Tried It, Liked It

I think more often than not, we humans decide we don’t like something before we even try it. Sometimes we are spot on, but I also think we can be wrong. Lately I’ve been thinking about some of the things I thought I wouldn’t like, but I tried them anyway and ended up loving them. 

Sushi

I understand why so many people won’t try sushi. Aside from the whole raw fish thing, there are strange textures and flavor combinations. Plus seaweed. That doesn’t sound appetizing at all (plus it’s kind of chewy).

At one of Scotty’s former jobs, he was introduced to sushi at business lunches. He always said he didn’t like sushi (not that he’d ever really given in a chance), but after he started going to sushi lunches with work, he became a fast fan. He came home after his first sushi lunch and said, “I don’t know what has happened, but I can’t stop thinking about sushi.”

At Scotty’s next job, his boss took us out for sushi. I was being a good sport going along, but I didn’t plan on enjoying any of it. I imagined suffering silently through a few bites to be polite and then hitting a fast food window on the way home. So boy, was I shocked when I started eating the sushi, and it was really good! And I, like Scotty, couldn’t stop thinking about it for days!

I love sushi. Who knew? (I didn’t!)

Risk

I had a few guy friends in high school that played Risk all the time. They would sometimes talk about it in front of me, and I would glaze over with disinterest. Scotty also liked playing Risk, and 20 years ago, he agreed that I probably wouldn’t like it. 

Somehow I ended up filling in for someone else in a game of Risk. I learned how to play, I saw it through, and I got hooked. Risk ended up being what clued me in to my interest in strategy board games. Would I ever have learned this about myself if I hadn’t taken a risk and played Risk?

Lagoon Passes

We got season passes for Lagoon, our local theme park, last year. I loved Lagoon as a kid, but as an adult, it has always seemed like a fine method of torture. Crowds? No thank you. Hot summer days? Yuck.

It turns out, I love having Lagoon passes so much that I secretly bought more for this year behind Scotty’s back because he said we weren’t getting any.

A Quiet Place

When A Quiet Place came out, multiple friends tried to convince me to go see it with them, and I gave them an absolute no. I don’t like jump scares, and I don’t like creatures. 

So I was very taken aback when I eventually did watch A Quiet Place, and I loved it. It’s one of my favorite movies.

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I’m sure if I thought about it long enough I could come up with some more, but these are the ones that stand out the most. I definitely don’t enjoy being wrong, but in these cases, I sure was! I’m glad I gave them all a try.