First impressions with people really are huge - you may not know it's going on if you're not into this stuff, but you are reading/feeling their energy (this is totally non-verbal communication), and that immediately leads to one of 3 outcomes: 1. Positive vibes - you instantly like them - all of my lifetime friends and nearly every serious g/f were like that, 2. neutral - no strong feeling either way, how they behave over time will determine your relationship, and 3. negative vibes - an instant feeling of dislike, and I've never had that change over time - even if they're otherwise likeable people and don't behave badly towards you, you just don't mesh with them energy-wise, and there's nothing you can do to change that.
So that same thing plays out when introduced to new foods and drinks, albeit w/o the energy exchange, but for me the reaction is just as strong - I either like it or I don't, and if it's the latter I won't try it again. It's like some of those over-engineered microbeers that are stuffed with all kinds of weird ingredients - you taste a gross one (most of them for me!), and you will never try it again. If that job interviewer poured you a cup of coffee w/o asking if you wanted it they behaved poorly - you never force a beverage on somebody, it's impolite. We were too poor to afford fresh veggies when I was a kid (canned Green Giant veggies are disgusting!), so I never tasted broccoli and asparagus until I was adult, was served them in a restaurant with some kind of special sauce, or steamed in balsamic vinegar (yummy!), so they were delicious the first time I ever ate them and became a fan for life. Heck, even my long held hatred of green beans changed the first time I was served fresh steamed ones, not even aware they were green beans because they looked nothing like the limp pale green mushy crap my parents tried to force feed me as a kid. Still don't like peas though, LOL.
The Thought Police: To censor and protect. Craig Bruce
