Nanoo_1972 t1_jefrgkm wrote on March 31, 2023 at 6:09 PM Reply to comment by Lopsided-Ad-6696 in TIL In the West the largest meal of the day has historically been eaten at midday. It was not until Napoleon's empire there was the "abominable habit of dining as late as seven in the evening" as British travelers reported. The British adopted later dinners by 1850 from changes in work schedules. by jamescookenotthatone My parents were both raised in Czech households, and we called them breakfast, lunch, and supper. My wife's family called them breakfast, lunch and dinner. She finally broke my spirit and I know call supper, dinner. Permalink Parent 2
Nanoo_1972 t1_je07l0r wrote on March 28, 2023 at 2:03 PM Reply to I can confirm that they subjected us to dual pose, super imposed photos in the 80s. Circa '83, '84. by PianoMike74 Lordy, my mother made me suffer through that exact same haircut in the 80s. Permalink 2
Nanoo_1972 t1_jefrgkm wrote
Reply to comment by Lopsided-Ad-6696 in TIL In the West the largest meal of the day has historically been eaten at midday. It was not until Napoleon's empire there was the "abominable habit of dining as late as seven in the evening" as British travelers reported. The British adopted later dinners by 1850 from changes in work schedules. by jamescookenotthatone
My parents were both raised in Czech households, and we called them breakfast, lunch, and supper. My wife's family called them breakfast, lunch and dinner. She finally broke my spirit and I know call supper, dinner.