonian! My Yiayia always asks me if I got a Girlfriend and if I ever say yes then she'll say "Is she Greek!!!?" Classic!!!
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I’m half Greek and half Lebanese. Can confirm both sides of my family are very similar to this 😂 Minus the craziness around dating people outside our cultures hahaha
That’s cool I’m also part Greek and Lebanese as well my wife is Mexican definitely can relate to this movie with our families.
You forgot the Bundt cake scene. What a great moment!
Awesome movie still laughing today
The way he says ‘daughter,’ is bang on. Just like my dad, RIP.
Nick, nick, nick, nick ... nikki .... > that's trully greek
"we are different (apple and orange) but at the end we're all fruit" 😅😅😅
Still one of the funniest movies ever!
The most fabulous quote that I still use to this day…
“The man may be the head of the house, but the woman is the neck & she can turn the head anyway she wants.” 😂
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My grandma was a lot like Maria. Feeding anyone who came through her front door. Greeks and Italians have that in common, along with being loud🤣
“he don’t eat no meat” like it was a crime or something 😂
The older I get, the more I understand the grandma 🤣
My Big Fat Greek Wedding kind of reminded me of Meet The Parents where the woman falls in love and the family is judgmental toward the guy she is in love with. The only difference is I thought this film was better than Meet The Parents because it was grounded in culture and tradition.
Voula is my favorite characters shes soo funny, and a very attractive older lady too ;-D OOOOOPPPPAAAA!!!!!!!
I am Armenian and same goes! The family is an exact replica of ours! Great movie!
I'm a male in the family and at 21 was already being told to get married have Armenian grandchildren. Now I'm 24 they want to ship me to Armenia for a year.
I'm Armenian too. I married an "outsider" too. This was my wedding from start to finish.
We need more fathers to be like Gus. He had the best lines in the movie.
I’m Persian and so many scenes are relatable here.
10:40 i love this scene of the yiaya running away LOL and the sprinklers
You KNOW you have a great ensemble cast when the central character is actually the least of them all.
My Filipino family is scarily just like this, down to the lechon roasting on the front lawn during family reunions, lmao!
I’m Greek and I’m telling everyone. Every single cultural stereotype highlighted here is incredibly offensive…
Because it’s entirely accurate. 😂
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I'm Greek-Cypriot. We are even worse than Greeks.
A lot of people say this is not what greeks are like...i find there is a difference between greek-american families and actual greek families lol. I find greek-americans can relate to this more maybe. Although my greek family members in greece are like this lol so what do i know? Let's all just have a nice laugh and a happy day :)
They eat. That's the only thing that matters.
Frankly, anyone can relate to this movie
Half of my family is Japanese and they are very much like the family here and my mom and dad kinda had to go through this but it all worked out in the end
Yes, exactly, 100% agree. I am Greek American but then actually moved to Greece. Big difference between Greek-Americans and Greeks. This is definitely a Greek-American movie!
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What's the difference? Can you give any examples?
@@Womanfemale12 sure. First of all, Greek homes are more minimal, there are not as many knickknacks, and definitely no Parthenon columns in houses. They aren’t as boisterous as Greek Americans, and a bit more reserved. The scene where “ There’s a hole in this cake” made me laugh because people in Greece make Bundt cakes ALL the time! I think Greek fathers in Greece are more modern, and don’t have the “ marry you off” mentality Greek Americans do. Educated girls are just as valuable as boys. A lot of First Generation Greeks that live in English speaking countries left at a time where all this was common, and they kind of never evolved from that, and kept those ideas with them. Greeks don’t say “opa” all the time like the movie depicts. Some of their accents are terrible! I definitely think they took bits and pieces of both cultures and created a sub- culture, which I can relate to, lol. When I first started living in Greece it was a big culture shock, despite the fact I was Greek American.
I like the scene where they give the Italian parents that drink.
i just saw the sequel. I was dying, it was so funny
Greeks.....loud and crazy...❤️ this movie
"Put some Windex on it!"
“didnt i say is a mistake tu educate women?!?“ 😂😂 the dad is hilarious
At 6:33, Toula is like you've got to be kidding me! 😂
At 6:45, Toula is ready to barf!
I am Serbian in the USA I can relate to this 💯. My family is exactly the same traditionally.
I love this movie so much!! Also I love the line "Why do you want to me?"
Such a timeless movie. This just speaks volumes to any foreign family. My wife is Croatian and I'm Mexican so needless to say meeting each other's families was fun lol. We all got a long super well. I remember when I first brought her over I was so nervous but before I knew it my mom was teaching her how to make tortillas and now she's a pro. Good memories.
I love this film i rewatched it on new years day and i gorgot how funny and brilliant it is👏👏👏 The cast are perfect z
The thing about htis movie is that it appeals to people with immigrant parents like me and to those from all over the world!
Saw this movie in my English class, loved it~.
I love this movie, it's one I can watch over and over!!!!!
The scene where the two sets of parents meet is a CLASSIC when you want to illustrate a clash of cultures.
4:40 “Ok, may I please date your daughter?”
4:46 “NOOO!” 😂😂😂
WOw, I missed that one! "Christ is risen for sure if Toula found a husband." (at 8:08)
.but i think this one is missing one. The part where the Kosta goes, "there's two kinds of people in this world, those that are Greek and those that wish they were greek." (it goes something like that, anyways)
I went back over this scene and listened to it a bazillion times after seeing some of the comments cuz I never heard this line as many times as I've seen this until you time-stamped it so thank you for time stamping it!
Excuse me??? You left out the "Ian! We're gonna kill ya!! OPA!!!" BEST LINE IN A MOVIE, EVER!!!!!!!!!!!
8:13 for the "what do you mean no meat?" scene
Half the cast members were Armenian, Italian, Jewish, Spanish! LOL!
as I know for sure nia is greek I dont know about the others and I really dont care since they were acting fine
+Georgia Anna the father is really Greek and so is her sister
Maryfrances B Yes.
You are Right!
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Toula--Nia Vardalos
Gus---Michael Constantine
Nick--Louis Mandylor
Nikki--Gia Carides
Athena-Stavroula Logothettis
^^^The Actors who were Greeks, these only had bigger roles.
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Toula--Nia Vardalos
Gus---Michael Constantine
Nick--Louis Mandylor
Nikki--Gia Carides
Athena-Stavroula Logothettis
nick, nick, nick, nick, nick, nick, nick, nikki lol
I'm Turkish and it's exactly the same ✊♥️💥🇬🇷🇹🇷💥♥️✊
I remember going to watch at the cinema on the day it released in 2000 still my all time favourite film
I am Mexican. My beautiful wife (see avatar) is Armenian. We literally dealt with these same cultural issues. Where this film presents it in a fun, lighthearted way we lived the draker side of things...and we ran off to Vegas for our first wedding. We even re-did our vows five years later in a mansion, again in Las Vegas for our second. We are working on year 24 of wedded bliss.
No family nonsense involved.
Italian families are a lot like this too. It’s wonderful.
Nick, Nick , Nick..... and Nikkie 9:46 😂
My favorite line in the entire film! 🤣
The grandma with the beer bottle always had me dead in this movie 🤣
This reminds me a bit of my pastor's family, a big German-Scandinavian Lutheran family. There are a lot of kids, so it's pretty loud.
If I married a vegetarian my grandmother would likely have a similar reaction to the lamb lady🤣 ( we are Southern Italian). Luckly our traditional cuisine include vegetable- only dishes ( let's hope he can eat dairy products 😂)