People who say they like yogurt - Listen, I'll pretty much try anything two or three times before writing it off. I've got a pretty discerning palate and despite it coming off as snobbery at times, I know food. I grew up around gourmet food and the restaurants I went to as a child weren't the typical places parents would bring children. I didn't always like what I ate, but as time went on, I started to realize the complexities of some foods. Some it took me forty years to appreciate (Oysters, mushrooms, Uni), but my need to try everything more than once opened my eyes. That being said, there is not one food I've tried more times and in more varieties than yogurt. For the life of me, I can't understand how anyone can genuinely like it, other than for it's health properties. It's chalky, bland and leaves a taste in your mouth similar to licking an envelope. Just now, I had some Fage yogurt and had to add a berry pie insides just to stomach it. Barely.
People who wont watch movies with subtitles - To me this screams out, I'm uneducated and lazy. The whole "I want to relax, not read" I find comical, because these are the same types that will read Star magazine cover to cover while laying on the beach. In my life, I'd probably say a quarter of my favorite films are foreign and subtitled. How can someone just cast aside all these wonderful film. To live a life missing out on movies like The Seventh Seal, Cinema Paradiso or The Seven Samurai, just to name a few, is mind boggling to me. I implore people to give these masterpieces a chance. I have become so accustomed to subtitles, I sometimes use them for American films.
People who wear jeans outside in the summer - How is this comfortable? I know I'm a freak, but I don't like wearing jeans in the winter, let alone the summer. Something about sweating with jeans on scares me. It's one of the most uncomfortable feelings I've ever experienced. It's almost a claustrophobia for me. Unless you are one of those types who never sweats, I just don't understand how a pair of cotton shorts isn't the go to apparel.
People who believe in a god with no question, but can't accept things that have been proven to be true - Now I fully admit, I think religion is the single biggest problem in our world today. It divides us like no other man made device has ever done before and ever will. It is important to realize that whether or not you believe in a higher power, that organized religion is a man made institution. Very important to understand that. It's also important to understand that faith, in it's most simple definition is nothing more than an absolute belief in what can not be proven. I would argue that advanced intelligence and faith have a negative correlation. I have faith in one thing and one thing only and that is, one day I will die. Nothing else that I've experienced has taught me anything else to be true. I contend that to believe anything more than that is delusional at best. I'm not saying I don't respect other's religion, but I'm skeptical about how easily they can or will be swayed and that always brings some trepidation when it comes to trust. How can anyone trust someone who repeats quotes from someone who claimed to be the son of God, who didn't write these things down, but people who surrounded him, yet some born after his death are professing their validity? Even some men and women of the cloth have told me they are skeptical about many parts and as to who wrote them.
People who answer a question with a question - As someone who took a class on public speaking and debating, we learned little secrets and tells and one is, if someone answers your question with a question they are doing one of two things; stalling until they can come up with something or deflecting the question to mask their ignorance. Now obviously, this isn't to say if you ask "what is your favorite Batman movie?" and someone says "Do you mean the ones with Christian Bale?" that they are doing either. Now, if you say "What other reason do you dislike Obama other than the fact he's black?" and they respond with "Why do you hate Mitt Romney, because he's a Mormon?" they are either embarrassed because they are prejudiced or they are trying to think of some reason other than the one you asked to give as an answer. Body language, especially eye movement and reactions to questions very often tell a much bigger story than the words being relayed.
People who lie about unimportant things - I try not to lie ever. Don't get me wrong, I've lied about not feeling well, when in reality I made plans with a girl I met the night before. I've lied about being sick, when I've been hungover, as to gain an hour or two before going to work, knowing the boss would tell me to stay home. That being said, I rarely lie. In all honesty, it's probably gotten me in more trouble being truthful than any lie has. I've questioned people's parenting skills, friendship and devotion to numerous situations. I've lost more friends along the way being honest than I have by lying. I just feel I can sleep better at night knowing I was truthful. Plus, telling the truth means never having to remember what you said.
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