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Dinner or Tea?

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Daniel

Daniel Report 29 Mar 2006 18:24

The strange dear that BC is, insists on correcting my perfectly sane notion that tea is between 5 and 6, and dinner is earlier in the day at middayish. Apparently tea is a figment of my imagination; lunch is what it should be. Who's right?

Jean Durant

Jean Durant Report 29 Mar 2006 18:26

Ain't you gone 'ome yet BC is right, of course. Jean x.

Catherine from Manchester

Catherine from Manchester Report 29 Mar 2006 18:28

Oooop North dinner is between 12 and 1.30pm and you have your tea in the evening. x

♫Jilly McMad♫

♫Jilly McMad♫ Report 29 Mar 2006 18:28

Dan.....in my house we have lunch at lunchtime (12-1pm) and we have tea at teatime!! (5-6pm) and occasionally we manage breakfast in the morning!! lolol

Germaine

Germaine Report 29 Mar 2006 18:28

Sorry BC I am with Daniel we have breakfast dinner tea and supper in that order. It must be us commoners up North. Lunch is for posh people. Germaine x

Catherine from Manchester

Catherine from Manchester Report 29 Mar 2006 18:30

Yes germaine your a common northerner like me. Hope you well! catherine (woodcock) nee Butterworth.

Unknown

Unknown Report 29 Mar 2006 18:30

oooh BC my poor dear lady - have you ever seen the film - The Man who came to Dinner??????

Unknown

Unknown Report 29 Mar 2006 18:31

I always thought it was a class thing - I think BC must be a bit posh;) It's breakfast, dinner & tea:)

Germaine

Germaine Report 29 Mar 2006 18:31

Yes Catherrine fine and us commoners must stick together hope you are OK too, Germaine x

♫Jilly McMad♫

♫Jilly McMad♫ Report 29 Mar 2006 18:32

its definately tea time tho....we've just had our tea!! lol

Merry

Merry Report 29 Mar 2006 18:33

Historically, ''dinner'' is the big meal of the day........posh people had that in the evenings....LATE, they had breakfast late too and lunch was a small meal (luncheon!) Working people began their day much earlier and went to bed earlier too......they would eat their main meal in the middle of the day when it was light and to sustain them through the working day. I would say dinner if I was going out for a meal in the evening, but otherwise I say Lunch for noon time and Tea for the evening meal. If I was having people over for an evening meal I would call it dinner! Confused?? Merry

Fiona

Fiona Report 29 Mar 2006 18:35

When I lived in Shropshire I used to have Breakfast, Dinner and Tea. Now my husband constantly reminds me it's Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner and I insist it's Dinner and Tea!!! Fi Who's cooking him or me.

PinkDiana

PinkDiana Report 29 Mar 2006 18:35

Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner!! hence the hour that people have off work midway through the day is LUNCHTIME!! And you go out for DINNER at night!! :O)

Janice

Janice Report 29 Mar 2006 18:36

We have school dinners and dinner ladies so it must be dinner in the middle of the day.

♫Jilly McMad♫

♫Jilly McMad♫ Report 29 Mar 2006 18:36

noooooo Diana!!! breakfast lunch tea......and if you go out at night on a date or such like then its dinner (cos its posh)!!! pmsl

Daniel

Daniel Report 29 Mar 2006 18:36

She has admitted her defeat! TEA FOREVER! Don't tell BC, but I'm actually not going at all. I quit college last Friday, put my teddies under the covers and crept out early Saturday morning. He he he

Bec

Bec Report 29 Mar 2006 18:37

AAARRRGGGHHHHHHH Breakfast Lunch Dinner TEA IS A DRINK!??!?!!?!?!?!?

Julie

Julie Report 29 Mar 2006 18:39

When i was younger we used to have Dinner at Lunchtime and tea at Dinnertime now were have Lunch at Lunchtime Dinner at Dinnertime Tea is something that you drink oh and Breakfast at Breakfast time Julie :o)))

Maz (the Royal One) in the East End 9256

Maz (the Royal One) in the East End 9256 Report 29 Mar 2006 18:40

main meal of the day is dinner no matter when you eat it if you eat it in the evening, then at midday you have lunch if you eat it at midday, then in the evening you have tea simple .... just like you Daniel dearie :-)) Maz. XX

Cazziemc

Cazziemc Report 29 Mar 2006 18:45

I'm with Daniel on this one: breakfast, dinner and tea. Carol x