"It's an aquired taste..."
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No, and I don't get that. =/ I always consider the statement "it's an acquired tasted" as a snooty bush-off, implying that only people with refined tastes like it, or that my taste in... er, taste... is somehow unevolved.
If it tastes nasty, it tastes nasty. Not gonna suddenly love your sour, bitter, slimy, oozy why-would-I-eat-that food when I have a taste wake-up call in 3 years. =/
If it tastes nasty, it tastes nasty. Not gonna suddenly love your sour, bitter, slimy, oozy why-would-I-eat-that food when I have a taste wake-up call in 3 years. =/
The way you taste things seems to change over the years of your existence... Hell, it could be simply that as you get older, you get less picky or you're looking for different minerals to sustain your body?
Your ass is an acquired taste?Blindswordmaster said:
What, so there's people who have actually acquired a taste for your ass who come around to your place regularly to lick it?
I believe most things in life are an acquired taste, from music to television shows to all kinds of foods we all have to grow into liking them.
For instance there was a time when I was terrified of horror movies, I looked at the back of the box of a horror movie in DVD and I had nightmares, that bad. But now I love horror movies, I see at least one new one every week, after a while I stopped feeling that old fear and now I just love it.
For instance there was a time when I was terrified of horror movies, I looked at the back of the box of a horror movie in DVD and I had nightmares, that bad. But now I love horror movies, I see at least one new one every week, after a while I stopped feeling that old fear and now I just love it.
When I was little I couldn't stand eating fish, which has changed since. Also, my taste in music has changed quite a lot (I actually didn't like my favourite band 1st time I heard it, but one night it just occurred to me they fucking rock, same as with a number of other bands since).
This isnt so much because you ate it and ate it until your pallette was attuned to it but more because as you age your taste buds change subtly. This happened to me to. I love dark chocolate.Hexadecimal said:
I'm quite the opposite I can't get used to beer or coffee no matter how many times I've tried them... but then again I just hate consuming things that taste disgusting or bitter.VanityGirl said:
Most people I know who drink either had to get used to them before enjoying them, so I agree they are things you have to make yourself like, but I just don't see the point in it.
Of course! They rock!scoHish said:
My faves in recent years have been Finntroll, Korpiklaani, Einherjer, Ensiferum, and even Turisas (Vangarian Way is essentially the same story as a great Danish novel, The Long Ships).
With some things I'd argue that it's more the texture than the taste itself that requires getting used to. Case in point: Sushi is very tasty, but to non-Japanese it tends to have a weird consistency that can be kind of off-putting. Similarly, anything that's particularly mushy (oatmeal, mashed potatoes, etc.) can be kind of freaky to some. Octopus and squid are pretty good, but tend to have a rubbery texture if not cooked right.scoHish said:
The question I always ask is, why go to the trouble to acquire a taste for something that's bad for you?VanityGirl said:
Whiskey. Used to hate the stuff. Then I discovered the whiskey sour. Now, Whiskey is my favorite hard alchohol. I can even drink it straight, now.
Death Metal, and other heavier metal.
When my friend first introduced me to it I hated it because of the singing. After a year though, as I got used to hearing it more often, and I started to learn some Death Metal songs on guitar, I began to like it. Now I feel the death vocals complement what is going on with the other instruments perfectly.
Now those genres of metal are my favorite.
I use that phrase often whenever someone asks me how I can listen to such music.
When my friend first introduced me to it I hated it because of the singing. After a year though, as I got used to hearing it more often, and I started to learn some Death Metal songs on guitar, I began to like it. Now I feel the death vocals complement what is going on with the other instruments perfectly.
Now those genres of metal are my favorite.
I use that phrase often whenever someone asks me how I can listen to such music.
Every time someone says "It's an acquired taste" I tell them "If you have to get used to the bad taste, why would you WANT to get used to it?"
Seriously. If it doesn't taste good why would you continue eating/drinking it until it's tolerable?
Seriously. If it doesn't taste good why would you continue eating/drinking it until it's tolerable?
Because sometimes its the acquired tastes that you end up loving the most. Some music I would have hated 5 years ago I now consider some of my favourite. Perhaps the effort I put in made the end result all the sweeter. If I had just kept with stuff I liked initially, I would have a very narrow music taste.Ryuu Akamatsu said:
Also, variety is the spice of life. As a kid, if I went into a restaurant, the only drinks I would be able to have would be water, juice or cola/lemonade. Now I can have any of the coffee, beers, wines, spirits or, if offered, cocktails. The choice is very liberating.
