Question of the Day

[stonepicnicking_okapi]

The question of the day struck a nerve.

questionoftheday asks: What is something everyone is "supposed" to love or enjoy, but you just don't? (question submitted by author_by_night)



My answer:

I recognize that many, many people, people I consider friends and care about greatly, have strong interests in things and I respect their interests and can to varying degrees listen to and sympathise when they talk about them. I am in no way disparaging any of these things.

But.

The things I myself don't have any interest in are LEGION. They include: pets & animals; home decorating, repair, and buying/selling; restaurants; video games; most films; most television shows, including all of reality TV; cooking; fashion & clothes; sports; the outdoors; history; gardening; and most music.

I know, I know. :/

Comments

[smallhobbit]

Interesting - although the only thing I particularly like from that list (given that there are a few television shows I like which you probably don't) is history, which I do enjoy.

[luthienberen]

*Hugs* I do think there is a lot we are meant to "love" so feel for you. Here it is odd not liking alcohol, disliking pubs (my colleagues still don't understand) and...well so on!

With you on sports (national & local) gardening, the outdoors, vast reams of music.

Hee, though I am a huge cat lover (which you probably have guessed), but I promise not to shove it under your nose! And history too.

But you are dead on your point: there are lots of things I am not interested in that my friends are, but I listen and sympathise when they discuss them because they are my friends :)

Just wish there was more understanding and less pressure for us all to "love" and enjoy certain things!

[ancientreader]

Uh-oh! *contemplates pets & animals, restaurants, cooking, and history*

I'm so with you on the home repair (except my own!) & buying and selling, as well as most TV and all sports.

[debriswoman]

Your point is well made. There can easily be assumptions made about likes and dislikes. And judgements made as a result. I can enjoy the passion someone has for a particular interest without a burning need or desire to get involved myself:-p

Fortunately, we only

[jesse_the_k]

...need to share one thing to make common cause.

and there will always be TEA.

(I share disinterest in nine of the things on your list!)

[scfrankles]

I always think that what I'm most interested in is just interesting people being interesting ^__^ The subject itself is relatively unimportant.

This sort of ties in with the recent trope listing meme. There are very few tropes I actively search for, and there are a lot I don't consider my sort of thing at all - but (barring a few definite squicks) there are always exceptions to every rule. In the end I just enjoy well-written, convincing stories.