Dinner or Tea

katex · 27-10-2005, 21:36

Have I given my young son a step up the ladder in over-education ? .. he now calls Tea ...'Dinner' for heavens sake !! Forgotten his roots already, has he ?! Any changes you have noticed in your children moving to Southern descriptions of everyday life ?

garinda · 27-10-2005, 21:41

Lol, good point Katex.

This good northern boy moved to London. In the high brow circles I mixed in, where I was seen as the token bit of rough, saying dinner was seen as very suburban, and people only had 'supper'.

Glad to say I'm back up North, and I have my tea every night.

They also used to laugh if I said I was going to the pictures instead of the 'cinema'.

SPUGGIE J · 27-10-2005, 21:45

Mine pulls me up for it and she is here in Scotland its potatos not spuds, tea not a brew, pop is juice swede is large turnip. I blame here gran for it she is always trying to be "educated" in front of others (the mother in law) and my daughter picks up on it. We are who we are my accent hasnt change much in 15 years so I aint going to forget my roots now!!!

cashman · 27-10-2005, 21:51

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Originally Posted by katex

Have I given my young son a step up the ladder in over-education ? .. he now calls Tea ...'Dinner' for heavens sake !! Forgotten his roots already, has he ?! Any changes you have noticed in your children moving to Southern descriptions of everyday life ?

my son lives in london has done for about 5 years now,he still knows when teatime is lol, don't think he'll ever forget his roots! certainly hope not

West Ender · 27-10-2005, 21:53

It's a "funny" one, this. I have lunch at mid-day but I have tea at about 6 p.m. If I go out for a meal in the evening I have dinner but if I eat at home after about 8 p.m. it's supper. Oh well, breakfast is breakfast no matter what time, as long as it's before lunch.

katex · 27-10-2005, 21:56

Problem is, he lives in Manchester ! .. are we being invaded. ?

garinda · 27-10-2005, 21:56

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Originally Posted by West Ender

Oh well, breakfast is breakfast no matter what time, as long as it's before lunch.

Unless it's the Sunday after an Accy Web meet, when you can try and kid yourself it's brunch.

garinda · 27-10-2005, 22:01

I do hate all this U and non-U stuff. It doesn't really matter what we call things.

I do have to confess though that I always say napkin. I hate the word serviette.
It's just so chintzy, and makes me think of lace dolilles and fish knives.

katex · 27-10-2005, 22:06

I agree Garinda, just an observation.
As I sell table linen for local company, napkin is the correct word and used by 99% of our customers so no worries there then.

West Ender · 27-10-2005, 22:19

I hate "serviette" too. I also hate "pardon" when someone has misheard and "toilet" instead of lavatory. Just me being quirky I suppose.

entwisi · 28-10-2005, 07:05

breakfast, dinner, then tea

The people I work with down in posh cheshire think my accent is ace. We also have discussion like 'to me its a current teacake and a teacake is plain, to them a teacake has currents and its a bread roll if plain'

Gayle · 28-10-2005, 07:33

I thought they were napkins if they were cloth and serviettes if they were paper!

I use breakfast, lunch and tea to avoid the whole 'dinner' issue! lol

Gayle · 28-10-2005, 07:35

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Originally Posted by entwisi

breakfast, dinner, then tea

The people I work with down in posh cheshire think my accent is ace. We also have discussion like 'to me its a current teacake and a teacake is plain, to them a teacake has currents and its a bread roll if plain'

When I first worked down there I learnt the hard way - someone offered to get sandwiches at lunchtime and I asked for a ham teacake - ham with currants doesn't taste right! lol

mez · 28-10-2005, 07:59

funny iv'e lived mostly up in accy ( born & bred here ) & ive just asked sarah out to lunch, but will have my tea later ?

Less · 28-10-2005, 10:49

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Originally Posted by West Ender

I hate "serviette" too. I also hate "pardon" when someone has misheard and "toilet" instead of lavatory. Just me being quirky I suppose.

"I do beg your pardon, please forgive me for interrupting but would you have a spare serviette? I wouldn't ask but the lavatory seems to have run out of toilet paper, I have tried a napkin but that just seems to get stuck in the bend, I only came into this cafe for some tea with my dinner but now seem to be stuck in the bog so I'll never get to drink my char or eat my meal!".