We all have them. you prefer certain styles of art, certain kinds of food and clothing, certain types of music, and certain ways of decorating your room or home. tastes seem to spring from somewhere inside of us, rather mysteriously, we can't really say why we prefer rock to mozart, burgers to pate', jeans to neatly pressed slacks. tastes are simply part of us, learned from our experience and culture, which is a broader social phenomenon.