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Dinner, lunch or tea?
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theblackwatch
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I disagree. Supper is a late night snack that you have between Tea and bed.
In Scotland though, a Fish Supper is what they call 'one of each' (which southern folk probably won't understand!).
Loving this, I love accents and the different ways people say things. Only time in my 42 years I had supper though was a pudding supper up in Edinburgh. Ha ha. It was amazing mind. Probably took years off my life expectancy.
DarloRich
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Tea!? Tea has scones to go with it. Bloody northerners trying their best to be confusing as always (because they are themselves confused perhaps?).
bloody cockenys with their ladidah skones ( the word is SCON!) and their genteel afternoon tea. Supper. SUPPER? That's a glass of milk and biscuit. I would get ridiculed if i asked someone to supper.
Th'as avin tea lad. Tea comes int evening after th'as dinner at lunchtime.
PS everyone enjoying their snap?
DarloRich
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Correct. End of discussion.
GusB
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Bletchleyite
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trainmania100
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My breakfast is breakfast
My midday meal, often a sandwich and crisps, is Lunch,
My evening meal, often around the 5pm area, is dinner, occasionally called tea but often dinner. My evening meal is usually the biggest of the day.
My midday meal, often a sandwich and crisps, is Lunch,
My evening meal, often around the 5pm area, is dinner, occasionally called tea but often dinner. My evening meal is usually the biggest of the day.
BanburyBlue
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I was invited round someone's house for a 'spot of supper' once (about 7ish). I was expecting a couple of sarnies and a packet of crisps. Was actually a full blown 3 course meal.
Felt a bit full afterwards as we had our normal 'tea' at 6ish.
The people that invited us were quite posh, so perhaps there is a social divide and not just a regional one.
BTW, I'm in North Oxfordshire, born in London and we have lunch between 12.00 and 13.00, and tea around 18.00 ish. Anything later in the evening is a 'snack'.
Felt a bit full afterwards as we had our normal 'tea' at 6ish.
The people that invited us were quite posh, so perhaps there is a social divide and not just a regional one.
BTW, I'm in North Oxfordshire, born in London and we have lunch between 12.00 and 13.00, and tea around 18.00 ish. Anything later in the evening is a 'snack'.
Breakfast, then Lunch, then Dinner. I'm a northern though, so may be of a different species. I call the school cooks 'dinner ladies' (lunch ladies doesn't really sound right).
Supper? SUPPER!!? When someone says that, I always think of this random syrupy American cartoon that I can't remember the name!
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Supper? SUPPER!!? When someone says that, I always think of this random syrupy American cartoon that I can't remember the name!
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Breakfast, then Lunch, then Dinner. I'm a northern though, so may be of a different species. I call the school cooks 'dinner ladies' (lunch ladies doesn't really sound right).
Supper? SUPPER!!? When someone says that, I always think of this random syrupy American cartoon that I can't remember the name!
[EST.]
Supper was something I had when I was younger before bed, usually a few biscuits and a cup of Horlicks. I don't really use that term now, if I eat after my main meal in the evening I just call it a snack.
Of course not!
Breakfast
Elevenses
Brunch
Lunch
Afternoon tea
Dinner
Supper
Midnight snack
From Stuart Maconie, who hails from that well-known hotbed of the bourgeoisie, Wigan...
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/stuart-maconie-revealswhy-its-great-292657
I'm not quite sure where you are with Breakfast - Elevenses - Brunch and Lunch. Brunch is an American portmanteau word incorporating Breakfast and Lunch.
Busaholic
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I'm so old I not only remember Luncheon Vouchers but was actually partly paid in them! The reason employees liked LVs was they weren't taxed: the reason they fell into disuse was that the non-tax basis on which they were issued was that they could be for no more than 3s6d (that's three shillings and sixpence, or seventeen and a half new pence). You could still find a sit-down luncheon (to use the correct full name) for this sum in the early 1960s, even in London, but by the mid 1970s it might just buy you a cheese sandwich, and the Chancellor of the Exchequer was not about to up the limit.
By the way, even at my alma mater in working class Catford, which happened to be a so-called public school, we had Dinner Ladies (and one hour fifty five minutes for lunch!)
By the way, even at my alma mater in working class Catford, which happened to be a so-called public school, we had Dinner Ladies (and one hour fifty five minutes for lunch!)
Peter Mugridge
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I remember my dad having these as part of his pay in the 1970s; I think they had a face value of 50p each by then.
Busaholic
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You're probably right about the 50p. I was surprised when taking a job in 1980 that I got LVs, particularly as they hadn't been mentioned in the job interview, but were a nice 'extra'. Trouble was they didn't get you far in my nearest shopping street, which was Harley Street! I used to save up a fortnight's worth and go and have a pub lunch.
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These days you'd be lucky to get more than 30 minutes!
GusB
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Luncheon Vouchers survived much longer than that. We couldn't give change, though, so it buggered up your till.
DarloRich
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exactly - at school were the lunchtime assistants called lunch ladies or dinner ladies?
I believe they still exist.
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Let's just get one thing clear... Tea comes in a cup!
I must object to the idea that brunch comes after elevenses. To me brunch is a meal which looks like breakfast but is taken after 10am, and elevenses is any kind of sweet snack taken on a stand-alone basis during the morning, or indeed just simply prior to lunch. I can't imagaine having coffee and cake for elevenses and then subsequently having a full English as brunch!
Now that is just the worst of all worlds! This way madness lies!
Of course not!
Breakfast
Elevenses
Brunch
Lunch
Afternoon tea
Dinner
Supper
Midnight snack
From Stuart Maconie, who hails from that well-known hotbed of the bourgeoisie, Wigan...
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/stuart-maconie-revealswhy-its-great-292657
I must object to the idea that brunch comes after elevenses. To me brunch is a meal which looks like breakfast but is taken after 10am, and elevenses is any kind of sweet snack taken on a stand-alone basis during the morning, or indeed just simply prior to lunch. I can't imagaine having coffee and cake for elevenses and then subsequently having a full English as brunch!
Breakfast
Lunch or Dinner
Tea
Now that is just the worst of all worlds! This way madness lies!
I'm glad someone agrees with me on that one!
Not at all, it was the correct answer as long as you remove the 'Lunch or' bit...
DaleCooper
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Mine comes in a mug.
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