It is this way in Australia, and I think it is in England too. Please help me win 5 dollars!
2007-07-20 06:08:20 · 12 answers · asked by *coral* 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
Hi Cassia, I'm in England and want to help you win 5 dollars.
Firstly, having tea, can be in having a cup of tea.
Secondly, you can have high tea, which is usually about 3pm, and cucumber sandwiches with the crust cut off, cup of tea and cakes.
Thirdly, the most common expression is tea time, Tea time is usually like 5pm - 6pm and depending on how you were brought up, varies considerably.
For example (Not all meals are eaten on the same day)
Breakfast - 5am - 10am
Brunch - 10am - 12 noon
Lunch - 12 noon - 2pm (lunch is sometimes called dinner)
Dinner - Usually a cooked lunch
High Tea - 3pm
Tea Time 5pm - 6pm, covers anything
Dinner - Usually an evening meal, by posher people.
Supper - 8pm ish onwards.
Obviously all the times are approx. But lunch is always noon, whilst dinner can be at lunch or tea time - but is USUALLY cooked.
No hard and fast rules - hope that helps.
2007-07-20 06:54:01 · answer #1 · answered by Agony Aunt 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
More or less standard times for meals:
Breakfast - morning before 10 a.m.
Brunch - morning after 10 a.m. and before 2 p.m.
Lunch/dinner - noon - between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.
Tea - afternoon - between 4 p.m. and 6 p.m.
Supper/dinner evening - after 6 p.m. before 10 p.m.
Snack night after 10 p.m.
In that order
Brunch is a connived term that combines the concept of a late breakfast with an early lunch.
Tea is not quite supper - but not lunch either. It's Tea. A time for a light beverage (tea) and a few small, light bites to tide you over until actual supper or dinner (depending on where you live) It's kind of a late afternoon snack.
Sorry this probably cost you a fiver
2007-07-20 07:18:16 · answer #2 · answered by Barbara B 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, for the most part, but it also depends who you are.
The "upper crust" often still have high tea in the late afternoon, which can include sandwiches, cakes, and tea to drink, and then dinner later on in the evening, which would include several courses.
The average person or family will have "tea" at suppertime. Sometimes children are fed earlier with foods that they enjoy, and the parents will have dinner a little later with more adult fare.
It's a little confusing to an American, but will probably make sense to those who were raised in the UK, Australia, or other related places.
2007-07-20 07:15:16 · answer #3 · answered by mom of 2 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Supper is the evening meal
Dinner can be the afternoon or the evening meal (but common usage assumes evening meal)
Tea is a small snacky sort of thing in the middle of the afternoon. Usually including light sandwiches and sweets.
2007-07-20 06:27:16 · answer #4 · answered by LX V 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I may be wrong, but i think tea time in England is a mid afternoon social. It is not like our supper where you eat a full meal. I believe they drink tea and eat crumpets or something.
2007-07-21 02:59:44 · answer #5 · answered by pj 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. It's more like a snack. The Brits have "tea" mid-afternoon and then typically have a later supper.
2007-07-20 06:50:57 · answer #6 · answered by beckilou78 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
when I lived there, Tea was in the afternoon, like at 3:00 or 4:00. But that was just my family.
2007-07-20 07:53:01 · answer #7 · answered by beth_ragle 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Having "tea" is have TEA. A glass with warm herb infused water and possibly a form of pastries to go with it. Tea is called Tea becuase it is not supper.
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2007-07-20 06:13:59 · answer #8 · answered by throughthebackyards 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm sorry but it's not like supper.
It's a tea with some bisquits, cookies, muffins, croisanttes and other sweet stuff.
2007-07-20 06:14:51 · answer #9 · answered by mackenzie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, it's usually a snack time thing around 4pm I believe.
2007-07-20 14:53:52 · answer #10 · answered by evemarkra 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋