The Childhood Factor
I think childhood plays a bigger role than people realize.
If you grew up watching your parents cook on a gas stove, that stove may feel like home.
You remember the sound.
You remember the flame.
You remember meals being prepared there.
You remember someone standing over it making breakfast.
You remember pots boiling.
You remember family dinners.
So when someone says, “I prefer electric,” they aren’t just describing an appliance.
They’re talking about something completely different from what you are talking about.
To you, a gas
