[KontanKarite]

I think everyone to some degree has done this.

The BEST thing you can do, really, to see if you like it is hit up some scenes or some clubs. I pretty much swear on that. Other than that, continue finding music that is gothic and learning about it. Not all of it you will like. There's LOTS of goth bands I can't stand or even really care to know about in great detail.

Just be you. There's so many breeds of goths these days that you're more than likely going to end up falling into one of the sub categories. Essentially, when you mix and mingle with the scenes and the people, you will learn very quickly what you like and don't like about goth.

Also, goth is VERY VERY regional. In the northwest, you have stuff like VNV Nation and lots of etherial I suppose. If you hit up the south, you're going to get deathrock, harsh EBM, and aggro industrial.