Hello, everyone.
This is Enta.
It's Enta here, going through hell because of pollen...
Isn't the pollen really bad this year??
When it's windy, I really don't want to go outside...
But that's beside the point.
"You really have no taste!"
Have you ever been told that?
Especially when something I did didn't go well or was criticized for looking bad.
If anything, even things like clothes and hairstyles, lol
I've heard that a lot myself!
It’s pretty annoying to be on the receiving end of that, isn’t it?
But every time I hear those words, I can’t help but think...
"You're the one saying I have no taste—aren't you the one with no taste?"Lol
In this post, I’d like to explore what it actually means to “have no taste” in the first place lol
To begin with, whose subjective opinion is it to say someone “has no taste”?
Just out of curiosity, is there an objective standard for the phrase “lacks taste”?
There isn't any.
It can't be quantified, and it isn't covered by JIS standards.
When it comes to slope construction, I can understand if you say, “The finish of the sprayed mortar is poor.”
Thickness is below the standard value; there are cracks or delamination.
This can be proven visually, using numbers, photos, and other evidence.
But “lacking taste” isn’t the same thing.
"It's kind of off," "Something's not quite right," "That guy has no taste."
All of this is just the speaker's subjective opinion, isn't it?
You can judge the finished shape of a slope based on design specifications, but standards of taste vary wildly from person to person.
That's why Enta is...I don't trust people who casually use the phrase "you have no taste."That's what I think.
What exactly is "good taste," anyway?
In English, “sense” means “sensation,” “judgment,” or “understanding.”
In Japanese, the phrase “to have good taste” generally means"The ability to discern what is good and what is bad"That's what it seems to be. (According to Google)
So, is that something you're born with?
When it comes to anything, I believe that "taste"—or rather, "taste"—is...In most cases, the answer is NO.That's what I think.
You don't really hear people say, "You've got great taste!" about a newborn baby, do you?
It's just like trying to teach an elementary school student to swim—they can't swim from day one, so there's no way they can do it.
There's no such thing as "taste" there, is there?
There are plenty of stories out there about workers who, when they first started out as slope contractors, did a sloppy job with sprayed concrete formwork, but 10 years later are turning out flawless finishes, aren’t there?
This wasn't something I was born with—it was honed through practice.
Good taste is the result of accumulated experience and a cycle of trial and error.
However, there is one thing I’d like you to keep in mind here, and that is,When it comes to fashion sense—like clothes and hairstyles—that’s a different story.That's the point.
The first outfit you put together after studying fashion by copying the styles of various models.
It’s a world where, once you’ve mastered the basics, breaking the mold becomes a form of artistry—and intuition plays a major role.
So, just like the discussion about high-volume practice the other day,First, you need to put in the volume to build a foundation, and then your instincts will kick in.That's how the story goes.
But our slope stabilization work involves building structures that have to meet specific standards, right?
There are design specifications, as-built conditions, and quality standards.
There's no freedom to do things like "finish it in my favorite color" or "create my own silhouette."
So our standard-spec structures are a bit different from a sense of fashion.That's right.
The appearance of the work, the quality of the workmanship, and the efficiency of the workflow—these kinds of thingsYour professional skills will definitely improve as you take on more work.
When it comes to purely intuitive preferences—such as “I like this color combination” or “This silhouette looks cool”—it’s not entirely accurate to say that they change based solely on experience.
This really comes down to personal preference, so that's a different matter.
What I want to say this time isA Discussion on Professional InstinctsSo, make sure to keep these two things separate, lol.
What are people who say "That has no style" actually looking at?
To be honest...
I don't like people who say "Enta has no taste."
The reason is that the word is generally used in this way.
・Used when referring to new hires or young employees
・Used to refer to things that can be improved with experience
・The person saying this is either a veteran or someone in a higher position
In other words"He's telling someone with little experience something that can only be honed through experience."That's right.
Isn't this kind of weird? lol
In the slope construction business, it’s only natural that a rookie nozzle operator who’s been on the job for just six months can’t maintain a consistent thickness when spraying mortar.
It's normal for anyone to have inconsistent drilling speeds at first.
Saying, “That has no taste,” after seeing that serves no constructive purpose whatsoever.
In fact, it’s far more likely that those words will dampen a new employee’s motivation.
To those who say someone has no taste, what specific moment in that person’s life are you looking at?
Are you judging a person entirely based on just this one moment?
The very act of telling someone with little experience that one’s skills are honed the more one experiences thingsThat's pretty tacky, isn't it?That's what I think, lol
I’d rather hear “You have no taste” from a veteran!
See you later.
