Guest guest Posted September 2, 2007 Report Share Posted September 2, 2007 In Mexico we have a large lunch then a siesta (nap) go back to work and our dinner is late and it's usually hot chocolate and sweet bread Chico , " Carolyn " <veggiekat wrote: > > And just to confuse matters further, in the part of the UK I am from, it is > breakfast, dinner and tea! Lunch is " dinner time " and what other people > would call dinner is " tea time " ! Which probably sounds like a very English > cup of tea and cucumber sandwich affair, but it isn't, it is just the normal > evening meal! > > > Carolyn > > > > _____ > > > On Behalf Of Katie M > 01 September 2007 23:58 > > Re: Language > > > > That is an easy one to explain. Just count. Some people eat breakfast, lunch > and dinner. Others eat breakfast, lunch, dinner and supper. > Actually in the midwest and especially in the grain belt, where thers is so > much agriculture, it is quite usual for a hard working farm man to need at > least 3 solid meals and lunches in between. > Maybe not so much now, with all the machinery that does so much of the hard > work, but I can remember 40 years ago in Iowa that it seemed that the women > hardly got the breakfast dishes done before it was time to start lunch and > take it to the fields for the men to eat and go back to work. As soon as > they got back from that, they started dinner to have a big nurishing meal > ready at noon. For that the men usually came into the house and rested for > about 45 minutes over their coffee before they went back. As soon as they > were gone the women started putting another lunch together that the kids > took to the fields as soon as they got home from > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 2, 2007 Report Share Posted September 2, 2007 I am all in favor of siesta time, but was never able to convince my boss that it was a good idea. Katie chico_trucker <chico_trucker wrote: In Mexico we have a large lunch then a siesta (nap) go back to work and our dinner is late and it's usually hot chocolate and sweet bread Chico Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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