Subject: Re: [NTH-ENG] Teatime Sent: 25/11/2000 2:59 PM To: NTH NORTH-ENGLAND, NORTHERN-ENGLAND-L@rootsweb.com Dear Jim, And one of us foreigners :) is supposed to understand it :) . I understand that Americans generally think that the noon meal is lunch (12:00 pm is the usual time), the evening meal (5-7 pm) is generally called dinner. Supper is a fancy meal such as on Sunday in the evening about the same time. But many who prepare a large, hot lunch will call it dinner, the evening meal, lunch, and don't use the term supper (that I know of). Then, there are those who say the midday meal is dinnner, the evening is supper. It can become quite confusing if you don't know which the person is referring to. The times are all basically the same. I believe the upper classes will have their dinner/supper from 8 pm - 10 pm though there is no strict rule. America is so much on the go that it seems no one has time to sit down to eat, so they just grab something somewhere, or eat out all the time. One of the Commoners :) Glenda >Depends what class you are. >The middle and upper classes have tea and a light meal scones, cakes etc. >because they have dinner at about 8pm. Tea time is 4.30- 5pm. > The lower classes who do all the work have a substantial meal at tea time. >Lunch is another thing altogether, we commoners call it dinner. >It's all very confusing for foreigners. <BG> > >Jim Sharpe > >----- Original Message ----- >From: Glenda R. Wilson <wrwgrw@earthlink.net> >To: <NORTHERN-ENGLAND-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Saturday, November 25, 2000 8:33 AM >Subject: [NTH-ENG] Teatime > > >> Dear Everyone, >> >> How many times a day, and at what time, does teatime take place >> in the UK ? What does one usually have during teatime besides >> the tea ? >> >> Curious, >> >> Glenda

Hi Glenda our fish and chip shops in the old days were always called supper bars. When you'd been to the theatre or cinema (pictures) you went and bought your supper there either in or out. One of the delights was walking home eating out of a newspaper parcel. Jim Sharpe Manchester UK ----- Original Message ----- From: Glenda R. Wilson <wrwgrw@earthlink.net> To: <NORTHERN-ENGLAND-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, November 25, 2000 10:24 PM Subject: Re: [NTH-ENG] Teatime > Subject: Re: [NTH-ENG] Teatime > Sent: 25/11/2000 2:59 PM > To: NTH NORTH-ENGLAND, NORTHERN-ENGLAND-L@rootsweb.com > > Dear Jim, > > And one of us foreigners :) is supposed to understand it :) . > I understand that Americans generally think that the noon meal > is lunch (12:00 pm is the usual time), the evening meal (5-7 pm) > is generally called dinner. Supper is a fancy meal such as on > Sunday in the evening about the same time. But many who prepare > a large, hot lunch will call it dinner, the evening meal, lunch, > and don't use the term supper (that I know of). Then, there are > those who say the midday meal is dinnner, the evening is supper. > It can become quite confusing if you don't know which the person > is referring to. The times are all basically the same. I believe > the upper classes will have their dinner/supper from 8 pm - 10 pm > though there is no strict rule. > > America is so much on the go that it seems no one has time to sit > down to eat, so they just grab something somewhere, or eat out all > the time. > > One of the Commoners :) > > Glenda > > >Depends what class you are. > >The middle and upper classes have tea and a light meal scones, cakes etc. > >because they have dinner at about 8pm. Tea time is 4.30- 5pm. > > The lower classes who do all the work have a substantial meal at tea time. > >Lunch is another thing altogether, we commoners call it dinner. > >It's all very confusing for foreigners. <BG> > > > >Jim Sharpe > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: Glenda R. Wilson <wrwgrw@earthlink.net> > >To: <NORTHERN-ENGLAND-L@rootsweb.com> > >Sent: Saturday, November 25, 2000 8:33 AM > >Subject: [NTH-ENG] Teatime > > > > > >> Dear Everyone, > >> > >> How many times a day, and at what time, does teatime take place > >> in the UK ? What does one usually have during teatime besides > >> the tea ? > >> > >> Curious, > >> > >> Glenda > > > ==== NORTHERN-ENGLAND Mailing List ==== > Add a link to your website here, > http://pub23.bravenet.com/freelink/show.php?usernum=1926973379&cpv=1 > > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.215 / Virus Database: 101 - Release Date: 11/16/00