what you call your meals?

[mollykins]

where abouts are you from and what do you call your meals?

i'm from the east and call them brekkie (breakfast) lunch and tea plus i occasionally have supper.

but my dads from up north and mums from birmingham.

[mollykins]

many of my friends who are born and bred east anglians, say breakfast lunch dinner.

[zzxxee]

breakfast
dinner
tea
im from bristol heart of the west country alright myyyy luverrrrrrrrrrrr

[Gnawer]

Breakfast,lunch,dinner and getting a snack can all be covered by the phrase "Going For A Munch" used in london by young folk!

[annie0000]

Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner
Supper

.......and we did have lunch money - not dinner money!!

[andy-hughes]

I'm from Stoke - here it's

Breakfast

Dinner

Tea

Supper (if it's ceral or a sandwich)

and of course any of these meals fall under the umbrella title of 'snapin'.

[andy-hughes]

Sorry - that's "snappin" - my spelling's getting worse!

First one to post 'it's your age ...' will get a smack!

[Gnawer]

andy-hughes What is ceral?

And Snappin? Does this mean you eat Alligator,Crocodile and Turtle?

[Naomicorlett]

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner during the week.
Breakfast, Lunch , Tea on Sundays. Even tho lunch is really dinner on Sunday..... We still say Sunday Lunch even when it's a big roastie.

[chelle7272]

usually breakfast, lunch dinner, but if I have a big meal at lunchtime and not in the evening then its breakfast dinner tea
And now i think about it, if i'm rounding up my son on the weekend then it's 'home for your tea'

Not very helpful really!

Oh and also from Bristol :)

[andy-hughes]

Oops - 'cereal' - I did say about my spelling!

Snappin' is a Potteries dialiect word for any meal - in tandem with that, a sandwich is known as a 'piece', you used to be given a cup of tea and a piece at lunchtime.

I remember years ago a non-local in my office who had heard the term 'snappin' and wondered what it was - one lady told him it was 'Pieces' which left him even more confused!

[Gnawer]

Andy i you ask a woman for a piece around here id get a slap in the face! Looks like i need to move to stoke! lol!

[mollykins]

don't you think it's odd how different part of the country say different things for their meals?

as i said my mum and dad are from all over the place but all the local people say the same thing.

[ummmm]

Northampton

Breakfast, lunch, dinner

[crisgal]

Blackpool:

breakfast
lunch
tea

[mollykins]

do you think it is more of a place thing or a family thing?

[tamborine]

at home: brunch & supper.

In public: breakfast, lunch, tea (with cakes) and dinner.

[Mr Veritas]

Down here (In East Sussex)
We have:~
Breakfast
Lunch
Afternoon Tea (if eaten,between 3 & 4)
Dinner (7 to 8)

[fredpuli47]

Breakfast
Lunch (except on Sunday, when the meal at c 1pm is dinner)
Tea
Dinner ( except on Sunday, when the evening meal is supper)
Supper is a smaller version of dinner.Dinner is the main meal of the day, which is why it is in the evening on every day except Sunday. On Sundays the main meal is at what would be lunchtime on other days