Nice and Liking it.

What do we mean when we say something is nice?

What do we mean when we say we like something?

Same?

Different?

Personally, I don't see saying something is nice and saying we like something is the same. By that, I do not mean that something is nice therefore we like it and we like it because something is nice. I mean that saying something is nice and liking it is different. Don't understand? Here's my 2 cents worth.

When saying something is nice, it is being the way it should be almost perfectly. The closer it is to being what it should, the nicer.

Liking, however, depends on the taste of each individual. We like it because it appeals to us and according to the "nice" statement above, this means that something does not have to be nice for us to like it because it says nothing about something appealing to us therefore we like it.

Still confused? Read on.

Here's an example:

I love coffee, even though it is unhealthy.

According to standards, a nice cup of coffee would be somewhat bitter with a nice texture. The closer it is to this guage, the nicer the coffee is.

However, some people do not like bitter coffee. They prefer it sweet. That way, even though the coffee is nice, they may not like it. And that's how they can like something that isn't nice.

Some people prefer sweet coffee. Sweet coffee deviates from the bitter taste alot, making it not as nice. Some people like it this way, making them like something that isn't nice.

Then you ask, how will one know if something is nice or not? We would've needed a gauge for everything. And who decides whether something should be nice or not? The scale would be very subjective and many objects have their own way of being nice and liked.