Romeo Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 Never mind square, slice or lorne. Forget baws in or baws oot. Someone in the office told me what they were making for their "tea" tonight. As far as I'm consider tea is a hot or cold beverage. It always struck me as something the tinks from the east coast would say. So, it it your "tea" or your "dinner" P&B decides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wee Willie Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 Depends when you have it. If it's near 12 noon then it's dinner and if its efter 5 o'clock then it's tea. F**king obvious. I should add that I'm an auld c**t and if my mum shouted tae me while I was playing wi' my pals (post war), "Willie, yer lunch is ready", I wid hae been telt tae f**k off and play wi' the lassies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Posted February 10, 2017 Author Share Posted February 10, 2017 1 minute ago, Wee Willie said: Depends when you have it. If it's near 12 noon then it's dinner and if its efter 5 o'clock then it's tea. F**king obvious. I should add that I'm an auld c**t and if my mum shouted tae me while I was playing wi' my pals (post war), "Willie, yer lunch is ready", I wid hae been telt tae f**k off and play wi' the lassies. ^^^ Idiot found. Surely if you are eating near 12 noon that's your lunch? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazzle Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 Dinner is lunch time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Posted February 10, 2017 Author Share Posted February 10, 2017 Just now, Dazzle said: Dinner is lunch time. So if you and your significant other are going out for dinner, you are having lunch. Try making a dinner reservation for 12 noon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sergie's no1 fan Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 Tea is a drink. Dinner is your evening meal. Lunch takes place at lunch time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Posted February 10, 2017 Author Share Posted February 10, 2017 Just now, sergie's no1 fan said: Tea is a drink. Dinner is your evening meal. Lunch takes place at lunch time. ^^^ Doing it right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wee Willie Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 2 minutes ago, Romeo said: ^^^ Idiot found. Surely if you are eating near 12 noon that's your lunch? Post war eg late 40's early 50's Lunch hadnae been invented. Whose the idiot noo? 1 minute ago, Dazzle said: Dinner is lunch time. Gracias 1 minute ago, Romeo said: So if you and your significant other are going out for dinner, you are having lunch. Try making a dinner reservation for 12 noon. When I were a lad we didnae go oot for a dinner we went for a Chippy TEA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Posted February 10, 2017 Author Share Posted February 10, 2017 Just now, Wee Willie said: Post war eg late 40's early 50's Lunch hadnae been invented. Whose the idiot noo? Gracias When I were a lad we didnae go oot for a dinner we went for a Chippy TEA Mods..? Please.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazzle Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 3 minutes ago, Romeo said: So if you and your significant other are going out for dinner, you are having lunch. Try making a dinner reservation for 12 noon. Well I call it both lunch and dinner so a booking for either would be acceptable to me, must stem from school as it was always dinner break. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wee Willie Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 2 minutes ago, Bairnardo said: Dinner can be either afternoon meal or evening meal. Its not exclusive. Lunch is also acceptable for afternoon meal. Tea is only acceptable for evening meal. What is not acceptable is folk from the North East who call their evening meal "supper". Supper is a bit of toast or something right before bed. I'm with ye there sunshine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandon Par Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 3 minutes ago, Bairnardo said: Dinner can be either afternoon meal or evening meal. Its not exclusive. Lunch is also acceptable for afternoon meal. Tea is only acceptable for evening meal. What is not acceptable is folk from the North East who call their evening meal "supper". Supper is a bit of toast or something right before bed. That's a posh/middle class thing too. I'd agree with your definition of supper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DA Baracus Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 5 minutes ago, Bairnardo said: Dinner can be either afternoon meal or evening meal. Its not exclusive. Lunch is also acceptable for afternoon meal. Tea is only acceptable for evening meal. What is not acceptable is folk from the North East who call their evening meal "supper". Supper is a bit of toast or something right before bed. This nails it. Agree completely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandon Par Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 I'll use tea or dinner but the two can have subtle connotations. Tea would normally (though not exclusively) infer something less formal, and possibly a bit earlier. Eg "shall we have an early tea out at the pub" (eg at about 5.30 pm). A later meal at a restaurant would always be dinner. It would be dinner at home too if I was cooking something a bit fancier in order to try and get my hole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandon Par Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 Din-dins is the more frequent term for it round my way anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthernJambo Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 Dinner can be either afternoon meal or evening meal. Its not exclusive. Lunch is also acceptable for afternoon meal. Tea is only acceptable for evening meal. What is not acceptable is folk from the North East who call their evening meal "supper". Supper is a bit of toast or something right before bed. Close thread. Bairnardo has battered this one out the park. The "supper" thing used to really get on my tits when I first moved north, used to it now and have even said it myself sometimes. I know, I'm scum, subhuman scum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wee Willie Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 17 minutes ago, Romeo said: ^^^ Idiot found. Surely if you are eating near 12 noon that's your lunch? Dinner: the main meal of the day, taken either around midday or in the evening.Tea: a meal that is eaten in the early evening and is usually cooked. You should never argue with the Internet. Whose the idiot noo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullerene Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 9 minutes ago, Shandon Par said: That's a posh/middle class thing too. I'd agree with your definition of supper. Posh? I thought it just meant "with chips" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wee Willie Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 Just now, Fullerene said: Posh? I thought it just meant "with chips" Only if it's with rice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cardinal Richelieu Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 Tea is when you have a cup of tea with it. Dinner is a "meat and two veg" type affair. Incidentally, my Canadian aunt calls it supper. Which enrages me slightly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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