Short grain is my go-to, but I welcome all rice into my heart and/or face

“default”

major fan of jasmine rice, i feel like it's just the right length of long grain for me.

Texmati

I tend to default to basmati unless I'm doing something specific like paella

Sushi rice for most dishes, but done properly in a rice cooker

Calrose is my usual go-to

Short grain but that's likely a regional/cultural thing long grain is generally not favoured here

Will I be drawn and quartered if I say Arborio?

not at all

definitely long

Depends on the cusine

Obviously I like the appropriate rice for the appropriate dish, but I think that if I really close my eyes and think of a truly divine rice-eating experience, I think of basmati, with those long and very distinct grains.

I just ate lunch (pad kra pao) with some jasmine rice, and that's up there, too. So I might lean toward longer rice. It's what I grew up eating. Also want to throw in a word about brown long-grain rice, which I think is delicious on its own merits regardless of any possible health benefits.

I to be clear like both short+long grain depending on what I'm eating (also brown rice of course is also good depending on it), but one of those genuine things I get curious about for what people prefer.