[Jimbee (OP)]

I don't know how people eat corn in other parts of the world. But in the United States we usually eat it as a vegetable. In fact many people here probably assume corn is just a vegetable. It is not, it is a grain.

So is it a vegetable when we eat it as a vegetable? I mean from a nutrition standpoint. I know they say tomatoes are technically fruits. They're berries. But they are usually prepared and served like vegetables. Of course "fruits and vegetables" are one separate food group. Or at least that's what they told us in grade school. Grains and cereals is another group. See what I mean?

Also, I might as well go off on a slight tangent. Everyone here no matter what country they are from obviously knows what I mean when I say corn. But around the end of grade school I learned corn is just the native grain of a country. Wheat is called corn in England for example. But they say oats are the native grain in Scotland. Actually I think wheat is the native grain of most countries. Now, some people in the US say that "corn" is just short for "Indian corn". But that's even more confusing. Native Americans are not from India, for one thing. I thought for a while maize was the least ambiguous word for corn. I first heard that on a TV commercial for Mazola corn oil. But my dictionary says that maize is only the word for corn outside of the US. (Like I said, everyone obviously knows what I mean when I say corn. But I wanted to mention that when I got at least one chance to do that.)

[alancalverd]

"Two great nations, separated by a common language" (ascribed to Churchill or possibly Oscar Wilde).

Knowledge: saying a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom: adding salt, not cream.   

You probably drive on the pavement. If you did that here, you'd kill a lot of pedestrians.

[Petrochemicals]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corn_Laws