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Deji, a British Nigerian man, is paired up with Neelam, a British Pakistani woman, for a mock trial in their law class. The two butt heads at first, but quickly develop a relationship. Deji and Neelam become very close and start dating, which affects Neelam’s relationship with her best friend, Zaid. Deji and Zaid don’t see eye-to-eye on practically anything, except for their love of Neelam.
Coming from different cultural backgrounds, Deji and Neelam struggle with how their parents react to
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ZAID: Never been to Croydon before.
DEJI: It’s Purley.
ZAID: That’s not the same thing?
DEJI: No.
ZAID: Right.
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DEJI: And what about my parents? Do they matter? They’re not going to be happy with me pretending to be Muslim.
ZAID: Don’t tell them. Simple. Welcome to benign Asian.
DEJI: But I’m not Asian.
Citation: Waleed Akhtar, The Real Ones, Nick Hern Books, 2024, pp. 75-79.
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