I'm in Sydney,Australia,and am used to thunderstorms - occasionally they can be violent and destructive in some areas of the city.Severe lightning I find pretty unsettling - particularly as I live near the crest of a hill.
I enjoy them if I am in a safe place. Lots of lightning is quite a show. I even like our heavy rains of 4 inches or more as long as I don't have to drive in them.
@SW-User I experienced the remnants of Hurricane Frances as they passed over Ontario,when visiting Canada back in 2004 - torrential rain but nothing like "Hazel" 50 years earlier,an event that I have previously read about.