A question for the Americans

How dare you?

No, I'm joking, that's not it. I am having my nightly bowl of cereal (why does it taste much better at night than in the morning?) and I found myself wondering 'what actually is oatmeal'? Is it what everyone else calls porridge (an actual 'meal' of oats)?

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Amylynne · 26-30, F

in the states
"Oats" or Oatmeal may come in many forms from the little over sweet tear packets you pour some water on, to the entirely raw cut oats that take like 20 minutes to cook.
it is all over the map
most in the us dont use the word porridge at all
'Mom is a Brit and she used to make Peas Porridge