Isnt it irritating.. people need to keep their eyes on their own plate and not worry about what others eat.... Sorry.. I just had to vent...
2006-11-04 15:56:04 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Vegetarian & Vegan
No worries, I am with you. It is indeed irritating. It's especially irritating when the same people are making the comments time after time. It makes me realize that something must be bothering them--either guilt, ignorance to a new concept, or perhaps both. If that was not the case, they wouldn't feel the need to talk about it so often. It is curious to me how people can become so offended by what other people eat. Does it honestly matter if someone chooses not to eat meat? If someone chose not to eat cherries, would people go insane over it? Most likely not, because that is their option. The same should go with choosing not to eat meat, yet people find this horrific and appalling. At least I eat feeling clean instead of depressed for a murder. Just ignore the rude comments, as they are most likely a cry of guilt.
2006-11-04 16:17:37 · answer #1 · answered by housesoftheholy90 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
ugh...yes. And I agree with the guy who commented about the restaurants. It takes everything in my power not to roll my eyes when I get offered a salad and baked potato. I had an awesome meal at a Longhorn Steakhouse once though of grilled asparagus and a smoked sweet potato!
My daughter gets asked stuff, since it came up at school that I was a vegetarian. They have been doing a unit on nutrition, and so this monday I am going so that they can ask ME questions about it-I'm pretty excited! :- )
2006-11-05 04:20:04 · answer #2 · answered by just say julie baba baaaah 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I totally agree honey some of them are shocking and they take GREAT delight in pointing it out loudly! They scoff and sneer and say things like 'What you need is a nice bit of beef etc...' or 'eat normally, woman where's the meat'??? 'Er, newsflash I have lived for 12 years w/o it!!!!'
Don't get me wrong not all omnivores are this sad, can you imagine if we gave them all the '5 years worth of undigested meat speech..'?? How happy would they be!!
Then there is our little demon, on here!!! His only good point is that he is not identical twins!!!!
2006-11-05 05:50:34 · answer #3 · answered by Andielep 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes it is irritating! And people do ask me stupid questions! Housesoft has said similar to what I was going to say. Well there is however a difference.. I don't let irritaters get away with it
if they bug me for being a vegetarian then I bug them calling them eaters of murdered blod flesh cause that's what animals are! I sometimes even go as far to say if You are going to eat meat then why don't you eat yourself? are you not meat? I sometimes even call them a bully for eating meat if they are horrendous with picking on me being a vegetarian! Such nitpickers are as bad as those that accuse one of being gay or fag or
whatever!
2006-11-04 20:07:21 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I do. It is very irritating. People try to challenge me and get me to justify why I am a vegetarian. Why are they so worried about it? They act as if I've committed a crime or something.
2006-11-04 17:08:40 · answer #5 · answered by UVRay 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Yup.Pple will ask whether you'll get full eating veggies only, or will you de-nutrinised?!
I've learnt to ignore them coz, probably they lack understanding on the goodness and benefits of being a vegetarian.
Cheers, my fren
2006-11-04 16:17:54 · answer #6 · answered by rinoao 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
lol! don't get irritated about it!
those people are either just curious or plain stupid!
be patient and answer them politely or u can always use humour to ease the tension!
wha you're doing as a veggie/vegan is great!
u shud be the one who is feeling like a winner !
2006-11-04 18:36:26 · answer #7 · answered by yunalescax2 2 · 3⤊ 1⤋
I've been a vegetarian for 35 years now and it doesn't get any easier. And will restaurants please vary their vegetarian menus. No more vegetable lasagne, veggie burgers and penne pasta!!!!
2006-11-05 03:45:22 · answer #8 · answered by Sue S 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
YES, I don't annoy them because they eat meat, so they should shut up.
2006-11-05 06:03:44 · answer #9 · answered by flores.alaranjadas 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
hi mommy!
wel i happen to be an indian, n most of the indian population is veggie, so v dont really face wat ur talkin abt.. its absolutely normal for us.. earlier NON-VEG guys used to hear stuff lik tat actually!! but now, more n more ppl here r convertin to non-veg, so even de dont feel out of place or hear such ****.. bein veg/non-veg, both r now normal things in india..
but ya, my family is veg, but my dad is non veg, so he keeps tellin us "u ppl, wat joy do u get outta eatin grass?? u shud taste chicken, shrimp, lobsters.........."n he goes on, n v shut our ears!!
;-)
2006-11-04 21:01:23 · answer #10 · answered by kozizi 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋