Why Do We Like the Things We Do?

One of the questions I have been asking myself a while now is the one in the title of this post. I have specifically thought of it in one aspect which is music. Why do I like the music I Like? - WHY? I know what music I like, but wanted to know why and why I don't like the music I don't like.

I then thought that I could make it more broader and apply the same thoughts to everything that I like. Thinking about this poser, I came to a number of conclusions. (1) The environment that I live in Europe (England). (2) My parents in both what was passed through by heredity ie the person who I am (I also think that intelligence plays a part here too) and also the influences I gained from my parents (they passed on a number of things they liked such as music) and (3) Influences picked up from people I have associated over the years.

One type of music I don't like is World Music and in particular the music from the continent of Africa. If I had been born in Africa, would my tastes be different. I don't know obviously, but it could have been different.

Of course being an inward type person, I am not the type to be an all round person in sports and prefer to do things that are inside than outside. I have done things of an out-door nature and still would not discount doing anything of a similar nature in the future.

 This post is not finished and will be changed at some point in the future, I just wanted to publish some of it to just state a point now.

The question is still W H Y ???????????