Acquired distaste

As the title might suggest there are few things I would just not go near or consume or be associated with, in any meaningful way …

Pretzels (in any kind, shape or flavor)
Suze Orman
Oat milk
People with dogs (or cats or any other form of non-human animal endeavor they associate with) - at least when the company includes said creature within 10 yards
Cigarettes
Babies (we are done) or people lugging said creatures - maybe 2 min. Tops.
Wine (other than dessert category)
Stout (or any drink pretending to be beer that you can eat with a spoon)
Public toilet
Tap water
Vehicle without air conditioning
Coach class air travel
Layover of more than 1 hour in any airport
Manned (or female operated) cashier stations
Food that costs more than $15 pp (with few exceptions)
Men wearing jewelry
Person carrying weapons
People waving flags (of any kind)
Any book purporting to be business advice or management speak
Priests of any kind
Life coach (the very idea, the audacity to announce you are one)
CNN or Fox

Most anything on television (including the streamers) - very very few things I could watch

Similarly I have fallen (acquired taste) for a few things...

a walk in the woods (or riverside, or rail road track or a quiet space)
chilled beer (pilsner to be precise)
goat biryani (really goat anything on a plate or bowl) - have not tried testicles yet
Skittles
Bill Maher (for the most part)
George Carlin (for what is left of him)
Sleeping (we all should try more of it)

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