Durians are definitely an aquired taste, like hagus, goose liver pate etc. Certainly more popular in Asia than the West, but popular none the less.

Try some mangosteens, a purple fruit shaped like a large mandarin with white flesh inside. Much easier on the taste buds than durians, but be careful because the skin stains clothes purple and its very difficult to get it off.

Pic of Mangosteens here (http://www.proscitech.com.au/trop/display/mangoste.htm)