People here really seem to enjoy snacking on a tasty cup of hot, buttery corn. Not popcorn, mind you, corn corn. There are corn stands all over the place, all of which play up how "American" this corn is. I know we Americans do love our corn, but I think Indians eat a lot more of it on a daily basis (corn-syrup based shit aside). I told you, it even comes as a default topping on pizza (I think this should be outlawed)!!!! The corn stand corn IS pretty good - they toss the corn with butter and spices, and you get a variety of choices. I had "Masala" corn last week, which was hot as hell. Today I had "Mexican" flavored corn, which was less hot, but tasted exactly the same (despite a totally different description of spice ingredients). A corn cup costs approximately .60 cents, btw, which is actually kind of expensive (for comparison's sake, my dinner tonight - entree, salad, and bread, plus tip and delivery cost a total of $2 dollars.)
I think I'm blogging about corn because I don't really feel like blogging about how my debit card info got stolen and how someone charged a bunch of shit on it, or how my bank account has now been frozen, or how I had to get money advanced to me at work because I have to wait for a new debit card to come from the States, or how I don't have an Indian bank account yet because everything here takes FOREVER to accomplish. This is much more important than corn, but also much more upsetting. Mom, if you're reading this, stop freaking out. I'm fine. I have plenty of corn to eat at the very least.
Do you know how your info was taken? That happened to me before and it sucks! Is the rest of your info safe if you get a new card?!?! YIKES! Glad you can find a silver lining though...in corn....I think Rob would be super psyched about the corn actually...he is sort of a big fan...
ReplyDeleteIt looks like the work of a computer nerd - the largest charge was for Newegg.com, which is a really good electronics/computer website. They also used it at a gas station, which means they must have made a card with my info, since mine is sitting impotently in my wallet right now. When you guys come visit, we can make corn tasting a priority for Rob's sake. I'm more into the novelty than the corn itself.
ReplyDeleteWhere were these purchases made from, even if something was ordered off line, where was it sent to. And was there an address for the gas station, and also how do you use someone's account number at a gas station without the card. You don't actually have to answer all these questions, I just think it's weird and fucked up. I'm sorry to hear it dear.
ReplyDeleteWe'll miss you at the blueberry pie eating contest tomorrow. I'll make sure to take lots of pictures and do my best to win for you.
ReplyDeletethat sucks. But on the bright side, the corn looks great! me and Macy were at the mall and they had corn in a cup, I thought that was so weird, but maybe it was inspired from India. = I'm glad you had a good time on the fourth!
ReplyDeleteAnd also I have to point out that they used to call native americans indians, and it's kinda funny that they like corn also.
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