s_be_na_v_be t1_jef6ixj wrote on March 31, 2023 at 3:53 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 As someone from central Europe this post was pretty confusing to me Permalink 6
s_be_na_v_be t1_jef6ixj 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
As someone from central Europe this post was pretty confusing to me