They tried it, they love it. You tried it, you don't. - Page 4

KSUViolet06 · #46 09-20-2009, 09:37 PM

You can flame away:

*The Blue Collar comedy people (Jeff Foxworthy, Ron White). Not funny.

*Friends & Seinfeld. I just don't think they're that great. My friends can watch them all day long. I can count the number of times I've sat down and watched it on one hand (usually with someone else who was hogging the TV).

*Brad Pitt. Everybody loves him.

*Survivor, Big Brother, The Bachelor/Bachelorette. Yes I like reality TV, but I cannot get into these.

*American Idol. I am the only person in the world who has NEVER watched it.

*Baseball. I hate it. It's boring. Sorry Indians fans!

*Diet phenomena such as South Beach, Atkins, etc. Seriously. Just stop eating half the CRAP you eat and get off of your butt and you'll lose weight. No need to invest in dumb diet food.

*Mary Kay products. No thank you.

*Sleepless in Seattle, When Harry Met Sally, you know, the romantic movies that evvvverybody loves.

*DAN BROWN books. Just not into them. No, reading Dan Brown doesn't make you intellectual/smart/cool.

AGDee · #47 09-20-2009, 10:01 PM

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Originally Posted by PeppyGPhiB

You would HATE Seattle. We have a ton of thai, indian and sushi restaurants, and a coffee shop on every corner...or even several on a corner. Though if you like tea you could substitute that.

No tea for me either. Water, Diet-Pepsi and hot chocolate are about all I drink (alcohol free drinks anyway)

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Originally Posted by DreamfulSpirit

I don't like salad dressings. To me, its supposed to be a healthy thing to have a salad to eat, right? Well, when you put salad dressings on a salad, it turns it unhealthy (in my opinion).

I can't stand the taste of most salad dressings. I can tolerate an oil and vinegar Italian and I do like Fat Free Italian, but hate all the others. And so many places now, when you ask for Italian, offer something like raspberry vinaigrette instead. Ewwwwww, it's SWEET. Italian is SPICY. One is not a replacement for the other! Thankfully, due to the Crohn's, I can no longer eat salad of any type so people don't look at me weird when I ask for no dressing. Now I can say "No salad" and when whoever I'm with looks at me oddly, I can say "I can't eat that.. the Crohn's" and they nod with sympathy.. lol.

Add mayo to my list. I HATE IT! In fact, anything white and creamy is pretty much off my list, including: Ranch, Alfredo sauce, any white creamy sauce.. ick. Unless it's sweet, like whipped cream

KSUViolet06 · #48 09-20-2009, 10:10 PM

*Ketchup. It's gross. Really.

*Fish. I'm sorry. I hate it.

*Anything cherry or cherry flavored.

*Popsicles. Nasty.

*Camping and the outdoors. I'm more of an indoor girl. I fully accept that. Unless we're going to the beach.

*KISS FM and 99% of the songs they play.

*NASCAR. Stupid.

*OJ with pulp. Again, why? It's gross.

*All things Star Wars. Nothing about it interests me.

*Anime. Stupid and boring. Unless you're a kid, then you get a pass.

*Heavy metal. Can't listen to it.

*Collard greens, candied yams, and most soul food. I'll hand in my Black card now.

DreamfulSpirit · #49 09-20-2009, 10:33 PM

-Mayo...just smells gross.

-Mustard

-Beans (I like green/yellow beans...but pinto, lima, kidney beans, etc...I don't like them)

-I too hate Seinfeld...not all that funny

-Radio stations...I have a CD player in my truck, and I always listen to that rather than the radio since you never know what is being played there

dreamseeker · #50 09-21-2009, 12:34 AM

y'all are picky!!

Psi U MC Vito · #51 09-21-2009, 12:37 AM

KSUViolet, is there anything you actually like?

aephi alum · #52 09-21-2009, 01:01 AM

Foods I've tried and hated, but everyone else around me seems to love:

- Almost all legumes. It's the texture - I'll eat hummus dip, but not whole chickpeas.
- Nuts.
- Pizza with any form of pork topping. I no longer eat pork for religious reasons, but even when I was willing to eat pork, I had a thing about pepperoni or bacon on pizza - too much fat.
- Corned beef and cabbage. My parents forced me to eat this every St. Patrick's Day when I was growing up. It tasted like someone had taken a roll of Saran Wrap and boiled it in a pot of salty water. DH loves corned beef, but to this day I can't stand the stuff - too many negative memories.
- Pickles. Blecch.

Other things I've tried and hated:

- Country and jazz music.
- Cheesy romance novels and movies. Just because I'm female, I'm apparently supposed to like that drivel. Give me good sci-fi any day.
- Tequila, unless it's in a margarita.

pshsx1 · #53 09-21-2009, 01:27 AM

Coffee is disgusting to me. No matter how hard I try and no matter how 'little you can taste the coffee,' it's still disgusting. Oh well.

Chipotle also doesn't live up to its name to me.

KSUViolet06 · #54 09-21-2009, 08:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Psi U MC Vito

KSUViolet, is there anything you actually like?

Yes.

But the list of foods I hate is a long one, lol.

To continue:

*Caramel. Yuck.

*Cornbread.

*American cheese. People put it on stuff all the time and it's horrible.

KSigkid · #55 09-21-2009, 08:44 AM

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Originally Posted by dreamseeker

y'all are picky!!

Haha, seriously.

I'll eat pretty much anything, and I'll try pretty much anything. I've found that some of the best meals can be found at dives, on the street, or in hole in the wall places. There's something to be said for 4-star restaurants, but there's also something to be said about the local places where people can flat out cook.

SydneyK · #56 09-21-2009, 09:26 AM

Wow - Dreamseeker and KSigkid are right - y'all are picky! It takes too much work to be that picky.

I'm thankful that my parents raised me to try something before claiming not to like it. I've met so many people who will say they don't like something when they've never even tried it. (Aside: This is something I refuse to let my kids get away with. If they haven't tried something, I won't let them tell me they don't like it. And they pretty much have to take one bite of everything on their plates. Mean Mommy, I know. But looking at this sampling of ultrapicky GCers, I'm reassured that I'm doing the right thing!)

Having said that, I don't much care for fish. I'll eat it if there aren't any other options, but I'll always eat something else if given the choice. Oh, and I don't like Horseradish.

ADqtPiMel · #57 09-21-2009, 10:28 AM

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Originally Posted by SydneyK

Wow - Dreamseeker and KSigkid are right - y'all are picky! It takes too much work to be that picky.

I'm thankful that my parents raised me to try something before claiming not to like it. I've met so many people who will say they don't like something when they've never even tried it. (Aside: This is something I refuse to let my kids get away with. If they haven't tried something, I won't let them tell me they don't like it. And they pretty much have to take one bite of everything on their plates. Mean Mommy, I know. But looking at this sampling of ultrapicky GCers, I'm reassured that I'm doing the right thing!)

Honestly, I am constantly trying new stuff -- but I genuinely don't like a lot of it! I still wouldn't classify myself as picky, but I think I'm very sensitive to food texture.

Reliably, there are three things I absolutely can't stand: coffee (or anything with coffee flavoring), any salad dressing besides one specific brand of caeser, and legumes.

Kansas City · #58 09-21-2009, 10:28 AM

I am amazed by the number of people that are down on beer. Wow!

My list of dislikes includes:
Turkey - I eat my required 2oz each Thanksgiving, but that's it.
Mayo - noting about oil and raw egg is appealing.
Bone-in meats - I get the creeps when having to eat around a bone.
Beans - Just don't care for them but I'll eat them if I can't pick them out of a dish.

KSigkid · #59 09-21-2009, 10:30 AM

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Originally Posted by DrPhil

(I'm not saying this applies to the picky folks in this thread) I absolutely despise people who automatically don't like something new and won't try anything. They immediately frown up. It is extremely difficult to cook for people in your home who are like that. It is especially annoying in children. I don't think children have the life experiences to pretend to be the experts on everydarnthing they come across but haven't tried--particularly when they aren't paying for the food.

My parents (and my family in general) was always good about getting me to try new foods when I was a little kid. I was never able to just refuse something; I'd have to at least try a small helping. As a result, I liked some foods (clams are one example) that most little kids don't enjoy.

I think that made me a lot more open-minded about food as a teenager and adult.

tld221 · #60 09-21-2009, 10:40 AM

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