Coronation Street - Current Episode Discussion - IV

[lizann]

yes gary and jason best buds came about suddenly, wasn't gary closer to ches and david

[LollyCarpenter]

Im not sure about David, but Gary was close to Chesney.

[Kim]

Forgot to add that I don't think the Nazirs' reaction would have been so severe had Alya had sex outside of marriage with Garry. Cheating is another level beyond their beliefs.

Kal must have had sex outside of marriage surely? (Leanne.)

The fact that Alya has lost her virginity in this way is probably making it harder still for them to take.

[Kim]

yes gary and jason best buds came about suddenly, wasn't gary closer to ches and david

David and Garry used to be, but I don't think there's been anything noteworthy since early 2011. I think it got dropped in favour of David/Kylie and the David, Kylie, Grahame and Sheen group. (At least from the episodes I saw.)

[parkerman]

With regard to this Alya storyline, I have just one thing to say...Phwoarrrrrrrr!!!

[sarah c]

Bit in bold: that's the whole point though. Alya's been brought up to believe there isn't much worse a woman can do than to have sex outside of marriage. Her grandfather and brother's shaming of her at the revelation confirms this.

Obviously, the sensible thing to do would have been to keep quiet, but she was too distraught to do so. I actually think it's quite a good storyline to explore. After all, girls have been killed for far, far less. Even in Western society, women who are seen as promiscuous are judged far more harshly than their male counterparts.

agreed, we may find it not that bad but it has to be put into a cultural context

[sarah c]

Forgot to add that I don't think the Nazirs' reaction would have been so severe had Alya had sex outside of marriage with Garry. Cheating is another level beyond their beliefs.

Kal must have had sex outside of marriage surely? (Leanne.)

The fact that Alya has lost her virginity in this way is probably making it harder still for them to take.

and we have to ask what would their reaction have been if it had been Zeedan that admitted to sleeping with someone?

[lizann]

and we have to ask what would their reaction have been if it had been Zeedan that admitted to sleeping with someone?

id say zeedan has dipped his wick before more than once

[lizann]

and we have to ask what would their reaction have been if it had been Zeedan that admitted to sleeping with someone?

id say zeedan has dipped his wick before more than once

[swmc66]

Even the men are not supposed to before marriage. If they have had girlfriends and families find out then the arranged marriage does not happen in some cases.
But men get away with it as it does not ' dishonour'the family if it was a daughter
Like i said this story does not make sense especially as she has been going out with Gary for so long...would they not have expected something to happen.