Dinner Vs. Supper

Dear Indonesian learners of English,

Have you ever wondered the difference between dinner and supper? Well, I’ve always wondered. I once thought that supper is later than dinner, but then from movies and readings, that didn’t seem right. Many English teachers teach that, though.

Luckily, I have this actually-not-so-brilliant idea to ask an American about this. Here goes his explanation:

There is a difference because different people in the US use dinner and supper differently.

Farm folks would have:
Breakfast: morning around 6 am. Big meal.
Lunch: about 10 am. Light meal/snack.
Dinner: at noon. Big meal.
Lunch: about 3 pm. Light meal/snack.
Supper: evening around 6 pm. Big meal, but not as big as Dinner.

City folks would have:
Breakfast: morning at 8-9 am. Light meal.
Lunch: noon. Light meal.
Dinner: usually later at night around 7-8 pm. Big meal.

Now we know where the power of farm folks comes from. They eat five times a day. Wow.

And now we know the difference between dinner and supper. And you can use them in any way you want, really. I just hope this post helps.

Last but not least.
Indonesian people would have:
Breakfast: morning. Big meal. (except for those girls on diet :D)
Lunch: noon. Big meal.
Dinner: evening. Big meal.

I love being Indonesian! Big meals every time! Yay! Now I gotta go have my BIG lunch. See you folks!

Source: Rev. Reid Ellis who resides in the splendidly beautiful Tinian.

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