Probably, but not where that horrible concoction is concerned. I don't think any of my family like mushy peas, either.
I wouldn't put it as strongly as that, but I'm not wild.
Re. chilli: I first heard of chills some time in the mid-60s, when they were not nearly as well known in the UK as they are now. I was in my mid teens, and in the kitchen of a friend's house. The friend offered me a dred chilli to taste, and told me they wer called chillis because theyy tasted cool, like cucumbers. I believed him, and put it whole in my mouth. I didn't make that mistake a seconnd time.