Oh, I LOVE water chestnuts and bamboo shoots, especially in curries!!!
However, I have always, always disliked fresh onions. I can eat them in cooked food, but otherwise I dislike them. I know, that makes me a little weird.
Overall, I don't have anything against most vegetables... I just don't eat them enough, with my Americanized carb-and-meat-overloaded diet. I don't hate 'em... I just don't love 'em. Ktsp grew up eating tons of vegetables in the Mediterranean, and "not eating vegetables" was simply never an option. He chows down on them like a rabbit, any time he gets the chance.
I hope we can instill the same love for veggies in our kids, because I don't want them to eat like I do when they're almost 30!!!