| Frank | Rita | |
| drinker | smoker | |
| married | similarities | married |
| hates his students | hates her customers | |
| dissatisfied with his life | dissatisfied with her life | |
| mutual understanding -> liking | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||