[ SECRET POST #3087 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #3087 ⌋

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[Philomena Cunk and Barry Shitpeas from Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe/Weekly Wipe]


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(Tokyo Ghoul)


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[Legion]


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[Cat Nine]


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[Pokemon (main game series)]


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[Steven Universe]


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[Sense8]


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[Harriet the Spy]


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[Seamus and Juliana Dever]


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[Spec Ops: The Line]


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[Bioshock]










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Comments

[fscom]

04. http://i.imgur.com/fMOGKFG.png
(Tokyo Ghoul)

[sarillia]

I came to an opposite resolution over the last couple years. I'm done choking down foods that make me unhappy to eat. Things that I don't particularly care for are one thing but you don't know how much time I've spent trying not to gag for the sake of not seeming difficult. I'm done doing that just because people have this weird idea that the arrangement of a person's taste buds is tied into their maturity level.

[elaminator]

I'll never understand the maturity thing but it seems to be a fairly common train of thought. As I've gotten older I'm more likely to try things I haven't (Or try things I remember not caring for in the past), but I'm still not going to eat something I hate.

[(Anonymous)]

As someone who's tastes have changed widely from when I was a kid.. It's just different for different people. The biggest thing about palates though is you're trying to widen the scope to find things that you enjoy eating, not that you're suddenly going to love all those things that you hate just because you're eating them know. A new flavor every now and then reminds your brain and tastebuds there's still things out there that can surprise it and create a memorable flavor. That's what causes preferences.

[elaminator]

See, I do agree that if you want to know if you like a type of food you have to try it. And sometimes even if you aren't a big fan of a certain food the taste can grow on you, if you give it the chance. Tastes can change pretty significantly, so it's typically worth a shot.

I just don't judge people for not eating a specific food they've given multiple chances and don't like.

[(Anonymous)]

I'll never understand the maturity thing but it seems to be a fairly common train of thought.

It's not a mystery: small children tend to reject unfamiliar foods and to have a fairly restricted range of foods they'll eat. Usually, but not always, they broaden their tastes as they get older.

[elaminator]

Sure, but what if a person tries a certain food and decides they don't like it? Maybe multiple times, in multiple ways? You can give foods a chance and still decide they aren't for you.

[(Anonymous)]

Of course you can. My issue is less with people who have a handful of foods that they won't eat, than with those who have only a handful of things that they will eat.

[(Anonymous)]

Because there are, unfortunately, people who just flat-out refuse to try anything that's not intimately familiar to them, and they're really annoying.

[elaminator]

Sometime people do get stuck in their ways, but if all a person wants to eat is their favorites (And you want to be adventurous) and that's going to bother you, you probably shouldn't go out to eat with that person. Either that, or go somewhere where there's a range of food to suit both your tastes.

I do think it's good to try new things (since there's a possibility you'll love the new thing), but you can't force someone.

[ketita]

I agree that it's not really logical to tie it into maturity, but I think it has more to do with willingness to try new things, and being open to eating things you're neutral about.
idk how much of a picky eater you are, but I think that when an adult is an actual picky eater, as in there are a large range of foods they refuse to eat (I know somebody who will eat no salad at all. And no tomatoes) it actually becomes a bit of a hassle for everybody else.

[diet_poison]

no tomatoes as in, nothing with raw tomatoes? or nothing with anything based on tomatoes?

either way I sort of have a hard time seeing how that's a hassle since there are toooons of food that have no tomatoes. even most pizza parlors have other options (even if they don't have other pizza sauces).

(also this is kind of funny because I am literally eating salad right now. with tomatoes in it XD)

[ketita]

I was just giving an example. I've become very sensitive to food issues lately, because of certain experiences abroad.

Incidentally, he won't eat anything with any tomatoes. Also he's vegetarian.

I'm not saying there's nothing to eat, but incidentally I come from a culture that eats a fair amount of tomatoes regardless, but I do notice more times when menus have to be changed to accommodate people. I guess I'm not trying to say there's anything inherently childish about not liking stuff, and everybody has things they don't like, but I do think that at least with children it's a good idea to try and cultivate as wide a palate as possible because it's a lot easier on everybody if you're at least /open/ to eating a wide variety of foods, even if they're not your favorites.

[diet_poison]

Oh I completely agree that children should be encouraged to eat many new kinds of food.

I just don't think that means they're going to like everything, even as an adult, and it's okay to have food you don't like.

Being vegetarian and not eating tomatoes does feel rather limiting but I guess it depends on how he handles that? Does he whine and act self-righteous? or does he just quietly choose food he's willing to eat without making a big deal out of it to everyone?

[diet_poison]

soooo many people on F!S too.

lots of criticism of perceived "picky eaters", even to the point of some people saying they won't date/be friends with someone who they think is picky. Sorry there are some foods I don't like. Yes, I HAVE tried them. Yes, I'm willing to try more. Yes, there are lots of different things I do like.

It just seems like such a weird thing to make a requirement in a relationship.

[(Anonymous)]

You really can't see how feeling obliged to cater to someone who won't eat whole food groups could become annoying or burdensome?

[diet_poison]

I don't think "catering to someone who won't eat whole food groups" is the same thing as having some foods you don't like??? (And how the hell did you get that from what I said anyway?)

And not eating whole food groups doesn't even mean you expect people to cater to you.

Maybe you just put up with some really entitled people, but the problem there is entitlement, not their diet.

[(Anonymous)]

Okay, "having some foods you don't like" is not what I mean at all when I talk about picky eaters. I mean the person who only eats meat, potatoes, bread, bananas, macaroni and cheese, and maybe apples if they're in a pie. They won't eat onions if they can see the onion pieces, and they hate garlic, and mushrooms and tomatoes and rice trigger their texture issues which they will go on about at length, and they only like American cheese and hate feta so much they will get up and leave the table at the sight of it.

[diet_poison]

I can't decide if it's you or me who has assumed the other person would be seeing our POV automatically in this discussion.

I'm gonna go with both.

What I was reacting to when I saw Sarillia's comment is a lot of talk on F!S about how people who don't have varied palettes are undateable etc. and it's hard for me to say just how picky they're talking about but people will go "ugh picky eaters!!" with no other description than "picky eater" which can be very subjective and may or may not be the extreme case you're talking about. (Which is only, in my opinion, even a problem because of the "going on about at length" part - imo what people choose to eat is their business.)

It feels very judgmental. Though I was reacting to that even though that's not what's happening here. :/

[mimi-sardinia.livejournal.com]

My mother has an anecdote similar to that - hers is over papaya.

Eat foods you hate just stresses you out. No matter how healthy they may be, that stress does you no good.

[(Anonymous)]

Taste buds do change sometimes with age, so maybe people meant age and not maturity? When I was younger, I couldn't stand sour cream because the flavor was too powerful for me. When I got older, it doesn't taste as powerful, and it's actually kind of delicious. The same can be said about certain vegetables; now that I'm older, the flavor isn't so strong, so now they're tolerable-to-enjoyable to eat.

(Except celery, but screw cooked celery anyway, man. That shit is an abomination!)

[(Anonymous)]

I love seeing good influences from hilariously unlikely places. I hope you find a lot of good new food!