You can adapt how you speak to the people you're talking to. In fact most people do that somewhat automatically, but you can consciously encourage it to happen more fully.
I heard someone use "literally" the other day in a way that made absolutely no sense, even in the not-literally-correct way we've all gotten used to. Almost like its heading for the sort of fits-anywhere role that "fucking" has.
It depends how high you set the bar, and how broadly you interpret "taste" but I really want to say most. (I want to include the sense of how humans actually talk, interact, and how the world works, and count following conventionalized but shallow ideas of those as bad taste.) Production technology and skills have gotten very high.
I have one like this, but it takes an annoying amount of force to use, so I rarely use it. Maybe it's just not the best of its kind? I much prefer one of the lever-based ones. To be fair, I had some shit versions of those too before I found a good one.
The best one I've used is this one which holds a little more garlic than most and has a swing out grate so it's easy to clean.
Yes, and in particular because of the patronising thing you mention. Just like lots of the other things they do on the veritasium channel you gave as an example. Because they are things no one does because they think it makes their video better, but because it is known to drive engagement.
Ok, but don't doesn't context matter? Not only is valuable meaningless without a "to whom", it is meaningless without a "for what"? A doctor I might love being around might not be my choice for who is going to operate on me. The Dr I want operating on me, I might find unbearable to be around. As far as who deserves to be in a slum or to live in as palace, "deserve's got nothing to do with it."
Well, the food itself you add all these spices to itself has a flavor. If you make everything taste like a mix of all the different spices that becomes a another kind of samey and boring even if you wouldn't use the word "bland" any more. Of course no cuisine does exactly that, but to me, some tend more to one side of that spectrum or the other. There are different ways of striking a balance. Italian is an example of a great cuisine that no one would accuse of being boring which tends toward using a light hand and fewer ingredients at time.
A thing that should be emphasized, is that humans learn how to behave in different situations by practice. If a given passing-a-woman instance suggests that you made her nervous, while regrettable, isn't the end of the world. Try different things. With practice, you can find what works for you, and will gradually get better at "acting normal" or presenting in the manner that seems to produce the desired result.
I know.