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Mar 5th 2016, 4:48 am

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Re: Teatime Choices

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Originally Posted by Oink

You must be posh. Because dinner is dinner but posh people say they're eating supper when they having tea but they have their friends over for their tea.

Supper is a snack before bed I reckon.

Mar 5th 2016, 5:01 am

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Re: Teatime Choices

It seems like you’re middle class. I don't think that is a very good thing.

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Mar 5th 2016, 5:09 am

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Re: Teatime Choices

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It seems like you’re middle class. I don't think that is a very good thing.

I do quite feel middle class while I'm eating this jam on toast for supper.

Mar 5th 2016, 5:36 am

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Re: Teatime Choices

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I do quite feel middle class while I'm eating this jam on toast for supper.

So do I with this sumptuous bread and dripping.

Mar 5th 2016, 10:57 am

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Re: Teatime Choices

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So do I with this sumptuous bread and dripping.

The word sumptuous makes it sound posh.

Mar 5th 2016, 11:15 am

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Re: Teatime Choices

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You must be posh. Because dinner is dinner but posh people say they're eating supper when they having tea but they have their friends over for their tea.

As a child it was breakfast, dinner and tea. After all, we had school dinners in the middle of the day didn't we?

Since school, though, one (posh

) comes to think of dinner as the main meal of the day so that could be lunch or tea. But then do you drink your food, which you might do with tea?

The Quebecker bunch have always said souper, so I got used to saying supper.

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Originally Posted by Alan2005

Supper is a snack before bed I reckon.

Definitely.

So with the other part of the family calling 'tea' supper/souper I now refer to English supper as being the later snack.

Mar 5th 2016, 1:05 pm

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Re: Teatime Choices

Supper is for children, milk and a biscuit-maybe 2 biscuits.

Last edited by Pica; Mar 5th 2016 at 1:07 pm. Reason: Deleted a bit because my friend might read what I wrote

Mar 5th 2016, 10:01 pm

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Re: Teatime Choices

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Supper is for children, milk and a biscuit-maybe 2 biscuits.

Supper is for old people who have a little bit of cheese on toast before bed.

Mar 5th 2016, 10:08 pm

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Alan2005

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Re: Teatime Choices

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Supper is for old people who have a little bit of cheese on toast before bed.

Before bed it would probably just be cheese and bread as that's a bit too late for melted cheese.

Mar 5th 2016, 10:09 pm

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Re: Teatime Choices

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Supper is for old people who have a little bit of cheese on toast before bed.

Would that be to "soak up" the night time snifters?

Mar 5th 2016, 10:11 pm

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Re: Teatime Choices

What the naff is 'brunch'? I think it was invented for lazy septics who can't get up at a reasonable time.

Mar 5th 2016, 10:12 pm

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Re: Teatime Choices

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Before bed it would probably just be cheese and bread as that's a bit too late for melted cheese.

Agree wholeheartedly, especially as being old they may forget to turn the grill off and that could lead to all sorts of late night conniptions.

Mar 5th 2016, 10:14 pm

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Re: Teatime Choices

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What the naff is 'brunch'? I think it was invented for lazy septics who can't get up at a reasonable time.

it's for the well-to-do who don't need to get up early!

Mar 5th 2016, 10:20 pm

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Re: Teatime Choices

Off to bed now-supperless!

Mar 5th 2016, 10:38 pm

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Re: Teatime Choices

Just talked HID into letting me order Chinese food for our tea.

Wonton soup
Pancake rolls
Chicken chow mein
Special fried rice
Prawns in black-bean sauce
Sweet and sour pork
Chicken curry