Tea is a light afternoon meal in england, the answers to my prevoius question,?!
Tea is a light afternoon meal in england, the answers to my prevoius question,?
proves some americans still think i'm talking about a drink!
Answers:
chin chin old boy.......see you on the morrow for tiffin at six, toodaloo
yesssssssssssss but i am not american
I know! They r a bit dumb arent they.......
Sounds good either way to me.
You typically have afternoon tea with scones or little sandwhiches anyway. It's implied.
We do that here in America too but usually for special occasions
Breakfast
2nd Breakfast
Elevenses
Brunch
Lunch
High Tea
Dinner
Supper
That's because tea is a drink here. I live in the southern United States; people automatically think you are talking about sweetened, iced tea when you say tea. Also, we call the afternoon meal dinner, and we call the evening meal supper. Those are called cultural differences. I suppose you think you were being clever, but you Brits call chips, crisps. Since, potato chips were invented in the U.S., shouldn't you call them chips as well?
In Scotland, you have your dinner at mid-day (hence dinner ladies at school).
Tea is the main evening meal at about 6pm.
Anything later is supper.
Some of us Americans even know the difference between tea and "high tea." Scary thought, that.
Pass the potted meat sandwiches, if you please. And I'll play Mum this afternoon.
Correct but it is not as popular a ritual as it use to be.
I'm not American and I think Tea is a drink !!
The term "Afternoon Tea" refers to Tea as a drink.
In England the word Supper seems to have been substitued for the word Tea as a kind of slang/colloquialism.
I should imagine during a Cricket test match when the players break for "Tea" they might have a drink of Tea followed by a couple of rounds of sandwiches and not Sausage, Egg, Chips and Beans followed by lashings of Angel Delight.
Tea is just that, it is Tea, bought over from India during the days of the British Empire.
Well thats what I think anyway !!!
how should we know what it means we dont live in England, like you dont know alot of our customs! bunch of snoots
Breakfast, lunch, dinner.
Firstly you can ask someone if they want some tea and depending on the context they will know you are talking about a cuppa rather than a light afternoon meal. For example in the office, I doubt you would ever make someone a cucumber sandwich and scones and jam but you would make "some tea" of the liquid type for a colleague.
Secondly I think you are making a generalisation - perhaps from a southern viewpoint. Up north "tea" can actually mean a large evening meal - like a southerner's "dinner". And up north "dinner" can mean a midday meal, like a southerner's "lunch"
Thirdly, so what - do you know what all the meals Americans have are? Do you know what "Grits" are for example?
come on you yanks tea the drink is a brew
I knew about tea....
Always time for TIFFIN old chap!!
I have mine at 4 pm scorns, jam, fresh cream and butter. Heaven.
well i am from england too but i think tea is tea!
my afternoon meal is either lunch or dinner!
i do get what u mean tho!
u cant really blame the americans tho can u as they dont live here and they are not to know!!!
You English sure are dumb.
A light afternoon meal is called a "snack".