To appreciate and to like

I would like to ask what would you think if someone brings you a cake from his own tradition, with a very elegant decoration on top, a certificate of the genuinity of the recipe and of the ingredients, and an exquisitely decorated box.

I think that it is a way to try to get different cultures to know each other in one of the best possible ways, for instance trying excellently made traditional food for particular occasions. It is then not a matter of how the cake will taste to you. Of course, you might like it or not, but this is not the point. The point is, this person tried to share with you his culture and tradition, he made an effort for this, he tried his best bringing a high-quality present, and all what is expected from your side is to appreciate all these facts and try the cake.

It is a different way of preparing cake, with for us unusual ingredients, so that it might be tasty or nasty. So, you might later thank him for the present, mentioning you loved it or it had an interesting taste. But still, all here is not about the taste, is about the sharing.

It is like when someone does a very tedious work, let say putting data by hand in a database. At the end, you might discover that it was all wrong, or you would have preferred the database organized differently, or that the work done is great. It still does not change the fact that a lot of work has been done with best intentions. One thing is to appreciate, one thing is to like.