Why do the Americans have dinner during day time than night time?If they have dinner at day time then what do they have at night time,breakfast?Please someone explain this habbit to me.
2006-12-27 13:44:23 · 5 answers · asked by real_purpose_of_existence 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
Breakfast is always in the morning.
Lunch/Brunch is usually from around 11am - 2pm
Dinner/Supper is usually 4pm - 8pm
However any of these meals can be eaten at anytime. To get technical, Dinner and Supper is not the same! Dinner is a bigger meal then supper. Dinner would be held usually between 4pm - 8pm and then supper is considered a light snack maybe a sandwich or something later in the evening. Then again some people will say Supper and some will say Dinner meaning the same thing. I know one person who calls lunch dinner for all 3 meals, but I know what he means.
The noun breakfast has one meaning:
Meaning #1: the first meal of the day (usually in the morning)
The noun lunch has one meaning:
Meaning #1: a midday meal
The noun dinner has 2 meanings:
Meaning #1: the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
Meaning #2: a party of people assembled to have dinner together
The noun supper has 2 meanings:
Meaning #1: a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
Meaning #2: a social gathering where a light evening meal is served
2006-12-27 15:01:56 · answer #1 · answered by WV_Nomad 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have breakfast in the morning. At noon you have lunch. At about 6:00 PM you have dinner. 3 meals a day in America. Some people call dinner.... supper. Some people also have what they call a midnight snack if they are up late enough.
2006-12-27 21:51:17 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is a regional difference in American English. Some areas call the morning, midday, and evening meals breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Other areas call them breakfast, dinner, and supper. Does this help? American English is a confusing language...
2006-12-27 21:50:43 · answer #3 · answered by CJ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Breakfast is in the morning, lunch at midday, and dinner (or supper) is usually the last meal, eaten at some point in the evening or late afternoon.
2006-12-27 21:48:33 · answer #4 · answered by reverenceofme 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The NORMAL names for the meals in the U.S. is:
Breakfast(morning)
Lunch (noon time)
Dinner(evening time)
But many people(as I GREW UP) we call it:
Breakfast(morning)
dinner(at noon time)
Supper(the evening meal)
2006-12-27 21:53:34 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋