tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post2179239793710816224..comments2024-02-13T10:20:04.888+00:00Comments on David Hepworth's blog: The art of teaDavid Hepworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05973053694541321308noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-40232026629349567722009-02-06T14:03:00.000+00:002009-02-06T14:03:00.000+00:00Ah. The dinner/lunchtime thing. Like you, David, a...Ah. The dinner/lunchtime thing. Like you, David, as a Lancastrian (there's trouble at' t' mill...!) I also had dinner at mid-day and tea at teatime, as a young 'un. When I moved south in 1992 to work for a certain Peterborough publisher not unknown to you, I was sniffed at by a certain southern media breed for my non-u reference to 'dinner' at noon. As ever, northerners are in the right, I would point out - after all, we don't have 'lunch ladies' in the south do we? Nope. We still have 'dinner ladies.' QED. Lovely post, btw. Found myself humming Lou Reed's 'Perfect Day' as I read it a second time....Nigel Harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04607714318016911248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-47277906041150238612009-02-06T02:43:00.000+00:002009-02-06T02:43:00.000+00:00Tea is one of the arts of being English (not Briti...Tea is one of the arts of being English (not British). That the rules are not written or even clear makes it very much like the Constitution, and very much like the Constitution, it works. Interestingly, tea shares something with pornography, in that "I don't know what it is, but I know it when I see it."<BR/><BR/>And if you think this is all too complicated by far, you should try explaining all this in Brazil. A country that has a written constitution, no less.Andre Carlos Raposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03505003184440024971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-63306986216347972762009-02-05T18:48:00.000+00:002009-02-05T18:48:00.000+00:00Stuart Maconie wrote a wonderful piece in his book...Stuart Maconie wrote a wonderful piece in his book Pies and Prejudice about when he first came to London and was invited to somebody's house for "supper". I recall he idly speculated about arriving as he would normally be dressed when eating his "supper"....in his dressing gown.King of Scurfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06584303186903246427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-19725441838004180632009-02-05T15:33:00.000+00:002009-02-05T15:33:00.000+00:00Bugger. Should have looked at Wikipedia before pos...Bugger. Should have looked at Wikipedia before posting again.<BR/><BR/>"Elevenses: In the United Kingdom and some other Commonwealth realms, elevenses is a snack that is similar to afternoon tea, but eaten in the morning. It is generally less savoury than brunch, and might consist of some cake or biscuits with a cup of tea. The name refers to the time of day that it is taken".<BR/><BR/>More complicated that I imaginedmarleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03948614473875482486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-57647346314717083052009-02-05T15:30:00.000+00:002009-02-05T15:30:00.000+00:00Tiffin and Elevenses, sadly overlooked as usualTiffin and Elevenses, sadly overlooked as usualmarleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03948614473875482486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-40228778972288542582009-02-05T14:16:00.000+00:002009-02-05T14:16:00.000+00:00Heathens!It's breakfast at 8.00, luncheon at 1.00,...Heathens!<BR/><BR/>It's breakfast at 8.00, luncheon at 1.00, afternoon tea at 4.00, and dinner at 8.00pm.<BR/><BR/>Maintaining such a ritual is what separates us from the hoi polloi.<BR/><BR/>(Cocktails may be taken at 6.00pm if desired)Terencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14394053210334889811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-2812728642489612462009-02-05T14:07:00.000+00:002009-02-05T14:07:00.000+00:00Surely you had a "spot" of tea! It does sound good...Surely you had a "spot" of tea! It does sound good and yes all southerners are wrong about the order of meals in the day and they should have the grace to shut up and admit it.BLTPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06564846497205095201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-76670197568230334812009-02-05T14:06:00.000+00:002009-02-05T14:06:00.000+00:00Yup tea was what you had with the theme of Nationw...Yup tea was what you had with the theme of Nationwide on in the background.<BR/>Fish fingers , beans and chips.<BR/>Cuppa and a penguin.michael50/50https://www.blogger.com/profile/01860487861822545589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-7783037705826690182009-02-05T13:55:00.000+00:002009-02-05T13:55:00.000+00:00Afternoon tea is what we had. When I wor a kid we ...Afternoon tea is what we had. When I wor a kid we had tea at dinnertime and dinner at lunchtime. We never had lunch at all. And as for supper that was a couple of digestives and something milky. Not something involving Chicken Kiev and Cabernet Sauvignon as it does nowadays.David Hepworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03541581777824775884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-36362101801888287772009-02-05T13:49:00.000+00:002009-02-05T13:49:00.000+00:00Tea is what I had for 'dinner' when I got home fro...Tea is what I had for 'dinner' when I got home from school, but we were common.londonleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08431179744928331353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-61384973656602756652009-02-05T13:11:00.000+00:002009-02-05T13:11:00.000+00:00Ham and eggs would be high tea, dainty sandwiches ...Ham and eggs would be high tea, <BR/>dainty sandwiches and little cakes is afternoon tea,<BR/><I>tea</I> tea is what you have at tea-time.bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06688439342099359026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-482793056868970362009-02-05T11:25:00.000+00:002009-02-05T11:25:00.000+00:00Now surely "high tea" involves something cooked - ...Now surely "high tea" involves something cooked - like hamDavid Hepworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03541581777824775884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-34302752008001264212009-02-05T11:07:00.000+00:002009-02-05T11:07:00.000+00:00Should get Setanta, they have supersub David Fairc...Should get Setanta, they have supersub David Fairclough doing the "colour".<BR/>As for tea, I would have called that high-tea but we're now getting into the Maconie/Bennett, tea/dinner, north/south, dichotomy.michael50/50https://www.blogger.com/profile/01860487861822545589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-80884301886142561262009-02-05T10:31:00.000+00:002009-02-05T10:31:00.000+00:00While travelling between the TV at the top of the ...While travelling between the TV at the top of the house and the TV downstairs I managed to miss it. But so did ITV.David Hepworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03541581777824775884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-34153928519854265912009-02-05T09:29:00.000+00:002009-02-05T09:29:00.000+00:00Did you manage to stay awake long enough to witnes...Did you manage to stay awake long enough to witness ITV not boradcasting the only goal of the game live?The Bocking Kellyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05240585512893244560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-65299122272648881902009-02-05T09:27:00.000+00:002009-02-05T09:27:00.000+00:00Lovely post - it's like 'Rene & George...Lovely post - it's like 'Rene & Georgette Magritte With Their Dog After The War' as written by a northern manBrian Clearyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12126579985289483381noreply@blogger.com