Do you have dinner in the day?

Bellerstring

Jackie Healy Rae said he represented people who "ate their dinner in the middle of the day"
Justine McCarthy in the Sunday Times today, said very few of us do this any more.
Who on Boards eats their dinner in the middle of the day.
I'm a 6pm person

dxhound2005

Bellerstring wrote: »

Jackie Healy Rae said he represented people who "ate their dinner in the middle of the day"
Justine McCarthy in the Sunday Times today, said very few of us do this any more.
Who on Boards eats their dinner in the middle of the day.
I'm a 6pm person

I have my dinner around teatime.

RMAOK

What's dinner?

kneemos

People are working. Farmers maybe.

Don't know what Healy Rae means in fairness.

branie2

Yes

McMurphy

RMAOK wrote: »

What's dinner?

The main lyrics of the batman theme.

Poor Uncle Tom

Mealtimes are so flucked up now I have to get up in the middle of the night to have my supper.

leitrim4life

Yes i do , only protestants eat their dinner after the Angelus.

ToddyDoody

Bellerstring wrote: »

Jackie Healy Rae said he represented people who "ate their dinner in the middle of the day"

I get too hungry for dinner at eight
I like the theater, but never come late
I never bother with people I hate
That's why the lady is a tramp

odyssey06

In general dinner is at 5-6 except for a time when I worked in an office with a decent canteen and then it was at 1.

i have dinner at lunchtime

Odyssey 2005

Are you having a bad (slow) day OP ?

Sonny noggs

I have dinner before I get up in the morning, so I can get a good run at the day.

Dial Hard

Bellerstring wrote:

Jackie Healy Rae said he represented people who "ate their dinner in the middle of the day" Justine McCarthy in the Sunday Times today, said very few of us do this any more. Who on Boards eats their dinner in the middle of the day. I'm a 6pm person

I'm not even home from work at 6pm. Dinnertime here is 8-ish. I'm perfectly happy to eat later though. I don't eat lunch til 2.

PsychoPete

Dinner time was always between 12 and 1 in the day, in the countryside anyway

feartuath

Growing up on a farm always dinner in the day and dinner in the parlour on a Sunday.

eviltwin

Dinner is 6 or 7pm in this house, lunch during the day.

BrokenArrows

If I'm working from home then dinner will be at 6. Otherwise probably 8.

mad muffin

I have steak and eggs for breakfast.

Filmer Paradise

When I was growing up in the '70s & '80s, Dinner was at 1.00pm in the day.

You had your Tea at 6.00.

This was the norm back then.

Of course it's all different now. Both parents working & other social changes brought an end to all of that.

Myself, the Missus & the kids hardly ever eat round the table in the same way that I did with my family growing up.

freshpopcorn

When I'm at home with my parents I have dinner during the day other than that it would be the evening.
Personally I prefer it in the day and something lighter in the evening.

mad muffin

mad muffin wrote: »

I have steak and eggs for breakfast.

i did that once when i was on hols in nyc.
jaysus it keeps you going all day

Odyssey 2005

Sonny noggs wrote: »

I have dinner before I get up in the morning, so I can get a good run at the day.

Is that you...Mr. Short ??

Autosport

I meet my father for lunch/dinner everyday since my mother has been in hospital. I have to make sure he's eating properly

I hate “dinner food” at lunch, much prefer a sandwich at lunch and dinner in tbe evening.

Going for Sunday lunch is never something we did at home and not something I like either, much prefer a big fry mid morning and dinner in the evening than having dinner at 1pm.

Franz Von Peppercorn II

RMAOK wrote: »

What's dinner?

Surprising that any human wouldn’t know this but (from wiki)

Dinner usually refers to the largest and most formal meal of the day, which today for most people is eaten in the evening. Historically the largest meal used to be eaten around noon, and called dinner. In Western cultures, especially among the elite, it gradually migrated later in the day over the 16th to 19th centuries.[1] However, the word "dinner" can have different meanings depending on culture, and may mean a meal of any size eaten at any time of day.[2] In particular it is still sometimes used for a meal at noon or in the early afternoon on special occasions, such as a Christmas dinner.[1] In very hot climates people have always tended to eat the main meal in the evening, after the temperature has fallen.

Dual wheels

Traditionally in Ireland most people worked in farming which meant they worked at home of near home as they had no mode of transportation to work far away, the majority of women back then were stay at home mothers which meant they could have the dinner at 1pm on the button. This would always include potatoes as mandatory, veg depending on the time of year and meat usually mutton or bacon, everything was home grown. Afters would consist of custard and rhubarb or apple tart. As things changed over time less people worked the land and people could travel to work which meant they wouldn’t be home until evening for the spuds, as time moved on even further less women stayed at home which meant that other options other than spuds had to be considered as spuds take a long time to cook. To this day though, a lot of country people will have their dinner during the day at the weekend. As people in the old days grew their own food they were far healthier, nowadays you don’t really know what your eating.
What jackie Healy rae refers to is good solid traditional country people who are left behind by modern Ireland, these people are the backbone of Ireland and fair dues to anybody representing them. I suppose the modern equivalent would be the breakfast roll man, good hard working people, not those sheep who queue for fancy coffee and get ripped off just because it’s the thing to do...

dartboardio

Only certain cultures have a big meal such as 'dinner' in the evening.


Like the spanish/italian as far as i have seen have lots of little meals through the day, or share huge meals at what we consider dinner time.

Its strange in other cultures to see what we do, sitting down at a certain time as a ritual to eat a big plate of food to ourselves.


Anyhow, we never use the term 'teatime' we simply say dinner, and 'dinner' is always towards evening, always anywhere from 6 to 9pm.

If we went for a sunday carvery at say 1 we would still have a medium sized meal about 8 or 9

Like my boyfriend and his family class dinner as 1 or 2, so at christmas or on sundays their big dinner is at 1 where as thats breakfast or lunch time to me.

At christmas in our house we have it at 5

Dual wheels

dartboardio wrote: »

Only certain cultures have a big meal such as 'dinner' in the evening.


Like the spanish/italian as far as i have seen have lots of little meals through the day, or share huge meals at what we consider dinner time.

Its strange in other cultures to see what we do, sitting down at a certain time as a ritual to eat a big plate of food to ourselves.


Anyhow, we never use the term 'teatime' we simply say dinner, and 'dinner' is always towards evening, always anywhere from 6 to 9pm.

If we went for a sunday carvery at say 1 we would still have a medium sized meal about 8 or 9

Like my boyfriend and his family class dinner as 1 or 2, so at christmas or on sundays their big dinner is at 1 where as thats breakfast or lunch time to me.

At christmas in our house we have it at 5

5 is very late very difficult to fit in the turkey sandwiches as you are tight on time

dartboardio

Dual wheels wrote: »

5 is very late very difficult to fit in the turkey sandwiches as you are tight on time

I know!

On christmas morning we have breakfast around 10 or 11 then might have a few sambos or crackers around 2, then the big meal at 5.

Actually come to think of it, we then have the turkey sambos around 9 with a few drinks..

Easy tell were huge eaters.

the wifes people eat their dinner at 1pm on the weekend

****in mental imo

Day Lewin

Usually evening dinner, about 7.
That is the main meal, meat and potatoes, veg or whatever.
Lunch near midday.
Always done it that way.

BUT lately I've discovered that dinner at middle of day has many benefits;
We don't get so hungry again later on.
The main work of cooking is over and done, and washed up early.
A light tea in the evening is enough and leaves time for a walk, all part of the great slimming and fitness campaign.

So there ya, go, wheel coming full circle.

mickrock

dartboardio

dartboardio wrote: »

I know!

On christmas morning we have breakfast around 10 or 11 then might have a few sambos or crackers around 2, then the big meal at 5.

Actually come to think of it, we then have the turkey sambos around 9 with a few drinks..

Easy tell were huge eaters.

Sounds very like our Christmas Day, massive fry around 11am and then dinner no earlier than 6pm usually. I’d hate to have Christmas dinner at 1pm like some do as you couldn’t joy the big fry mid morning and I just wouldn’t like having dinner at that time anyway.

Markcheese

feartuath wrote: »

Growing up on a farm always dinner in the day and dinner in the parlour on a Sunday.

Did the cows mind giving up the parlour on Sundays? Although I suppose you'd be having the dinner between milkings anyway...

freshpopcorn

Liana Billions Shot-putter wrote: »

Sounds very like our Christmas Day, massive fry around 11am and then dinner no earlier than 6pm usually. I’d hate to have Christmas dinner at 1pm like some do as you couldn’t joy the big fry mid morning and I just wouldn’t like having dinner at that time anyway.

I'm suprised at you Liana Billions Shot-putter. Normally you sound like a real country guy but not on this occasion!

cameramonkey

Breakfast, tea ,bread and boiled egg.
Dinner, glass of milk ,spuds (jacket on) cabbage and bacon . Fish on a Friday.
Tea, tea, bread and a boiled egg.

Bellerstring

I work in Dublin city and we have a lovely canteen in (restaurant really) and the majority of people would order hot food for dinner, between 12.30 and 2.
I know for a fact that most would go home in the evening and have second dinner.
I bring in a couple of sambos, but my collegues would be a bit sniffy at this carry on

Deebles McBeebles

I find as I'm getting older the dinner gets earlier. Usually around 5 these days. Won't be long before I'm grey and eating at 11am.

Gael23

Farming people eat their dinner at 1pm. I do so occasionally but mostly after the Angelus

Dinner is on the table by 6pm here. Lunch is sandwich/soup/salad or a small portion of something left over from the dinner.

If you’re on the go since just before dawn, dinner around 1pm is fair enough. Plenty at farming would be coming up on hours into their day by that time.

The office workers hitting the office between 8-9am, eating a dinner sized meal for their lunch and another at home in the evening with the family are probably overweight if not outright fat as a direct consequence.

Richard Hillman

I get home at 7pm so usually 7.30.

About 5pm on my days off.

jam_mac_jam

No, evening time. Sometime from six to eight depending on when I am home from work or gym. Lunch is a salad and fish or chicken every day, fills me up and doesn't make me sleepy.

Balanadan

I eat my dinner in the middle of the day. I would say it is common enough for successful business people and farmers to do so, you need to eat well to have energy to perform well.

freshpopcorn

freshpopcorn wrote: »

I'm suprised at you Liana Billions Shot-putter. Normally you sound like a real country guy but not on this occasion!

I am very much a county person, born and raised and I saw my grandparents always eat their dinner in the day but my parents both worked out of home so dinner was always an evening thing for me. I wouldn’t ever bring leftovers for lunch or anything like that as I don’t really like that type of food in the middle of the day and prefer to go get a sandwich but also I like to eat a big dinner in the evening so eating “dinner food” at lunch would mean eating two dinners in the day.

Dinner is rarely before 8pm for me too as it’s rarely I’d be home for work to have it much earlier.

Deebles McBeebles

Sometimes I switch it up, have a big meal (hot food) for lunch and then a sandwich in the evening. I'm a mad lad.

yourdeadwright

Growing up at home it was Dinner at 5 but now in my own house its dinner at 7 when I get in the door in the evening

jester77

Lunch 12:30, dinner 21:30/22:00 during the week.

Weekends depends on whats happening, usually try and have dinner with the kids, around 6. Lunch either happens or it doesn't depending on how later breakfast was and where we are around lunch time.

Mike9832

Farmers and unemployed?

Who else eats dinner between 12-2?

Not many plebs I would think

I am lucky to eat my one before 8pm

Cee-Jay-Cee

I have my dinner first thing in the morning, its good to get it out of the way early so I don't have to be wasting time peeling spuds and cooking later in the day.

odyssey06

Mike9832 wrote: »

Farmers and unemployed?
Who else eats dinner between 12-2?
Not many plebs I would think
I am lucky to eat my one before 8pm

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Some retired people.
People whose offices have staff canteens... who might eat two dinners, though not sure if that counts as dinner or a big lunch.