Lunch Dinner or Tea?

Baz · 19 Dec 2006 at 15:14

Interesting Conversation at work (that's how bored I am

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What do you call the meal in the middle of the day, and the one in the evening?

I reckon it should be Lunch and Dinner with Tea being something that goes in a cup/mug

Apparentely upper social classes call it this, with 'commoners' calling Lunch Dinner, and Dinner Tea

Glaucus · 19 Dec 2006 at 15:15

lunch

unless it's cooked and hot then it can become dinner(ie your main meal of the day).

dinner, tea, supper = evening meal

Mulder · 19 Dec 2006 at 15:16

It's clearly got to be called lunch. Loads of peeps at uni would disagree though.

Burnsy2023 · 19 Dec 2006 at 15:16

Baz said:
I reckon it should be Lunch and Dinner with Tea being something that goes in a cup/mug

I'd agree with that. Although I normally have 'brunch'

Burnsy

Sp00n · 19 Dec 2006 at 15:16

Lunch = midday

Dinner/Tea = evening meal

Supper = Late evening food

dirtydog · 19 Dec 2006 at 15:16

lunch = midday meal, tea = late afternoon meal, dinner = evening meal

Baz · 19 Dec 2006 at 15:16

But is it more of a north/south divide these days, instead of it being a class thing???

Gilly · 19 Dec 2006 at 15:16

Lunch is at noon or thereabouts unless it is the largest meal you'll have that day, when it becomes dinner. Like a sunday dinner

Mat · 19 Dec 2006 at 15:17

Morning = breakfast
Midday = lunch
Evening = dinner / tea

Van Hellseek · 19 Dec 2006 at 15:17

"tea" HAHAHAHA!

dirtydog · 19 Dec 2006 at 15:17

burnsy2023 said:
I'd agree with that. Although I normally have 'brunch'

Burnsy

Urgh I hate that pretentious word!

Baz · 19 Dec 2006 at 15:17

Gilly said:
Lunch is at noon or thereabouts unless it is the largest meal you'll have that day, when it becomes dinner. Like a sunday dinner

Then what would the meal in the evening become???

Admiral Huddy · 19 Dec 2006 at 15:17

AcidHell2 said:
lunch

unless it's cooked and hot then it can become dinner(ie your main meal of the day).

dinner, tea, supper = evening meal

I'd go with that.

I'm always getting in wrong so I call it all lunch including breakfast

Saves arguements

platypus · 19 Dec 2006 at 15:18

Luncheon is what you have at roughly 12-1pm, tea is had at 5pm, and dinner is your evening meal at 8pm onwards

Deadly Ferret · 19 Dec 2006 at 15:18

I think the source of the confusion likely springs from the term afternoon tea. In parts of the country that, or rather just tea, came to be used as the post-lunch meal, and lunch itself was supplanted by the outgoing dinner...

dirtydog · 19 Dec 2006 at 15:18

Gilly said:
Lunch is at noon or thereabouts unless it is the largest meal you'll have that day, when it becomes dinner. Like a sunday dinner

Sunday lunch

It is commonly called Sunday dinner but it is nonetheless incorrect

Posty · 19 Dec 2006 at 15:18

tea is a snack mid / late afternoon dinner is the main evening meal lunch is mid day

Andr3w · 19 Dec 2006 at 15:18

i call it dinner but everyone else things im on about the meal at night time

Burnsy2023 · 19 Dec 2006 at 15:18

dirtydog said:
Urgh I hate that pretentious word!

That bascially equates to me not eating enough food for breakfast and end up snacking...

Burnsy

Baz · 19 Dec 2006 at 15:19

dirtydog said:
Sunday lunch It is commonly called Sunday dinner but it is nonetheless incorrect

Definately Sunday Lunch, but it is Christmas Dinner, and that is usually early to mid afternoon, sometimes earlier.... :confused: