When we were working it was between 7 and 8 most nights. Now that we are retired it’s normally between 5:30 and 6.
OT: What time do you eat supper?
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My more worldly friends accuse me of being European for this very reason. Let the wine flow as you prep, cook and eat. Usually 8 to 10pm before we sit and dine. Especially on weekends!
no earlier than 7 because its too damn hot and humid and if I've been outside for more than 15 minutes in the evening, it will take me that long to cool down and then take a shower and be ready to eat.
On a serious note, there seems to be a growing body of evidence for the health benefits of intermittent fasting.
Or dinner, as city folks call it. Interesting that Mississippi is one of the very latest; wonder why?
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When is Dinner, by State
These are the states that eat dinner the earliest and latest, along with everyone else in between.flowingdata.com
We have been married 26 years this past July. We have never really had a 9-5 job but when we or she is or we were off work did it was usually between 5:30 and 6:30. She works 2-10 so we usually eat around 10:30 when she gets home.
Uh, a Spanish dinner that doesn’t include tacos? That website has no credibility
I would say farming has a lot to do with later eating times for southern states. DC is probably due to traffic congestion and getting home later. Also, CA and NV would think they would be later due to clubbing/entertainment environment. Florida and Arizona are heavy with retirees, so I would expect them to be among the earliest (early bird specials and no work).
I think the greater concern is why it's not always called supper. Dinner is taken between 11-1 especially on Sundays after church. Supper is any meal taken between 530 and 9 PM. After that, if you are up, that's a midnight meal.
Dinner at night just sounds so high minded...........
Dinner at night just sounds so high minded...........
During the week it's normally around 8-9 for me and the wife. We get the kids fed, homework, to/from soccer practice, etc. and off to bed before we worry with our supper
Can confirm. Lunch is later as well.
We're in Barcelona now. A local friend invited us over for lunch. Without thinking it through, I asked if we should arrive at noon. He looked at me like I had three heads and then suggested 2:00 PM instead.
Barcelona is amazing.
I really loved the food in Granada (and that ain’t the one near Duck Hill).
The bar & tapas culture in Spain was and hopefully still is outstanding. I ordered a beer and it came with a small plate (simple food like eggs isn’t unusual). You can order Jamon Iberico too.
I had such a filling lunch that I couldn’t have dinner until around 10 pm… prime time in Spain.
Up vote X5 (10's a little much). Supper's at supper and dinner is at lunch and some Co-op's are closed after dinner on Wednesday and some are closed after dinner on Thursday but opened on Friday. All are closed by dinner on Saturday.
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Not talking about the weekend....Sunday - Thursday, what time do y'all sit down and eat the last meal of the day?
What's your issue? Religion or farmers that like to drink a little before supper?
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DENIED.......the week is long (in & out of season). Pack is mostly sports but it ain't all sports.
No issue....just an attempt at humor. Some folks have a sense of it, others don't
We’re a slave to after school activities so we don’t really have a “regular” time. For example, we ate at 4:45 Monday “night” to eat after school, but before my daughter’s flute lesson. Last night we ate at 7:15 because both kids had activities that kept them at school until 6:30.
