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Re:Tea if by sea, cha if by land: Why the world only has two... by whatusername on Friday January 12, 2018 @06:13AM (#16132039)
as someone who grew up on a farm in country Australia "tea" was the evening meal every night. A "cuppa" was the drink of tea - whenever someone was visiting the house.
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Re:Tea if by sea, cha if by land: Why the world only has two... by phillc73 on Friday January 12, 2018 @06:17AM (#16132061)
It was the same for me, growing up in rural Australia in the mid-70s and 80s. However, my parents were working class raised in Sydney.

I am not sure this is universal for Australia and may also not be the case now.

I'm fairly certain my neices and nephews (mostly teenagers now), no longer call the evening meal tea.

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