why do Germans call all “cereal” types “cornflakes”? like they just lump them together like that. eating fruity pebbles? it’s “cornflakes”. eating Cheerios? it’s “cornflakes”. this has deeply troubled me for some time now and i’m wondering if there’s some sort of historical significance or if Germans are just cerealblind. i have asked a few Germans before and they can’t explain it, they just start arguing with me that “cereal” doesn’t exist, just “cornflakes” and “muesli”. how can something be “cornflakes” when it is neither corn, nor a flake?