ATC can't force a visual on you. You have to have the preceding traffic or, if there is no preceding traffic, the airport in sight. If you don't want a visual, don't say you have it in sight.
It's a lot of fun to play with ATC if you know how. For example, if cleared for a GPS approach, and it offends you as a professional because you know it is only because you're a foreign airline, simply accept the GPS approach but fly the final approach visually. There's no way ATC will be any the wiser.
Similarly, if you know ATC is just ITCHING to give you a visual, when he asks if you have XYZ in sight, say "negative" and if he says, "report it in sight," say, "Roger," and just wait, sooner or later he has to clear for some sort of instrument approach.
Another thing, if cleared for a visual, there's nothing that says you can't use an approach in your box.
I understand getting all sweaty if you're running out of gas or there's a whole bunch of bad weather all around or something, but sweating because of a clearance??? I don't get it.
If you're not having fun, you're doing it wrong.