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By *emini Man OP Man
over a year ago
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Comments on another thread about what we had for lunch threw up a separate debate about what we call our evening meal, with a suggestion that it may be a north/south divide thing...
...so forumites what is it? Dinner Or Tea?
For me, as a southerner it's tea, unless going out to a restaurant in which case it's going out for dinner. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Breakfast , dinner and tea  .
Wait what is this sorcery - dinner at lunchtime? "
Haha not sure if it's a Yorkshire thing but everyone we know says it ...if I said to the kids what do you want for dinner at tea time, they would laugh and say we've already had dinner  |
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By *emini Man OP Man
over a year ago
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"Breakfast , dinner and tea .
Wait what is this sorcery - dinner at lunchtime?
Haha not sure if it's a Yorkshire thing but everyone we know says it ...if I said to the kids what do you want for dinner at tea time, they would laugh and say we've already had dinner "
So when's lunch then? |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Comments on another thread about what we had for lunch threw up a separate debate about what we call our evening meal, with a suggestion that it may be a north/south divide thing...
...so forumites what is it? Dinner Or Tea?
For me, as a southerner it's tea, unless going out to a restaurant in which case it's going out for dinner."
Breakfast
Dinner
Tea
Supper if you eat before bed
Case closed |
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Up until I was 30 and living in the North, it was breakfast, dinner and tea. Still is for my sister.
Now I live on the South and it's breakfast lunch and dinner.
Causes some confusion when I'm with my sister or visiting home. |
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Breakfast lunch tea ....supper .
And for me this goes back to my childhood as my father was up very early in the mornings. .. started working at 5am ...so when he got home in the afternoon my mum would have cooked an early meal .... so this was tea time ....
I can also remember supper ...
Which was normally a sandwich... |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"It goes like this;
Breakfast,
Second breakfast,
Elevensies,
Luncheon,
Afternoon tea,
Dinner and
Supper."
I forgot about 2nd breakfast and afternoon tea! And there's high tea too, at 4pm. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"It goes like this;
Breakfast,
Second breakfast,
Elevensies,
Luncheon,
Afternoon tea,
Dinner and
Supper.
I forgot about 2nd breakfast and afternoon tea! And there's high tea too, at 4pm."
High tea, that's at 420 isn't it? |
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In Ireland it depends on what's eaten. If, for example, you've been out for Sunday lunch and had you main meal then, your evening meal will just be a light 'tea'... otherwise dinner is usually the evening meal. |
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I’m Northern but I have breakfast, lunch and dinner.
If I forget dinner then I have supper late in the evening.
Tea is reserved for brews or posh tiny sandwiches and cakes that you paid far too much for. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Comments on another thread about what we had for lunch threw up a separate debate about what we call our evening meal, with a suggestion that it may be a north/south divide thing...
...so forumites what is it? Dinner Or Tea?
For me, as a southerner it's tea, unless going out to a restaurant in which case it's going out for dinner."
supper  |
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By *eesideMan
over a year ago
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"Comments on another thread about what we had for lunch threw up a separate debate about what we call our evening meal, with a suggestion that it may be a north/south divide thing...
...so forumites what is it? Dinner Or Tea? "
Depends on the size of the meal your having.
If its small like a sandwich or sumthing then its cald tea. (not the stuff you drink )
If its a large meal cos you had sumthing small at mid day then its a dinner. 
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Breakfast
Lunch
Depends
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Mostly it’s tea. Sometimes it’s dinner; that word has connotations of being ever so slightly later, out somewhere nice, but not always. Sometimes it’s supper; that word has connotations of a light meal eaten even later still, as an addition to the proper evening meal, but not always. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Breakfast dinner and tea, although I do sometimes say lunch for dinner but never dinner for tea, tea is always just tea. Hope that clears that up "
Exactly this. I only ever say lunch for dinner when I'm with posh people! |
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Breakfast, dinner, tea, supper.
Unless it’s posh and you are going out for food at tea time, then that’s dinner as well.
And if you had a big dinner in the middle of the day you will probably not have tea and just have supper. |
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By *eliWoman
over a year ago
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"Breakfast, dinner, tea, supper.
Unless it’s posh and you are going out for food at tea time, then that’s dinner as well.
And if you had a big dinner in the middle of the day you will probably not have tea and just have supper. "
Oh Kirkie, it was going so well until I read this. |
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"Breakfast, dinner, tea, supper.
Unless it’s posh and you are going out for food at tea time, then that’s dinner as well.
And if you had a big dinner in the middle of the day you will probably not have tea and just have supper.
Oh Kirkie, it was going so well until I read this."
Does this mean we can’t be friends any more?  damn my north east Scottishness. Always causes trouble |
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By (user no longer on site)
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I always thought the southerners had
Breakfast
Elevenses
Lunch
Afternoon tea
Dinner
Supper
Us notherners have breaky, dinner then our tea. Sometimes a bit of toast before bed. Obviously inbetween meal times is littered with snacks of every discription. |
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Being Scottish, it has to be tea. Dinner is a posh thing for posh southerners.
Always had supper as a wee snack like toast before bed. But it’s a fish supper too, isn’t it? And who had a fish supper just before bed? Well, you might do if you’d been to the pub. And didn’t fancy a kebab. |
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I'm a Northerner and proud! It's Breakfast, Dinner and Tea. I lived in Surrey for 12 years and managed to make my ex say "What do you want for your tea?" after a few years of living together! He said it was a slip of the tongue...
My argument for this is; you have "Dinner Ladies" at school. These ladies work at lunchtime. End of arguement.  |
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By *emini Man OP Man
over a year ago
There and to the left a bit |
"I'm a Northerner and proud! It's Breakfast, Dinner and Tea. I lived in Surrey for 12 years and managed to make my ex say "What do you want for your tea?" after a few years of living together! He said it was a slip of the tongue...
My argument for this is; you have "Dinner Ladies" at school. These ladies work at lunchtime. End of arguement. "
"Lunch" time....exactly!! |
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Growing up it was always dinner. Then as young man joining the Forces I was exposed to all sort of regional terms and slang from across the country. Pretty much everyone called it tea. So over time I found my self calling it tea too and I still do. But if I'm eating out somewhere nice I'll normally refer to it as dinner. |
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