Tastes change over time. Do you find there is something you used to hate that you eventually grew to love? Or even the reverse?
Share why if you wish.
Asking — and answering — life's interesting questions
Tastes change over time. Do you find there is something you used to hate that you eventually grew to love? Or even the reverse?
Share why if you wish.
While I am not a fan of most country music, my introduction to folk, Americana, and bluegrass helped coax me into listening to (and then loving) a number of songs by Willie Nelson, Emmylou Harris, Johnny Cash, Alison Krauss, and Dolly Parton.
When I first moved to Washington DC as an intern I didn’t like the place. Maybe it was because DC is much more fun if you have money. Or because I didn’t know anyone and it was much harder to meet people than it was in college. A few years later I decided it was great. I’ve loved the place ever since.
I also used to hate IPAs. Not the hazy ones, I still don’t like them much. I’m talking about really hoppy West Coast IPAs. Then in 1997-ish I went to a beer tasting with Garrett Oliver (founder and brewer at Brooklyn Brewing) at a place called the Brickskeller. I went in thinking I wasn’t going to enjoy it much. I came out a hophead and have been one ever since!
Nothing is coming immediately to mind. Most of the things I took an instant disliking to (coffee, smoking, Tom Petty, beer, green bell peppers) I still dislike.
The one exception might be biking. It took me a looong time to learn to ride a bike, as I was scared I was going to fall over and hurt myself. But of course, now I can’t imagine my life without it.