Someone asked a question about how frequently young people have time to socialize and it made me think about what people do with their evenings. I recently asked my son to go to a concert (free ticket to see a band i know he likes) and he declined because it was an hour away on a weeknight. If we invite our kids or niece/nephew to dinner they always want to go at 6/630 which feels so early. Edit: Kids are 30ish.

  • HidingCat@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    If we invite our kids or niece/nephew to dinner they always want to go at 6/630 which feels so early.

    I hate to break this to you… but it’s likely because they want to do their own things as well.

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          1 year ago

          yeah, i grew up with 4 meals. breakfast, lunch, dinner, supper. eating at 6pm seem early for supper and late for dinner to me

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            1 year ago

            Sounds fancy, where are you where that’s normal? We usually eat dinner after coming back from work, and maybe coffee and snacks in the evening around 8.30.

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              1 year ago

              I’m Canadian, but my father and grandfather were born in Denmark and grandpa would always feed me ‘dinner’ around 4ish, then 8ish was ‘supper’

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                  1 year ago

                  when i was in school, i was off about 3ish. When i know ill be working at that time, i do pack enough to eat around that time

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        1 year ago

        It’s funny how much this varies from family to family. We never eat dinner before 9PM. Usually two meals per day, lunch at maybe 1PM and dinner between 9 and 10PM. We’re just doing desk-work though, so no extra calorie needs. If I’m doing physical stuff I’ll usually add a light breakfast.

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      Yep. I don’t mind doing it for birthdays or other special events, I’ll just need to take the day after off.