And what about 2nd breakfast? Mamak-ing & more cultural findings

In the UK we have these traditional eating options after 3pm:-

Posh people:
4-5pm: Tea - consisting of usually a cup of tea plus bun, or piece of cake. You wouldn't do this tea at work. But might at weekends.
8pm: Supper - a proper meal with meat, carbs, veggies. Dinner is a slightly more formal word meaning supper.

Working class people in some regions:
6pm: Tea (or High Tea) = a proper meal with meat, carbs, veggies. This actually makes better sense if you have young children.

When I was a child our house had 'small' tea and 'late' supper. But if I was with my mates and their mum said 'Be home in time for tea' it meant 6pm. Of course all of these traditions change if you are working long hours in a city. But in rural areas I believe it's still the same.

To confuse matters further, I've discovered that Singaporeans have:-

8pm: dinner. With meat, carbs, veggies.
11pm: supper. With MORE meat, carbs, veggies!

Whoever said 'In Asia, food is love' (actually it was my Chinese friend Maria) was not wrong!

I guess this supper is similar to the Malaysian concept of 'mamak-ing', where friends go out and sit at a roadside food stall, chatting over beers, hot tea - and yes, more food! - from 11pm until the wee hours. You might have dinner at home, but mamak out. The mamak culture comes from the Tamil Muslim population, apparently, though all races and religions go mamak-ing.

Mamak-ing in Malaysia. Pic courtesy followmefoodie.com