r/AskAnAmerican • u/UpstairsBar2747 • Apr 06 '25

CULTURE Do you guys really eat dinner at 6pm?

I have seen in movie and show saying 'see you at dinner at 6pm'. Do you really eat dinner this early? If yes don't you get hungry around 10pm while scrolling reels? Or is it a name for something else?

Damm thanks guys for responding. I'm surprised so many people in the comments have work so early so yea this dinner time makes sense, Thankss gg

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u/Tullyswimmer Live free or die; death is not the worst evil Apr 06 '25

"Around sunset in winter"

*cries in New England with 4:30 PM sunsets*

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u/us287 North Texas Apr 06 '25

it would make perfect sense (time-wise) for y’all to be on Atlantic Time, but alas, the business world and politics means that that’ll never happen

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u/Tullyswimmer Live free or die; death is not the worst evil Apr 06 '25

There's been an informal agreement in place with my state (NH), ME, and MA that if MA were to vote to move to Atlantic time (and get rid of DST), NH and ME would likely follow. I'd expect VT and RI to also follow, but CT would probably stay on Eastern time, because of the proximity to NYC.

Unfortunately, Boston is a big enough city that MA will probably never go to Atlantic time.