Woman declared peas the 'nastiest' vegetable, and people chimed in with their veggie beefs
Brussels sprouts are really just misunderstood.

A Twitter thread declared peas to be the "nastiest vegetable."
Everyone has that one vegetable that turns them into a sneering 3-year-old. You know what I mean. The one you straight-up refuse to eat and if it was the only food available to you, you'd rather starve then let it touch your lips. Some people just can't get behind spinach and apparently a lot of people dislike turnips, others will say Brussels sprouts are the absolute worst. One woman on Twitter declared that peas are the "nastiest" vegetable, and while some people agreed with her, others chimed in to give their opinions.
For some of us, our distaste for certain veggies is something concrete, like a traumatic memory. Maybe when you were a kid, you had them prepared a particular way and it soured you on the veggie for the rest of your life. Or it could be an aesthetic choice—some vegetables taste delicious but don't look it. You do eat with your eyes first, after all. For others, there's the issue of taste. Some people simply can't eat a vegetable because it tastes terrible to them.
In 2019, scientists revealed that there are people called "super-tasters" who have a genetic predisposition to taste food differently than others. For super-tasters, leafy dark green veggies like broccoli, Brussels and cabbage taste extremely bitter and unappetizing. According to a CNN article on the subject, people with this "bitter" gene are 2.6 times more likely to not eat as many vegetables in general because of the bitter taste of others.
“So that [bitter] vegetable is disliked, and because people generalize, soon all vegetables are disliked,” Valerie Duffy, a University of Connecticut professor and expert in the study of food and taste, told CNN. “If you ask people, ‘Do you like vegetables?’ They don’t usually say, ‘Oh yeah, I don’t like this, but I like these others.’ People tend to either like vegetables or not.”
When user DES made her declaration, the responses were swift.
Canned GREEN Lima beans 🤮🤮🤮
— tbd... (@YoungUmmi) July 10, 2022
Asparagus. Never had it but it’s just so ugly 🤮 pic.twitter.com/r0QDxBNigC
— 𝐉𝐔𝐍𝐈𝐎𝐑 (@WrittenByTerry) July 11, 2022
Let me see a mushroom ANYWHERE near something that I plan to eat & you'll see me get violently repulsed & upset
— Harriet Tubman's Armorbearer 😏🤯🤭🤷🏽♀️ (@LocdbyanAngel24) July 11, 2022
Lima beans literally didnt have to make through evolution
— FullGhetto Alchemist (@FlintGreyJune) July 11, 2022
Water infused grasssss🤢🤮
— Butterfly in the sky🦋 (@ayenyeree) July 11, 2022
Okra is Mother Nature's boogas.
— The Foncé Is Fully Vaxxed n' Boosted😷 💉 (@ChocnessMonsta) July 11, 2022
Periodt.
But for all the veggie haters out there, there are people who'll come to their defense as well.
Used to think that but roasted till they're crispy with some balsamic vinegar and YUM!
— Jen (@jenniredd37) July 11, 2022
Butter, sugar and black pepper for me please
— 𝕷𝖎𝖔𝖗 𝕮𝖎𝖋𝖊𝖗𝖎 (@thatwhorelior) July 11, 2022
What the hell they talking bout peas is the best and with the carrots in them too
— $$C.Rizzle$$ (@KingCRayCr88) July 11, 2022
Don’t be disrespectful
— Shadiah✨ (@Play_YoRoll) July 11, 2022
Don’t you ever say in your life again that brussel sprouts are nasty. Blasphemous
— Shawn Crysis (@ShawnCrysis) July 11, 2022
I just be snacking on raw carrots like a rabbit. If theyre sweet especially, they are the best
— . (@BakedPoetato) July 11, 2022
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There's a reason why some people can perfectly copy accents, and others can't
Turns out, there's a neurodivergent link.
A woman in black long sleeve shirt stands in front of mirror.
Have you ever had that friend who goes on vacation for four days to London and comes back with a full-on Queen's English posh accent? "Oooh I left my brolly in the loo," they say, and you respond, "But you're from Colorado!" Well, there are reasons they (and many of us) do that, and usually it's on a pretty subconscious level.
It's called "accent mirroring," and it's actually quite common with people who are neurodivergent, particularly those with ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder). According Neurolaunch, the self-described "Free Mental Health Library," "Accent mirroring, also known as accent adaptation or phonetic convergence, is the tendency to unconsciously adopt the accent or speech patterns of those around us. This linguistic chameleon effect is not unique to individuals with ADHD, but it appears to be more pronounced and frequent in this population."
Essentially, when people have conversations, we're constantly "scanning" for information—not just the words we're absorbing, but the inflection and tone. "When we hear an accent, our brains automatically analyze and categorize the phonetic features, prosody, and intonation patterns," writes Neurolaunch. For most, this does result in copying the accent of the person with whom we're speaking. But those with ADHD might be more sensitive to auditory cues. This, "coupled with a reduced ability to filter out or inhibit the impulse to mimic…could potentially explain the increased tendency for accent mirroring."
While the article explains further research is needed, they distinctly state that, "Accent mirroring in individuals with ADHD often manifests as an unconscious mimicry of accents in social situations. This can range from subtle shifts in pronunciation to more noticeable changes in intonation and speech rhythm. For example, a person with ADHD might find themselves unconsciously adopting a Southern drawl when conversing with someone from Texas, even if they’ve never lived in the South themselves."
People are having their say online. On the subreddit r/ADHDWomen, a thread began: "Taking on accents is an ADHD thing?" The OP shares, "My whole life, I've picked up accents. I, myself, never noticed, but everyone around me would be like, 'Why are you talking like that??' It could be after I watched a show or movie with an accent or after I've traveled somewhere with a different accent than my 'normal.'
They continue, "Apparently, I pick it up fast, but it fades out slowly. Today... I'm scrolling Instagram, I watch a reel from a comedian couple (Darcy and Jeremy. IYKYK) about how Darcy (ADHD) picks up accents everywhere they go. It's called ADHD Mirroring??? And it's another way of masking."
(The OP is referring to Darcy Michaels and his husband Jeremy Baer, who are both touring comedians based in Canada.)
Hundreds of people on the Reddit thread alone seem to relate. One comments, "Omfg I've done this my whole life; I'll even pick up on the pauses/spaces when I'm talking to someone who is ESL—but English is my first language lol."
Sometimes, it can be a real issue for those around the chameleon. "I accidentally mimicked a waitress's weird laugh one time. As soon as she was out of earshot, my family started to reprimand me, but I was already like 'oh my god I don’t know why I did that, I feel so bad.'"
Many commenters on TikTok were shocked to find out this can be a sign of ADHD. One jokes, "Omg, yes, at a store the cashier was talking to me and she was French. She's like 'Oh are you French too? No, I'm not lol. I'm very east coast Canada."
And some people just embrace it and make it work for them. "I mirror their words or phrase! I’m 30. I realized I start calling everyone sweetie cause my manager does & I work at coffee shop."
This article originally appeared in May.