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Another bigger problem is cultural norms, that moment where your the only vegetarian at a table sucks because now sharing food with friends / SO become so much
by HaloZero 14y ago
Another bigger problem is cultural norms, that moment where your the only vegetarian at a table sucks because now sharing food with friends / SO become so much harder. I mean obviously less of an issue when you cook at home but still.
- lostlogin 14y agoI've been vegetarian all my life, 31 years. It's been a problem probably once or twice. People always expect it to be difficult, but it just isn't. The only part about it I don't like is the 60 something year old, usually male, who pops up about once a year to make lame jokes that usually somehow relate being vegetarian to being effeminate, homosexual or some such thing. And seem to think its hilarious bringing it into conversation as much as possible. This is by far the most annoying thing. I have travelled through a fair few countries and have never found it to be problematic - and I have been prepared to compromise being veetarian if it would have been rude not to when in foreign countries. I have never had to however.
- mturmon 14y agoYou have a point. I'm almost completely vegetarian (for ~20 years) and I try to avoid the issue, even if engaged about it, especially at mealtime. It leads to conversations where people argumentatively try to find logical contradictions in my decisions. It's tiresome, because I can tell where it's headed before they even start ("But, is your belt leather?") It seems more like they are trying to justify their own behaviors (which are even less well-grounded than mine), than to have a civil exchange of ideas. And it happens not just with older males, but "logical" nerds as well (of all ages). ("Homo sapiens have evolved to be omnivores." -- gosh, I never thought of that before!)