to be pissed off with people who refer to their evening meal...

[Einsteinnolonger]

as 'Dinner' and not 'Tea'.

or even worse, supper sniggers

YABU. Have a with your tea.

Sorry im not some old bushwacker, I say dinner.

breakfast
lunch
dinner

...tea is what you drink

I also say entree instead of "starter" and pudding instead of "afters or dessert"

Very. It's Supper....

Are you a person of the North?
Because it's one of those linguistic divide issues.

Yes

Are you einstein1 or whatever?

I call my evening meal Susan.

Evening meal is dinner.

YABU - just be pissed off with the entire Northern working class, why don't you? Grrrrr.

We have tea. Sometimes we have dinner too and very occasionally we have supper. There is different tableware for each meal and we each have a proper napkin. Dinner requires at least 5 courses, Tea is usually two whilst supper is a one plate meal.

Who really gives a flying fuck? Not me

YABU
It is dinner, not tea

I thought 'Tea' is a five o'clock affair and 'dinner' is a proper meal taken later in the evening (7-8ish)... Have been inviting people out for dinner as far back as I remember. Please educate an illiterate foreigner.

YABU it is dinner!

Pray do tell - are you northern and/or working class?

breathing Sun 17-Apr-11 17:06:36
I also say entree instead of "starter" and pudding instead of "afters or dessert"

Please tell me you're joking. I thought that was an African country.

Okay - I am an idiot! i read your post backwards! You are right - it IS tea!

Tea is when you have your cucumber sandwiches and cupcakes. Dinner is what you eat in the evenings.

YABU

my mum calls evening meal lunch

What is an african country?

Entree sometimes means the main course though.

Though it was an African country? Guess that settles where you are from.

Tea is at teatime (4/5ish)
Dinner is at dinnertime (7 -9 ish)

Depends what time it's being eaten surely?
Afternoon Tea is served between 3 and 4:30, High Tea (usually shortened to Tea) is usually served before 6 and dinner is after this time, with supper being a light snack after 8.30.