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<blockquote data-quote="Umbran" data-source="post: 6366855" data-attributes="member: 177">Yes.&nbsp; Take coffee, for example.I don't drink the stuff.&nbsp; Don't care for it.&nbsp; Been through all the usual arguments:&nbsp; &quot;Well, you just haven't had *good* coffee!&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp; I went to Italy, tried the best coffee that I could find, based on the recommendations of folks with that so-called refined palate.&nbsp; To me, it tasted of ashes and sorrow.&nbsp; I was told to try to sweeten it, and then it tasted like the tears of Willy Wonka.&nbsp; Folks tell me it is an acquired taste.&nbsp; Why, though, should I go through the effort of acquiring it?&nbsp; Why waste money and time on trying to acquire a taste for a thing I don't like?&nbsp; That's.. kinda dumb, isn't it?&nbsp; The argument, &quot;You have to develop your palate before you can even begin to enjoy it,&quot; is pretty much a non-starter.Now, developing a palate may be required for understanding the full depth and complexity of a thing.&nbsp; I do drink tea - enough that I've refined my palate somewhat.&nbsp; I will notice differences in teas that others may not, sure, and I have deepened and expanded my enjoyment thereby.&nbsp; But I did enjoy tea before I went through that effort.&nbsp; A broadened and refined palate is the result of a good experience, not the source of it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Umbran, post: 6366855, member: 177"] Yes. Take coffee, for example. I don't drink the stuff. Don't care for it. Been through all the usual arguments: "Well, you just haven't had *good* coffee!" I went to Italy, tried the best coffee that I could find, based on the recommendations of folks with that so-called refined palate. To me, it tasted of ashes and sorrow. I was told to try to sweeten it, and then it tasted like the tears of Willy Wonka. Folks tell me it is an acquired taste. Why, though, should I go through the effort of acquiring it? Why waste money and time on trying to acquire a taste for a thing I don't like? That's.. kinda dumb, isn't it? The argument, "You have to develop your palate before you can even begin to enjoy it," is pretty much a non-starter. Now, developing a palate may be required for understanding the full depth and complexity of a thing. I do drink tea - enough that I've refined my palate somewhat. I will notice differences in teas that others may not, sure, and I have deepened and expanded my enjoyment thereby. But I did enjoy tea before I went through that effort. A broadened and refined palate is the result of a good experience, not the source of it. [/QUOTE]

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