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Do you call your evening meal Dinner or Tea?

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Both. I would say i.e. "I've just had dinner", but then I'd also say "It's teatime!". Slowly moving more towards dinner though.

Reply 21

leahdw

In my family it tends to vary:

Me, Mum, sister:
Lunch at lunchtime, tea in the evening (unless we're having tea as in tea and cake, in which case that's tea and the main meal is dinner)

Dad:
Dinner at lunchtime (???), and quite often lunch in the evening. Unless we're having tea as in tea and cake, in which case he finally learns that the rest of us have tea in the evening and suggests having dinner.

Reply 22

Anon_98

Dinner, always dinner. :woo:

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Reply 23

SCIENCE :D

I've got to say even though we have all heard it, then why are they called dinner ladies :wink:

Reply 24

ExcitedPup

Supper if it's at home at the kitchen table / informal etc.

Dinner if it involves silverware, china and preferably a dinner jacket (or as the Americans say, a "tux")

Reply 25

Tiger Rag

Original post by SCIENCE :D

I've got to say even though we have all heard it, then why are they called dinner ladies :wink:

Because lunch ladies doesn't quite have the same ring to it...

Reply 26

Anon_98

Original post by OU Student

Because lunch ladies doesn't quite have the same ring to it...

Reply 27

bassbabe

Well I don't eat teabags so I say dinner. A friend once asked me if I wanted to come round to hers for tea, just no :facepalm:

Reply 28

The two eds

I never thought about it, I have only ever said at that time "bring master his food", not dinner or tea, just food

Reply 29

_Charlotte15

Original post by SCIENCE :D

I call it Tea, on't know if that is because I am from up North, what about you?

I call my evening meal tea, and then lunch to me is dinner. it is dependant on where your from though I think.

(edited 8 years ago)

Reply 30

SCIENCE :D

I have also heard hobbits call it tea

Reply 31

saeed97

Original post by SCIENCE :D

I call it Tea, on't know if that is because I am from up North, what about you?

Tea is a beverage, a meal eaten after 6pm is dinner.

Reply 32

SCIENCE :D

Original post by saeed97

Tea is a beverage, a meal eaten after 6pm is dinner.

I've always been told dinner is the meal you eat at midday. :tongue:

Reply 33

kitkat xo

I'm from Birmingham and I was brought up with dinner being the 1pm meal and tea being the evening meal. Now I tend to call the 1pm meal lunch but evening meal is definitely tea!!

Reply 34

SH0405

Original post by SCIENCE :D

I call it Tea, on't know if that is because I am from up North, what about you?

Dinner.

Reply 35

SCIENCE :D

Original post by OU Student

This thread needs a poll!

I call it dinner. Tea is that drink made with hot water, a tea bag and milk.

The meal at mid day is lunch.

There is your poll :smile:

Reply 36

Dylank96

I call it supper. Dinner if eating out.

(edited 8 years ago)

Reply 37

SCIENCE :D

Original post by Dylank96

I call it supper.

Supper haha, I thought supper was something you have at like midnight.

Reply 38

Asolare

Breakfast Lunch Dinner Supper

Supper would be like toast or cereal right before bed.

I don't get people who say "breakfast dinner tea" because then the blended word "brunch" doesn't work...