Some people in Britain and Australia refer to their main evening meal as "tea" rather than "dinner" or "supper", but generally, with the exception of Scotland and Northern England, "tea" refers to a light meal or a snack.
There are multiple terms for any given meal, and different words were preferred for the same meal depending on your location. But “tea” as an evening meal has its origins in the afternoon tea of the upper classes.
Cuppa - a cup of tea or coffer 'Drop by this arvo for a cuppa' means please come and visit this afternoon for a cup of tea or coffee. Loo or dunny - Thesea are slang term for toilet.
Contributor's comments: In Tasmania 'dinner' is usually the meal (or snack) eaten in the middle of the day; though, if the midday meal is a snack it may be referred to as 'lunch', especially by school children, ie it's lunch-time. 'Tea' is the evening meal.
Across England as a whole, the majority (57%) call it “dinner”, while just over a third (36%) opt for “tea”. The remainder either call it something else (including 5% who say “supper”) or answered “don't know”.
The evening meal is usually called 'tea', 'dinner' or 'supper'. What is a traditional British Dinner? A typical British meal for dinner is "meat and two veg".
The terminology around eating in the UK is still confusing. For some "lunch" is "dinner" and vice versa. From the Roman times to the Middle Ages everyone ate in the middle of the day, but it was called dinner and was the main meal of the day.
It has been a part of many families' tradition for many years. Indeed, 50% of Australians drink at least a cup of tea each week, and a common tea-time tradition is called High Tea.
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Some people in Britain and Australia refer to their main evening meal as "tea" rather than "dinner" or "supper", but generally, with the exception of Scotland and Northern England, "tea" refers to a light meal or a snack.
1. Cuppa — a cup of tea. This is the abbreviated form of the phrase “a cup of tea.” It's very common to drink tea in Australia so this is one of the most common slang terms you will hear.
Dimensions (cm): 50 x 70. *Australian slang is also known as 'Strine', and its mysteries are learned by Aussies from the cradle. Having said that, 'Strine' is so weird even Aussies are perplexed by it sometimes. *For best results, wash your tea towel in a cold cycle on your machine with other similar coloured items.
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”.
Servo: short for service station, this is what Australians call a gas station. She'll be right!: a uniquely Australian way to say that something will be okay. If something goes wrong, Aussies will say 'she'll be right' to keep their positive attitude.
See also: 'Dirty Bird' (KFC). “Let's pop into Maccas after the footy.”
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Initially, it was a meal for the working class, taken standing up or sitting on tall stools, thus termed 'high'. Tea with cakes, scones and even cheese on toast were served. This afternoon meal was adopted by society's upper classes as an important event on the social calendar, rather than a meal for the working class.
Tea is a large part of modern Australian culture due to its British origins. Australians drink tea and have afternoon tea and morning tea much the way the British do. Additionally, due to Australia's climate, tea is able to be grown and produced in northern Australia.
Baby Boomers (born between 1946 and 1960) drink the most tea and coffee of all the generations — at around 61% per week but the figures drop off for younger Generation Z Aussies, who are more likely to drink hot chocolate.
Most cultures in the world eat about every six hours with three main meals that correspond to breakfast, lunch and dinner – varying in how abudant each meal is.
The equivalent term in the United Kingdom is dinner lady. The role is also sometimes known as cafeteria lady. Sometimes, a lunch lady also patrols the school playgrounds during lunch breaks to help maintain order.
In most parts of the United States and Canada today, "supper" and "dinner" are considered synonyms (although supper is a more antiquated term). In Saskatchewan, and much of Atlantic Canada, "supper" means the main meal of the day, usually served in the late afternoon, while "dinner" is served around noon.