VattghernCZ t1_jeebjog wrote on March 31, 2023 at 12:08 PM Reply to 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 Me, currently eating lunch - the biggest meal of the day, as is common everywhere around me - while reading it: huh? Permalink 7
VattghernCZ t1_jeebjog wrote
Reply to 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
Me, currently eating lunch - the biggest meal of the day, as is common everywhere around me - while reading it: huh?