Frank | Rita | |
drinker | smoker | |
married | similarities | married |
hates his students | hates her customers | |
dissatisfied with his life | dissatisfied with her life | |
mutual understanding -> liking | ||
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reserved | straightforward | |
academic background | working class background | |
educated | differences | uneducated |
unwilling to teach | eager to learn everything | |
frustrated, bored, appalling teacher | energetic, self-assured ambitious hairdresser | |
lives in Formby | lives in Liverpool | |
educated English | Liverpudlian slang | |
misunderstandings -> contrast -> humour / conflict | ||