Despite being both Irish and German and growing up in a potato growing area and growing our own most my life, I honestly have a strong dislike of potatoes except for in a few select dishes and french fried. I don't like mashed potatoes, baked potatoes, scalloped potatoes, nada. I do like purple potatoes though. Angie, where I am from in Colorado it is very common to dip your fries in mayo mixed with a little hot sauce-- I have never tried it though!
Team rice--Chinese, Japanese, and Italian are my favorite (honestly I am probably on team rice or team pasta--- my dad's mother is an amazing cook and taught me how to cook wonderful Italian). I will sit down and eat a bowl of plain rice-- SO not happening with potatoes, although I tolerate them better raw.
