Supper for Geordies

[Archangel]

Watching Robson Green’s program, he referred to Tea as supper, is that a Geordie thing?

[Uncle Albert]

You sure he wasn't talking about his dinner?

[NotAllThere]

Tea for evening meal is common oop north.

Breakfast, dinner, tea.

[jamesbrown]

Who doesn’t like tea and after dinner mint with their supper?

[WTFH]

When we lived in Surrey, we had a friend who referred to the evening meal as “Supper”. That was what she had been taught at finishing school.
Her explanation was : Tea = working class, Dinner = middle class, Supper = properly brought up.

She was a younger version of Margo Leadbetter.

[d000hg]

Tea for evening meal is common oop north.

Breakfast, dinner, tea.

But sometimes tea is supper. Maybe it depends if it's served with a bap or a bun.

[Protagoras]

But sometimes tea is supper. Maybe it depends if it's served with a bap or a bun.

"He had a piece and jam for his supper"

[vetran]

When we lived in Surrey, we had a friend who referred to the evening meal as “Supper”. That was what she had been taught at finishing school.
Her explanation was : Tea = working class, Dinner = middle class, Supper = properly brought up.

She was a younger version of Margo Leadbetter.

mmm Felicity Kendall & Penelope Keith ...

[TheDude]

Margot > Barbara

[vetran]

Margot > Barbara

I wouldn't refuse either if they had the hots for a Blobby, greying IT bloke. Though to be fair at my age a pulse is sexy!