Having ‘a cuppa’

I think running late is a slightly different thing than being late. If I’m due to meet a friend at, say 2 and I get stuck at the doctor’s for longer than I planned for I might text ‘I’m running late - appointment delayed’ but then I might be able to catch up the time if the appointment is quick or I’m able to rearrange other things I was planning to do between doc and meeting her. Then I’d text and say ‘caught up. See you at 2’. The running late doesn’t of itself mean being late, it just makes it a possibility

I blame that mockney twat Jamie Oliver.

I’m more likely to nip out than pop out.

Ds likes to pop to the loo. He must have learned that somewhere. Loos don't exist here.

I can’t handle the popping. I’m also Irish. I think we’re less likely to pop.

Was it George Bernard Shaw who said

”It is impossible for an Englishman to open his mouth without making some other Englishman hate or despise him,"

I guess they think it makes them sound busy, busy, busy in in such demand that they can only dash in and grab their coffee.

I also flinch when people say they're 'running late' as opposed to just plain late. I think, again, it's an attempt to imply that it's beyond their control and somehow not their fault.

I have a cuppa with one friend and we would also have a wine. Possibly in an ironic Gavin and Stacey way.
My builder has a brew, a fag and his butties which makes me happy because it means he has turned up. He is from Manchester. I'm in Ireland.
Dh is constantly telling me that some work person will come over for their tea. I then need to remind him that this could mean cuppa and cake or three courses of Jamie Oliver so he needs to clarify.
In Ireland trainers are runners..a pp asked about this
Although my dh might say gutties.
My dil and ds reach out instead of contacting . And they pop. They pop everywhere.

Makes me cringe too. I remember a character in Doctors, when she was pregnant, snippishly correcting the midwives with 'the baby' every time they said 'baby'. I'd have probably done the same if I'd ever had babies. 😄

"A chippy" is a twee contraction of "Fish and Chip shop". As we all know fish and chip shops sell other fried food, but primarily, fish and chips.

Then there is throw.

It seems to be used quite a lot in cooking videos.

Do xyz, then throw in some mushrooms.
Throw in a can of soup
Throw in some spices

What is this throwing in business? Are you taking 10 paces back from the pot or what?

Add in some spices.
Even put them in the pot. But throwing them in seems quite dramatic.

I am absolutely fascinated by this thread. Have never in my life thought anyone would have the time or inclination to judge me as lesser or generally object to the use of something as thoroughly embedded as ‘cuppa’.

Then again I suppose I am absolutely judging these people right back 😂

Bolly, darling?

Where I live if you call dinner lunch you are dead posh. My kids started using the terms lunch and dinner (for evening meal) instead of dinner and tea when they started to mix with southerners/more middle class people via activites and education and my parents think it sounds strange.

This all screams to me of people taking the piss out of the way northern working class people speak. I do agree that some of the other phrases are twee and cringeworthy but a cuppa is in institution, as is a chippy.

I have an elderly relative who will say, "I'll call you at tea time." But that could be any time?! Why not just say 4pm or 7pm! And what does tea have to do with anything?

People who say 'tea time' - really grate with me, I don't even know why.

"I'll be going at tea time." WTF does this even mean? 3pm? 6pm?

A glass of fizz 🤮

Much as I hate to say this, I have a feeling it's a class thing. Many years ago I read Jilly Cooper 'Class', just for fun. Much of what she wrote is very dated now but a couple of things stuck. 'A coffee' or 'a wine' were not well regarded. 'A cup of coffee' or just 'coffee?' were better, apparently. Likewise don't use 'cuppa' unless ironically.
I know it's all drivel but it might explain how we feel about words like 'cuppa'.
'A brew' might be dialect.

I'm fairly old and I hate it.