What do you call the main meal you eat in the evening?

Ross_Alumni

Very curious about this question, as it has been debated many times within my household, family and even within the community team.

I recognise that answers may be influenced by location and upbringing, but I'm curious to know what the vast majority of people call the meal you eat in the evening, is it...

Ross_Alumni

Tea

Tea for me. I was brought up my entire life by a family of people who say "tea is ready" and "for tea we are having..." so it has stuck with me  

janer1967

Tea

Tea for me unless going out for meal 

If go out around 7pm or later call it dinner 

chiarieds

Tea

Tea for me too....is it a Yorkshire thing, or more widespread? If I can even remember it, going out for a meal is dinner/evening meal.

There's also a thread on here 'What's for tea tonight?' so we're not alone.

Ross_Alumni

Tea

I always assumed saying tea was a Yorkshire thing. But I guess not?  

My partner says dinner, which confuses me a whole lot because I call the meal in the middle of the day dinner  

Welshjayne2021

Tea.  I’m not posh enough to call it dinner.

Ami2301

It depends on who i'm speaking to, if it's my mum then i will say tea. But if i'm talking to Ewan, then i will say dinner because we have had many debates over the correct terms for mealtimes, to be fair though, he is from Windsor 

NotReally

Other (please specify)

Food.

What?  I'm autistic ... did you really expect anything else?

JessJ

Dinner

Dinner's ready! 

Lisatho11987777

Tea

I have always called it tea 

It's normaly said like this 

Breakfast 
Lunch
Dinner 

My aunt also lived in Windsor  lol 

Sandy_123

Tea

Always known it as tea, quote from Google below.

High” tea

In the past, high tea was an alternative to afternoon tea. ... This eventually evolved into the lower classes calling their midday meal “dinner” and their evening meal “tea”, while the upper classes called their midday meal “lunch” and referred to the evening meal as “dinner”.

leeCal

Dinner

We have an evening meal which we poshly call dinner,,,even if it’s only fish fingers! 

Dragonslayer

Dinner

I used to call it tea all the time, until I married my American wife, now its dinner and lunch, whether eating in or out or what time we have it. Its all food anyway whatever we call it.

deb74

Tea

I am from the west midlands and it is always breakfast dinner and tea. Like @leeCal says it is posh to call it dinner.

Grinchy

Tea

Tea,  i'm from Liverpool, so we are having our Tea, glad we all have differences, its interesting

66Mustang

Tea

I’m from the south and we call it tea

Breakfast - lunch - tea

I agree “dinner” is a posh tea - i.e. going out - also “tea” at lunch time is posh if it’s afternoon tea!

Swatteam

TEA where I come from the northeast 
Breakfast 
Dinner 
Tea
Supper

Waylay

Other (please specify)

Supper, but I grew up in Quebec. My Mum (English from Portsmouth/London) said dinner before eventually switching to supper. My Dad (wrong side of tracks London), said tea.

Ross_Alumni

Tea

Waylay said:

Supper, but I grew up in Quebec. My Mum (English from Portsmouth/London) said dinner before eventually switching to supper. My Dad (wrong side of tracks London), said tea.

Interesting, thanks for sharing  

Quinty

Other (please specify)

Supper  tea, and dinner. It depends what mood Im in.

Queenofdisabilities

I call it tea time.