The Off Topic Topic

[Admiral Yi]

Servus?  Moin? Hoi?  WTF?

[Habbaku]

Tea/Dinner

Why would anyone call an evening meal "tea"?

[garbon]

Tea/Dinner

Why would anyone call an evening meal "tea"?

Because that's the term they use.

[crazy canuck]

Tea/Dinner

Why would anyone call an evening meal "tea"?

Why do you call it the name you use?

[Josquius]

Tea/Dinner

Why would anyone call an evening meal "tea"?

Because they speak proper English. :p


I found this one curious:
http://projects.alc.manchester.ac.uk/ukdialectmaps/phonological-variation/book-spook/

They obviously do to me.
I know some southerners say it buck but very surprising it is so widespread.

[Admiral Yi]

Similarly I thought tea was a heavy snack between lunch and dinner/supper.

[Maladict]

Heh, moin. I've never heard it, but funny how similar it is to 'moi' as they say up north here.
I was surprised how close the north German dialects are to Dutch. I remember reading a plaque in Wismar written in the local dialect and it could have passed for northern Dutch almost down to a word.

[Valmy]

And here I thought tea was a beverage 

[Habbaku]

Tea/Dinner

Why would anyone call an evening meal "tea"?

Because that's the term they use.

Very enlightening. Thanks for the tip.

[Habbaku]

Tea/Dinner

Why would anyone call an evening meal "tea"?

Why do you call it the name you use?

Why do you call it the name I use?

[Habbaku]

And here I thought tea was a beverage 

Ha! Rube.

[garbon]

Tea/Dinner

Why would anyone call an evening meal "tea"?

Because that's the term they use.

Very enlightening. Thanks for the tip.

I'm sure if you actually wanted to look up the origins of why a term is used, you are more than capable of using the internet. Of course, as you may or may not know, there are always many myths about why terms are used.

[garbon]

And here I thought tea was a beverage 

Well it also is.

[Habbaku]

Tea/Dinner

Why would anyone call an evening meal "tea"?

Because that's the term they use.

Very enlightening. Thanks for the tip.

I'm sure if you actually wanted to look up the origins of why a term is used, you are more than capable of using the internet. Of course, as you may or may not know, there are always many myths about why terms are used.

Cool story, bro.

[garbon]

Tea/Dinner

Why would anyone call an evening meal "tea"?

Because that's the term they use.

Very enlightening. Thanks for the tip.

I'm sure if you actually wanted to look up the origins of why a term is used, you are more than capable of using the internet. Of course, as you may or may not know, there are always many myths about why terms are used.

Cool story, bro.

Hey, I'm not the one acting like a dickhead.