Sky wrote:
>
> Victor Sack wrote:
> >
> > The first time I saw corn on the hob was at a restaurant in a little
> > Lancashire town of Garstang many years ago. Fortunately, it was not
> > served to me.
>
> Why "fortunate" about not getting a serving of 'corn on the cob'?
> Unless you prefer your own made/cooked at home Definitely makes a
> difference then, eh?!

Many Europeans have a strong dislike for corn.
I used to know a Dutch guy whose girlfriend managed
to get him to eat a tortilla, which he would not have
done had he known it was made from corn.