By the way, I LOVE your avatar, KayleighLouise!
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ThanksMing wrote:How do British meals work out? Breakfast, dinner, supper? I've always called them breakfast, lunch and dinner.
By the way, I LOVE your avatar, KayleighLouise!
It's the same for me, Fiona.Fiona1986 wrote:For me, it's breakfast, lunch/dinner, tea, supper. But dinner could occasionally be a posh tea, "Going out for dinner".
Oh dear, I am almost embarrassed to post after this remark, but I'm afraid I was brought up to have breakfast, lunch (1.00). tea (4.00!!!!) and supper 7.30 to 8.00. It was only referred to as Dinner if it was a formal meal at the dining table. Supper had the same timing as Dinner, but was an informal meal often on your lap in front of the TV.Moonraker wrote:For the posh, Tea could be cucumber sandwiches and a pot of tea at 4pm, then dinner would be a cooked meal in the early evening.
It's hard to tell how much is a reflection of the times, how much is a reflection of Enid Blyton's views and how much is down to the demands of the plot! I'm glad you enjoyed the article, KayleighLouise. I find The Put-em-Rights a compelling read, though peculiar in parts!KayleighLouise wrote:I only received my journal today and have just finished reading the Put Em Rights article. It was very interesting and I enjoyed the comparisons of the similar stories.its a story I've not read for years and may have to dig out of my bookshelf! Do you think that the way Enid deals with the issues of disability is a reflection of the times it was written in or am I being too forgiving in thinking they were more naïve of such issues back then?
I know a mum who cooks a separate meal for her children but that's because they (apparently) won't eat ordinary meals - only things like pizza, fish fingers and chicken nuggets smothered in tomato sauce (actually, I grew up saying tomato sauce but it's called ketchup here!)Tony Summerfield wrote:High Tea at about 6.00 was a meal primarily for young children and Dinner was for the adults after the children had gone to bed. Nowadays high Tea and Dinner have just become tea and the whole family eat at about 6.00. I am sure the main reason for this was to save 'Mum' from having to cook twice which made a lot of sense.
Likewise. Breakfast is between 8.30 and 9.00 and is always oatmeal and fruits. Lunch is between 12.00 and 12.30 and is either a sandwich or a salad, with yogurt. Dinner is between 7.00 and 7.30 and is something hot. No tea or coffee for me (I am referring exclusively to the beverages here) since I am intolerant to both. Any cakes etc. are had after dinner as dessert.Ming wrote:I've always called them breakfast, lunch and dinner.
I think the discussion is very interesting actually!KayleighLouise wrote:Look what I've started! lol.
Are you having one tonight maybe? Isn't it past midnight already?Ming wrote:Oh, and sometimes we have midnight feasts.