The reason it bugs me is because this is what most people now think as sushi.

It's amusing to me that Americans have taken something delicious and simple like sushi and made it into something completely different. Whereas sushi has traditionally been about fish and rice it has now become something covered in sauce and a bunch of other fried bits and pieces. Obviously my preference is for simple sushi... nigiri and simple rolls is all I ever order. Recently I was in a sushi bar outside of LA and I sat at the bar and the sushi chef said to me "no sauce", meaning don't use any soy. I had asked him to choose items for me and I sat right in front of him so I used no soy for anything the rest of the meal. He lightly seasoned the pieces with salt, sometimes a light soy based sauce. It was fantastic. It opened my eyes to what sushi is really all about (in my mind) which is tasting the different varieties of the fish and the simple seasonings that can bring out different flavors and combine to create sushi magic. Even the simple nigiri pieces I usually order I had been changing by applying soy sauce. To me the heavy mayo based sauces, the sweet sauces do not allow the flavor of fish to come through. I'm not saying it's wrong it's just very different from what I consider to be a good sushi meal and I find it kind've sad that the general population seems to think that that's what sushi is (some crazy roll) and won't allow themselves or even be aware of the real experience.

Edit: I should add that I do indeed like all kinds of food. I love high end, I love down and dirty street food, taquerias, pastrami, pizza, burgers, fried chicken, barbecue... all of it.