# Things people seem to really enjoy that you don't appreciate **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 4, 2013, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-people-seem-to-really-enjoy-that-you-dont-appreciate/652028 "2013-03-04T18:52:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2013, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-people-seem-to-really-enjoy-that-you-dont-appreciate/652028/1 "2013-03-04T18:52:52Z")
Some people seem to really enjoy cigars. Like really enjoy them. I will never get that. Some people seem to really love cheesecake. It seems more important to some people than your average desert. All cheesecake tastes basically the same to me which is bad. Some people really love driving. Just the act itself is enjoyable and relaxing. I don’t have that gene. Driving is just a way to get where I’m going and if I were ever a billionaire, hiring someone to drive me everywhere 24/7 would be one of the first things I would do. How about you? Things others seem to love that you just don’t. ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2013, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-people-seem-to-really-enjoy-that-you-dont-appreciate/652028/2 "2013-03-04T19:27:42Z")
> [@Quimby](#): > > Some people seem to really enjoy cigars. Like really enjoy them. I will never get that. > > Some people seem to really love cheesecake. It seems more important to some people than your average desert. All cheesecake tastes basically the same to me which is bad. > > Some people really love driving. Just the act itself is enjoyable and relaxing. I don’t have that gene. Driving is just a way to get where I’m going and if I were ever a billionaire, hiring someone to drive me everywhere 24/7 would be one of the first things I would do. > > How about you? Things others seem to love that you just don’t. I do not understand the appeal of watching football, baseball, basketball, soccer, hockey, golf, or men’s tennis. While I respect your right not to care for cheesecake, I think you’ve simply not been given a good one to taste. ---
**Author:** ![Troppus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a587f6/32.png) [@Troppus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troppus)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2013, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-people-seem-to-really-enjoy-that-you-dont-appreciate/652028/3 "2013-03-04T19:30:04Z")
Weed. Evangelicalistic pot smokers regard even photos of sticky buds with religious awe, but all three times I smoked I ended up nauseated, scared, wired, and incredibly anxious for the feeling to pass. The smell doesn’t phase me, but persuasive acquaintances enjoying a buzz would have the same amount of success coaxing me to drink spoiled milk. Hamburgers. I can barely eat meat anyway, and I’m a little jealous of the ease and economy of a quick, cheap burger. The texture, mystery, and little rubbery, grayish nuggets in ground beef disgust me to the point I can’t force myself to try a bite. Cheesecake is meh, but I love to drive. ---
**Author:** ![solosam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9d8465/32.png) [@solosam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solosam)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2013, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-people-seem-to-really-enjoy-that-you-dont-appreciate/652028/4 "2013-03-04T19:31:32Z")
Soccer. Twilight. Rum. Harry Potter. Mexico. Zooey Deschanel. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2013, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-people-seem-to-really-enjoy-that-you-dont-appreciate/652028/5 "2013-03-04T19:37:24Z")
Painting yourself with chicken gravy. [sub]It’s very popular where I work.[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2013, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-people-seem-to-really-enjoy-that-you-dont-appreciate/652028/6 "2013-03-04T19:39:08Z")
Driving. Sports in any form (Except bobsled, luge, and gymnastics). Night clubs. Parties. ---
**Author:** ![Machine\_Elf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2013, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-people-seem-to-really-enjoy-that-you-dont-appreciate/652028/7 "2013-03-04T19:42:41Z")
Shopping on Black Friday (and waiting outside a store for hours beforehand). News footage shows hordes of people freezing their tits and balls off for hours before the store opens, and then literally _running_ into stores the instant the doors are unlocked, occasionally injuring or killing other shoppers in the process. I don’t understand the excitement, or what bargain could be good enough to compell me to stand on an icy sidewalk for 8+ hours in the middle of the night. ---
**Author:** ![missbunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/76d3ee/32.png) [@missbunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/missbunny)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2013, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-people-seem-to-really-enjoy-that-you-dont-appreciate/652028/8 "2013-03-04T19:43:14Z")
Chocolate - I can take it or leave it. If I never had it again, OK whatevs. ---
**Author:** ![XT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xt/32/456_2.png) [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2013, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-people-seem-to-really-enjoy-that-you-dont-appreciate/652028/9 "2013-03-04T19:47:12Z")
Wine. I’ve never understood what people get out of it. My folks are wine snobs, and they will happily spend hundreds or even thousands on a good bottle of wine…and, frankly, it’s wasted on me, as cheap or expensive the red tastes pretty much the same to me, and the white wines I like are the sweet ones that my folks turn their noses up at. Seinfeld…again, never got what people saw in it. I remember listening to cow-orkers raptly discussing the latest episode and thinking ‘man, that really sounds good’…only to watch the same episode and go ‘meh’. Watching sports…again, never gotten this. I mean, when I was younger I enjoyed PLAYING sports, but watching someone else play? 😕 Don’t get it…and certainly don’t get the emotional attachment and investment some folks put into watching someone else play a game. ---
**Author:** ![FrankJBN](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f0a364/32.png) [@FrankJBN](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FrankJBN)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2013, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-people-seem-to-really-enjoy-that-you-dont-appreciate/652028/10 "2013-03-04T19:50:26Z")
Things like cigar smoking and pot smoking are enjoyed by so relatively few, they don’t seem like good answers with a question like this. With cigar smoking it is like ‘Less than 1/100th of all people enjoy cigars. I’m not one of them.’ O h yeah, that’s a surprise. There are more pot smokers, but reliably less than 10% of populAZtion and among those, most are casual users not proselytizers. A poster above says “parties”. Now see that’s reasonable - it is unusual for people to dislike happy social interaction. Some men really like to ejaculate on leather boots - I don’t see the appeal. Not so much reasonable. ---
**Author:** ![Sattua](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sattua/32/11906_2.png) [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2013, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-people-seem-to-really-enjoy-that-you-dont-appreciate/652028/11 "2013-03-04T19:52:06Z")
T-bone and ribeye steaks. Bone irritates me and fat and gristle make me gag. Give me a filet, sirloin, or New York strip please. ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2013, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-people-seem-to-really-enjoy-that-you-dont-appreciate/652028/12 "2013-03-04T19:52:56Z")
Picnics. Golf. Camping. Les Mis. SUV’s. Seafood. Flip-flops. Movie premiers. WalMart. ---
**Author:** ![steronz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steronz/32/11765_2.png) [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2013, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-people-seem-to-really-enjoy-that-you-dont-appreciate/652028/13 "2013-03-04T19:54:51Z")
Shooting. I grew up in the suburbs but I started shooting .22s whenever boy scout camp would let me. I’ve qualified on small arms in the military, and I’ve shot skeet and paper targets at commercial ranges. My conclusion is that it’s an incredibly boring hobby, on par with fishing and below golf and canoeing. I do not understand the appeal. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2013, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-people-seem-to-really-enjoy-that-you-dont-appreciate/652028/14 "2013-03-04T20:01:54Z")
> [@FrankJBN](#): > > A poster above says “parties”. Now see that’s reasonable - it is unusual for people to dislike happy social interaction. And that’s just because I’m an introvert. I can fake being happy for a while, but I’m always thrilled to leave. ---
**Author:** ![romadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b4bc9f/32.png) [@romadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romadea)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2013, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-people-seem-to-really-enjoy-that-you-dont-appreciate/652028/15 "2013-03-04T20:09:18Z")
I’ve lived in a very snowy place for my entire life, where many people enjoy skiing, snowboarding, snowmobiling, ice fishing, etc., but I hate all winter sports. Why anyone would go out in the cold for fun is beyond me. ---
**Author:** ![XT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xt/32/456_2.png) [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2013, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-people-seem-to-really-enjoy-that-you-dont-appreciate/652028/16 "2013-03-04T20:11:06Z")
> [@romadea](#): > > I’ve lived in a very snowy place for my entire life, where many people enjoy skiing, snowboarding, snowmobiling, ice fishing, etc., but I hate all winter sports. Why anyone would go out in the cold for fun is beyond me. I live in the South West and feel the same about people who go out tramping through the desert in 100+ degree weather for the fun of it. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2013, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-people-seem-to-really-enjoy-that-you-dont-appreciate/652028/17 "2013-03-04T20:14:47Z")
> [@FrankJBN](#): > > A poster above says “parties”. Now see that’s reasonable - it is unusual for people to dislike happy social interaction. Honestly I think a lot of people don’t really get into it, they just do it because it’s socially expected. You gotta understand being introverted doesn’t mean you don’t like happy social interaction. It means hanging out with people takes a lot of energy and too many at once can be overwhelming. Two people at a time is about perfect. I too don’t get the sports thing. Also shopping, especially clothes shopping. I hate malls (again, see: introvert.) I love buying things (not clothes), so I’m a happy little piggy due to the advent of online shopping. You have a huge selection and you don’t have to talk to anyone. Beer. I have this friend who always brings over different kinds of beers, and I’ve tried every single one. And I hate every single one. I’ll stick with tequila, rum and vodka, thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2013, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-people-seem-to-really-enjoy-that-you-dont-appreciate/652028/18 "2013-03-04T20:15:30Z")
dancing and watching other people dancing (On TV, for example) ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2013, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-people-seem-to-really-enjoy-that-you-dont-appreciate/652028/19 "2013-03-04T20:18:43Z")
Cats. Dirty, filthy, hairy cats. ---
**Author:** ![Shagnasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2013, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-people-seem-to-really-enjoy-that-you-dont-appreciate/652028/20 "2013-03-04T20:24:51Z")
Cold water beaches and coastline. That includes every single beach north of Virginia on the East Coast and all West Coast beaches in the U.S. by my definition. I love the ocean and swimming but I hate cold water. The beaches are just the doorway to that. If the water is cold, that makes the whole thing about as useful to me as a Wal-Mart parking lot on a Saturday night but not as much fun. Some people fall all over themselves and pay big money to go to beaches ranging from Cape Cod to Washington state. I won’t be one of them. The closest worthwhile beaches are in the Caribbean. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-people-seem-to-really-enjoy-that-you-dont-appreciate/652028.md?page=2)