desertstrawberry5 Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 And where do you live? I grew up in California, eating Breakfast, lunch , and dinner. In Louisiana, we had breakfast, the main meal of the day was dinner whether it was midday or evening, and the other meals were lunch or supper. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKL Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 Breakfast and lunch. The 3rd meal is dinner or supper, doesn't matter. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hjffkj Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 Breakfast,lunch, and dinner. I've lived in northern Delaware my entire life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deb in NZ Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 I grew up in VT. Meals were Breakfast, Lunch, & Supper. Lunch or Supper was replaced with dinner when that was the main meal of the day. Here in NZ meals are Breakfast, Morning Tea, Lunch, Afternoon Tea, Tea (the main meal of the day), & Supper (meaning snack before bed.) 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz CA Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 I grew up in VT. Meals were Breakfast, Lunch, & Supper. Lunch or Supper was replaced with dinner when that was the main meal of the day. Here in NZ meals are Breakfast, Morning Tea, Lunch, Afternoon Tea, Tea (the main meal of the day), & Supper (meaning snack before bed.) So for Tea, you could serve roast - unless you are vegetarian? :) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz CA Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 CA here. It's usually breakfast, lunch and dinner...but I love it when someone says "Supper." :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ausmumof3 Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 I grew up with breakfast lunch and tea but DH had dinner instead of tea so the evening meal goes by either. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deb in NZ Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 So for Tea, you could serve roast - unless you are vegetarian? :) Yep ;-) with 5 veg of course ;-) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KungFuPanda Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 (edited) I'm in Maryland. We used to do: Breakfast Lunch Tea Dinner Now that DH works from home and I teach several nights a week, we've switched to: Breakfast Dinner Tea Supper Only half of us like a 'real' breakfast in the morning. DS and I just want tea when we wake up. Our stomachs don't get with the program until closer to lunchtime so in the morning we phone it in with a smoothie or a hard boiled egg to hold us until dinner. We like a savory snack with afternoon tea, but DH prefers a sweet one because he's a coffee drinker. Eta: Tea at my house is the afternoon variety that may or may not include snacks, and not an actual meal. Edited August 24, 2017 by KungFuPanda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie_0801 Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 I grew up with breakfast lunch and tea but DH had dinner instead of tea so the evening meal goes by either. Here too. Though somehow all meals default to dinner, in my head, when it's on the stove and not ready yet. Maybe "breakfast" is too hard a word to articulate before breakfast? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa in Australia Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 Breakfast, lunch, tea 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 It's class based and regionally based in the UK. Middle class and southern tends to be breakfast, lunch and supper (or dinner), with tea being a cup of tea with a biscuit at around 4 or five and the evening meal being later. Working class and northern tends to be breakfast, dinner and tea (a full meal eaten at around 6pm), with supper as a bedtime snack. My stepmother (upper middle class) invited my brother's new in-laws over for 'tea' and couldn't get rid of them: they were waiting for the meal, whereas she thought the event was over when she had served a cup of tea and biscuits. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 I grew up saying breakfast, dinner, and supper. We also had tea time at 10am and 4pm. The 10am time was set when I was at boarding school. It was right after chapel, after our 2nd class and it was served to us. school got out at 3:45 and we would have tea in our dorms after that. When I was at home, the hospital (where my parents worked) served tea at 10 and 4 as well, but even when my parents weren't working, we had tea at home. Lunch time was the larger, cooked, hot meal and Supper was something light, like soup and sandwiches. But I have now been in the US a long time and have the traditional American breakfast, lunch, and dinner. I try to have tea time still, but it is harder when no one else does it. I have a snack and coffee or tea when I get home from work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrie12345 Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 NJ born and raised. PA 12 years. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner, though we don't always eat them as such. We're fans of brunch and lunner, and the little ones almost always have second breakfast. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 I grew up in northern Ohio, and we said breakfast, lunch, and supper. Now that I'm out west, we say breakfast, lunch, and dinner. When I first traveled to Louisiana 30 years ago, they said breakfast, dinner, and supper. That messed me up a bit! Now, they use "lunch" more often than not instead of dinner. When we were watching Downton Abbey, we had a proper British tea a few times, with my fine china and all. I have no idea if it was actually "proper" but we it was fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mytwomonkeys Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 Breakfast. Lunch. Dinner/Supper are interchangeable. I grew up in GA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creekland Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 Breakfast, lunch, and supper with dinner interchangeable for lunch or supper. Grew up in NY, lived in PA for the past 21 years, lived in VA, RI, and FL in between - never changed even if locals say it differently. I have no idea if they do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kewb Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 New York: Breakfast Lunch Dinner/Supper (interchangeable) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purpleowl Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 Breakfast. Lunch. Dinner/Supper are interchangeable. I grew up in GA. This, exactly. :) I will add that when there's a particularly large holiday meal, that gets called dinner even if it's the midday meal (Easter dinner, Thanksgiving dinner). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFSinIL Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 (edited) Breakfast, second breakfast, lunch, dinner. Grew up in S. Calif from Kansas-raised parents. Now here in Midwest my in-laws always called the evening meal "supper" but I HATE that word (the double P sound erks me) plus I remember Snoopy doing his "Suppertime" dance in the comics and always thought supper meant dog food. Ok, ok - I snuck that second breakfast in there. Edited August 24, 2017 by JFSinIL 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wabi Sabi Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 Breakfast, lunch and dinner. I don't know why, but the word "supper" always makes me cringe. You will never catch me referring to a meal as our "supper." 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desertstrawberry5 Posted August 24, 2017 Author Share Posted August 24, 2017 ah, thank you for clearing up the tea confusion. In my family, tea is an afternoon snack. I didn't know it could be a full meal. I mean, I knew it could be elaborate, but I didn't know it could be the evening meal. I'm glad to see that my Inlaws are not the only ones who eat dinner midday. It made perfect sense when gma explained it, but other people acted like she was a crazy old lady. Growing up, I thought supper was a simple, light meal in the evening, but now I know most people use it interchangeably with dinner. I will sometimes use it with my kids the way I learned it. I'm so relieved to see I didn't invent that meaning myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparklyUnicorn Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 Same as you. I live in NY. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBugs Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 When I was little it was breakfast, dinner, tea. When we moved to New Jersey we switched to breakfast, lunch, dinner. My grandpa used to have elevenses after breakfast, at around 11. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mykidsrmyjoy Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 Alabama. Breakfast, lunch and supper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zinnia Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 Breakfast, lunch, and supper. We use dinner for fancier than normal meals. Sunday dinner, holidays, dinner dates. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaeFlowers Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 Oklahoma. Breakfast, lunch, dinner. I would hear someone say supper on occasion but it only confused me. I live in GA now. I know one family that says breakfast, dinner, supper. Most southerners seem to understand the difference but it is mainly used by country people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alessandra Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 NYC area. Now: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Sometimes afternoon tea, the biscuit - tea sandwich type. My childhood: Breakfast, lunch, and supper for us children. We had supper (meat, veg, dessert) at 6 pm; my parents ate dinner at 8:30 pm. Sometimes afternoon tea, as above. It's class based and regionally based in the UK. Middle class and southern tends to be breakfast, lunch and supper (or dinner), with tea being a cup of tea with a biscuit at around 4 or five and the evening meal being later. Working class and northern tends to be breakfast, dinner and tea (a full meal eaten at around 6pm), with supper as a bedtime snack. My stepmother (upper middle class) invited my brother's new in-laws over for 'tea' and couldn't get rid of them: they were waiting for the meal, whereas she thought the event was over when she had served a cup of tea and biscuits. That reminds me of my first barbecue. Invitation was for 2 pm. I thought that was late for lunch, but I arrived at 2 pm, quite hungry. I was surprized that not all the guests were there, drifted in slowly. At about 3:30, I said I had to go. Great shock on everyone's part that I was not staying for he actual barbecue, which apparently was generally served around 4 or 4:30. Who knew? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Yell Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 SW PA, always and only breakfast, lunch, dinner. Also, if a large meal includes eggs, fruit, bacon, bagels, potatoes, and juice I will call it Brunch no matter what time of day it is served- meaning, if we have to have our annual "Mother's Day Brunch" at 6pm to accommodate work or performance schedules, it is still brunch because of the menu. However, cold leftover pizza eaten at 9am is still Breakfast. Breakfast, second breakfast, lunch, dinner. Grew up in S. Calif from Kansas-raised parents. Now here in Midwest my in-laws always called the evening meal "supper" but I HATE that word (the double P sound erks me) plus I remember Snoopy doing his "Suppertime" dance in the comics and always thought supper meant dog food. Ok, ok - I snuck that second breakfast in there. YES! I had forgotten the Snoopy connection! Breakfast, lunch and dinner. I don't know why, but the word "supper" always makes me cringe. You will never catch me referring to a meal as our "supper." SAME! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Yell Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 PSA If you invite someone over for "Dinner" ALWAYS specify the time. Like I said above, my entire life I have said Breakfast-Lunch-Dinner, and my mom was furious with me for way too long after I got married because she invited DH and me to come over for "Dinner" and we showed up at 4:30 I will say though, if a major meal is planned between 1:00 and 5:00, usually only a holiday or weekend, I will refer to it as "Dinner" such as "Sunday Dinner at 3:00" when inviting someone. I also often add to invitations, something like "Come over after 3:00, we'll be eating at 4:30" 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KungFuPanda Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 Sometimes I try to cook an early midday meal and call it "Dunchfast" to imply that THAT was the effort for the day. Eat up! I'm closing the kitchen! It never works because nobody fears me :-/ 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mbelle Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 When I was a kid it was breakfast, lunch (M-Sa) and supper. On Sunday it was breakfast, dinner and supper. People started moving in from other places and got confused so now it's breakfast, lunch and supper everyday of the week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seeking Squirrels Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 I was raised in MO and live in UT. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner. I rarely hear supper, at least not here in Utah. My youngest has a word recall issue and meals are hard for her. So she calls them first meal, second meal, and last meal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TechWife Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 I grew up in Georgia and meals were: breakfast lunch and supper. Dinner wasn't used frequently but it was synonymous with supper. DH grew up in Illinois and meals were breakfast, dinner and supper. We have been married for almost 24 years and we still have to clarify what time of day we are talking about when one of us says "What's for dinner?" 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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