I think this could be two threads, one about pepper and another about peppers, but anyway...

I do like spicy foods, why, I'm not sure. I enjoy anything with a kick to it, though not to the degree that some do. My wife has been known to eat habanero peppers as if they were grapes, and when given a choice, will order her food as spicy as she can get it (Thai is probably her favorite). I tend to back off a notch from what she likes, though.