IEEs-ENFps, trying out new sensory things and Si

[Simon Ssmall]

Sushi and Seafood is one of my favourite foods. I mean I cant live without meet on a regular basis. But thank god I am in a country where I can enjoy Oysters, Prawns, Tuna, Lobsters and whatnot on a regular daily basis. And sushi...oh boy the amount of money I spent on that thing and I never regreted it ;D. Obviously making it yourself costs a milion times less but Im not that good on making them so I just go to the restaurants to eat them.

Also I dont see whats wrong with the picture of fish with onions? Must be because I was eating things like that from when I was a kid. I find it tasty .

And burgers I could live without and I would not think I ever missed anything. Must be a USA thing.

[solid207]

I'm horrible about this... I have a very limited selection of items that I order from fast food places and restaurants. I get embarrassed going to the same places after work, ordering the exact same food so I'll intentionally go to a different Taco Bell, Steak 'n Shake, whatever occasionally so I won't get the "MAN....don't you ever get sick of eating the same thing every day?! " too much, lol...thinking back though, I've always been that way. I remember growing up...in grade school my mom fixed me a pb&j sandwich for lunch daily for like a couple years straight....then I changed it to a turkey sandwich It really doesn't bother me in the slightest to eat the same thing I'll occasionally change things up a tad, but for the most part it's just a means to an end for me--eating to get full so I can go on about my business, lol (granted I appreciate having the time/patience to savor a good tasting meal)...but, if I know that I like the food, then I'm pretty reluctant to try anything new. Give me a loaf of bread, a jar of peanut butter, and a gallon of milk and I'll be good for a week, lol I venture out of my comfort zone occasionally when it comes to food, but most of the time I'm the epitome of regimented monotony With that said, I do appreciate it when someone gently nudges me to try a new cuisine and I end up liking it...but then I tend to get stuck in a rut on this new food and the cycle repeats itself, lol...come to think of it, this tendency applies to many other Si-related areas for me as well It would seem that I'm in dire need of someone adept in Si to "gently nudge" me towards new, pleasurable experiences in general....otherwise I tend to get stuck in a rut with my old ways As they say, old habits die hard...:wink:

[Simon Ssmall]

Quite interesting responses overall. Isn't it ISTp's who are getting stuck in a rut and keep their old habits? Isnt it ENFp's who pull them out of their old habits?

Maybe not. Just the stereotype floating around is like it is.

[Slacker]

There's this battle between wanting to try something new, and not wanting to end up being disappointed.

[Suz]

There's this battle between wanting to try something new, and not wanting to end up being disappointed.

Yep, u hit the nail right on the head!

[Suz]

Quite interesting responses overall. Isn't it ISTp's who are getting stuck in a rut and keep their old habits? Isnt it ENFp's who pull them out of their old habits?

Maybe not. Just the stereotype floating around is like it is.

I feel like each one gets stuck in their own rut that is way different from each other. The SLIs get stuck in a rut of hedonism, the IEEs get stuck in a rut of being too busy and having too much on their minds to just relax and have fun.

I feel like both sort of work to pull each other out into a happy medium.

[The Greeter]

Mirror here. Depends on my mood. I usually stick to what I know but there are spurts where I just want to try something different. What I enjoy doing with friends, though, is restaurant hopping.

[Creepy-Cyclops]

Si dominants tend to stick to their old faithful Si things I think, Se creatives more 'Si' adventurous.

[Creepy-male]

Si dominants tend to stick to their old faithful Si things I think, Se creatives more 'Si' adventurous.

I think this is about right. I try something that I haven't had before if I'm at a new restaurant or food outlet that doesn't have something I like, and then I usually tend to stick to that with no variation. I've been eating Oysters Kilpatrick whenever I can with minimal variation for years now.

EDIT

It's not so much that I'm afraid of being disappointed, I think it just doesn't occur to me to eat something new once I've found something tasty. I can mix things up sometimes.