Mark Thorson wrote:
> 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.

<g> Not all Dutch are like that. Some of them will even eat corn on the
cob.

-j