, Why not start with the premise of liking? and go from there.. I see so much off hand rejection without people knowing anything about the subject matter..
I understand where you're coming from. I spent my 20s as a military wife. I enjoyed living in different places. I would constantly hear other wives complain that you can't ski in the new place like you could in their old one, or you can't get a good cheese-steak, or there's no ocean nearby. I always figured that people should be more receptive to what the new location offered instead of complaining about the loss of the familiar. Every place has something to commend it.
In my dotage, however, I know that there are some things I don't like. I mentioned earlier on this thread that I can't stand country music, for example. I still will try anything new, but things I've already tried repeatedly and rejected, I see no need to try again.
I agree with you about out-of-hand rejection, but we don't necessarily know what experience people have had and if the rejection is arbitrary or has some good basis. OTOH, there's no need to reject with hostility. We can, instead, just walk away.
Karen |
