What makes people hate something that they never even tried to like and how do you convince them to try ?

Question

(i.e. carrots, peas, minorities, France, life, etc....)

Answer 1

ok, I know you didn't mean it as funny but your first two examples were food and then minorities...so my mind is going "who eats minorities?" ok, now to answer your question. I don't know what would make a person hate something they haven't tried, but I also know it is not our place to "convince" them to try either. For example I don't feel I need to try sushi to know I won't like it...it sounds so nasty to me, I don't think my life is any less valuable because of it. If the real issue is racism....unfortunately the only thing you can do is tell them straight out that you refuse to be around them if they are going to behave in a racist manner. I stopped communicating with my uncle because he couldn't carry on a conversation without making some horrible racist remark....did I answer your question? sorry it's so long :) Best wishes.

Answer 2

Fear of the unknown caused by a lack of education and low tolerance levels, although i hate the word tolerance, it suggests allowing things to be, as if anyone has i right to disallow them. I think to say you tolerate races or whatever is arrogant, people should be indifferent to differences.

I don't know if being indifferent to peas or carrots will help though

Answer 3

This is a tough thing. Sometimes people hate something for so long or so intensly that it begins to define them. Letting go of something like that is tough, because it means you have to change yourself which is never easy.

Some things people hate because their parents taught them to hate it, or because another role model or peer group detests this thing for real or imaginary reasons. Perhaps this person DID try this thing in childhood but even though his tastes have changed, he still remembers disliking the object. Maybe this person associates the object with a distasteful experience or person in their past. "I can't eat peas because ROBERT likes peas".

Also sometimes the idea of something is more detestable than the thing itself.

Answer 4

The fear of the unknown...

The fear of being wrong....

The condition known as ignorance...

These are the things that may keep them from exploring new things. As far as convincing them to try..... You don't. Accepting people for who they are and what they believe, like, etc.. is part of being mature about all facets of life.

When we try to change someone, in whatever way, we are usually wanting them to be like us. That is not the way it should be. How boring life would be if we were all carbon copies of each other.

Answer 5

There was once a little girl who had never tried ice cream. She thought it looked yucky. Her father offered her some ice cream on a spoon, but she closed her mouth. Her dad pinched her nostrils shut until she opened her mouth for air. At that point she got a taste of the ice cream. She has liked ice cream ever since.

How do you know an apple isn't sweet without tasting it?

Answer 6

Why DO you want them to try everything? I have never tried some things, and I am not interested in trying, either. I know I may be missing it. But in order to try them, I'd have to miss other things. Life is too short to try everything there is.

And how do you convince me to try? Don't bother. Nothing works worse on me than someone trying to convince me. IF and WHEN I want to try, I will, on my own.

Answer 7

lmao france. u cant make anyone try anything. gotta let them do it themselves. my cousin for the longest time when he was growing up "hated" ice cream. never tried it and no1 could get him to cause "it looked gross" some things are better tried. however if theyve tried it and not liked it, then dont try to force more of it on them, they will only hate it more

Answer 8

You don't it's that plain and simple. It is not your place to try to convince anyone to try any type of food or religion. If they want your help or advice they will come to you!

Answer 9

It's prejudice, give up