Question

What are the main differences in dinnertime customs between the United States and Spanish-speaking countries?

(Select the three correct answers.)

(4 points)
Responses

The time the evening meal is typically served.
The time the evening meal is typically served.

The size of the dinner meal compared to lunch.
The size of the dinner meal compared to lunch.

The role of dinner as a long, social event.
The role of dinner as a long, social event.

The practice of including bread with the meal.
The practice of including bread with the meal.

In Spanish-speaking countries, people never eat dinner at home.
In Spanish-speaking countries, people never eat dinner at home.

Answer 1

- The time the evening meal is typically served.
- The size of the dinner meal compared to lunch.
- The role of dinner as a long, social event.

Briefly: in many Spanish-speaking countries dinner is served much later than in the U.S., dinner is often smaller than the midday meal (comida/almuerzo), and evening meals tend to be more leisurely and social than typical U.S. dinners.