tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6492893503803541461.post786332579602915659..comments2023-06-12T16:28:37.421+01:00Comments on A View from England: What do you call your evening meal?Maureenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05594795794677984027noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6492893503803541461.post-17111928402714201622009-12-22T22:28:26.262+00:002009-12-22T22:28:26.262+00:00Hi Anne. Thanks for your comment. Yes, you're ...Hi Anne. Thanks for your comment. Yes, you're right, it does get very confusing! LOL It's not just the different terms versus American terms but it also changes in different parts of the UK.Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05594795794677984027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6492893503803541461.post-9970059083544091832009-12-17T22:05:03.534+00:002009-12-17T22:05:03.534+00:00Hi |I found you over on Smitten by Britain and she...Hi |I found you over on Smitten by Britain and she had the same thing on hers...It does depend on where you come from. <br /><br />We have Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner....then Supper if you want it...There is also afternoon Tea..but we don't have that.<br /><br /><br />It must be very confusing and you know tonight I have read two blogs for the first time with the same thing on and you are both expats..<br /><br />It all depends on lots of factors, where you were brought up, and when you have your main meals, but Supper is supper, always after Tea or Dinner...also used to say to the children "would you like some supper before you go to bed" milk and biscuits or milk and toast.Anne in Oxfordshirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14479380647784781207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6492893503803541461.post-78500220100959917392008-10-12T11:56:00.000+01:002008-10-12T11:56:00.000+01:00I love it - that explains it very well. Thanks for...I love it - that explains it very well. Thanks for sharing.Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05594795794677984027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6492893503803541461.post-60293954401673437172008-10-12T11:36:00.000+01:002008-10-12T11:36:00.000+01:00Breakfast like a KingLunch like a Princehence the ...Breakfast like a King<BR/><BR/>Lunch like a Prince<BR/><BR/>hence the need for Tea.<BR/><BR/>Dinner like a Pauper<BR/><BR/>hence the need for Supper.<BR/><BR/>From Up North (UK)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6492893503803541461.post-26193810092902234252008-10-11T20:21:00.000+01:002008-10-11T20:21:00.000+01:00That might explain it, flighty. Perhaps people sim...That might explain it, flighty. Perhaps people simply liked the idea of changing the routine set during the week.Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05594795794677984027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6492893503803541461.post-13340354407936241582008-10-11T18:21:00.000+01:002008-10-11T18:21:00.000+01:00I guess the reason for that was at one time people...I guess the reason for that was at one time people worked a six day week and only had Sunday off. xxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6492893503803541461.post-77457239564320532762008-10-10T22:35:00.000+01:002008-10-10T22:35:00.000+01:00Thanks for the additional info, flighty. Actually...Thanks for the additional info, flighty. <BR/><BR/>Actually, now that I think about it, most English people tend to have their big dinner meal at lunch time on Sunday and then a light meal (like sandwiches) later at dinner time, like you do flighty.<BR/><BR/>I can see where this adds to the confusion of what the meal is called. It would seem it depends not just on where you live but also on what day it is!Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05594795794677984027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6492893503803541461.post-89755609732842400802008-10-10T22:00:00.000+01:002008-10-10T22:00:00.000+01:00That's right but tea would generally be sandwiches...That's right but tea would generally be sandwiches,fruit salad or trifle and cake rather than a proper cooked meal, especially during the summer. xxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6492893503803541461.post-40807226257777821802008-10-10T21:47:00.000+01:002008-10-10T21:47:00.000+01:00Hello Marsha, I'm glad you found my blog and left ...Hello Marsha, I'm glad you found my blog and left a comment.<BR/><BR/>This is getting very interesting. <BR/><BR/>I'm from the midwest too (Minnesota) and we (almost) always called our evening meal supper. I do recall sometimes we called it dinner though. Perhaps it was for special occasions - like when your husband thinks the term is used!Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05594795794677984027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6492893503803541461.post-40510294096788966892008-10-10T21:39:00.000+01:002008-10-10T21:39:00.000+01:00Hello! I just happened upon your blog today and fi...Hello! I just happened upon your blog today and figured I'd chime in on this question. I grew up in the Midwest (southern Illinois), very much in the middle of "dinner" country. My husband, who grew up just north of NYC, tends to say "supper." He grew up with the notion that "supper" is the more quotidien version and "dinner" is the snottier, special-occasion version.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6492893503803541461.post-85784146175003224742008-10-10T21:15:00.000+01:002008-10-10T21:15:00.000+01:00Hi flighty, So your evening meal is called dinner ...Hi flighty, So your evening meal is called dinner Monday through Saturday but on Sunday it's called tea. Fascinating!Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05594795794677984027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6492893503803541461.post-83618309913872532132008-10-10T20:15:00.000+01:002008-10-10T20:15:00.000+01:00Like you I have breakfast, lunch and dinner most d...Like you I have breakfast, lunch and dinner most days. However on Sunday it would be dinner at lunch-time and later it would be tea! Supper is as iota says.xxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6492893503803541461.post-28113123485006176302008-10-10T19:20:00.000+01:002008-10-10T19:20:00.000+01:00Hi iota. So I guess that means you would have brea...Hi iota. So I guess that means you would have breakfast, lunch, tea and supper. Very interesting.Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05594795794677984027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6492893503803541461.post-73633574754770915152008-10-10T18:45:00.000+01:002008-10-10T18:45:00.000+01:00In Scotland, supper is a small bedtime snack (tea ...In Scotland, supper is a small bedtime snack (tea being the main evening meal).Iota https://www.blogger.com/profile/08507184283437057648noreply@blogger.com