Do you vegetarians live in big cities, small towns or rural areas?

Question

I'm just curious if your environment has anything to do with your diet choices.

If you've moved around a lot then just where you lived when you chose to be a vegetarian.

veggie tart---You are NOT a vegan.

vegan kitty---you are NOT a vegan.

evilnumberlady-----you really think Lansing, Michigan is a big city??

Answer 1

I live in Miami... I don't know if it makes a big difference but maybe living in big cities might have somewhat of a difference because you are exposed to more people with different backgrounds and also more choices for food... Then again I've never lived in a small town so I could be wrong.

Answer 2

This is an interesting question. Though I am a sucker for demographics. I guess it has to do with my job. I think your environment has a lot to do with dietary choices. However, with the world growing smaller and so many people movign around to change careers I think you will see a larger descrapancy. I would venture to say that you will see more vegetarians ( I am speaking for US) on the west coast then you would see in the midwest. Now I said MORE I know there are a lot of people who are veg in the midwest or south. Not sure how many were born and bred here but a lot all the same. The main reasons for this is obviously very cultural. I agree that more people in the city are probably veg then in rural areas. I would say this more for monetary and again, cultural reasons. However, Like I said earlier the world gets smaller every day so it is an interesting point that as people move around ideals are moe widespread. I htink it is great because as I am a big advocate of being able to learn from each others differences.

Answer 3

I have lived all over Jersey but I live in a small town in PA now. I will say that my current location is practically devoid of all culture. It does make things a bit more difficult when I am looking for soy products for example but overall I try to eat a whole foods diet which makes things a bit easier. (whole foods meaning natural foods like legumes, produce, etc)

Just an observation: I have taken trips out into some of the rural areas of PA (and there are a lot of them). I have found that the farmers are more than willing to set up a deal where you pay a flat fee for produce, meat, and/or dairy (depending on what you are looking for) for the year. The goods get delivered to your door. Paying up front helps the farmers pay their bills which in turn helps to ensure that their product(s) will be available for sale.

I thought it would be interesting to point this out to show that where ever you are, even if you are a vegetarian, you can eat well if you look at the resources around you.

Answer 4

I live in sort of a "smaller big city"; St. Louis, Missouri. I say that because it's small compared to Chicago, Atlanta, etc.

I have also lived in rural areas. I was born and raised in the suburbs of St. Louis; and that's where I lived when I became vegetarian. I doubt if the place I lived had anything to do with my choice. I had wanted to be vegetarian since I was a little kid but my mother was against it. I never put it into practice until I was an adult and met some people who were members of ISKCON (Hare Krishna). I never became a member of their group but I learned about vegetarianism from them.

Answer 5

I live In Lansing, MI which is a big city. I think more city-dwellers become vegetarians just because you're more likely to find heath food stores that stock food geared towards vegetarians, so the change is easier to make.

Of course, vegetarians can be anywhere

Answer 6

I live in a small town right now but even in the big city I used to live in I didn't know any vegetarians

Answer 7

Small city of roughly 22,000....that's small for the section as that's in between to substantial cities that are approximately 60,000 each and every. we've taxis (once you're keen to attend 40 5 min. as you may desire to call for one you may no longer basically flag one down), yet no buses. We had buses growing to be up and then they went to taxis. fortunately, there is not any meters....you pay one flat fee interior city limits. we don't have a mall (there is an outlet mall 7 miles away), and have a Wal-Mart Supercenter, Shopko, and various eating places, bars, and churches.....there's a bar or a church on each and every nook of this dang city.

Answer 8

mmm i think more in big cities. i live in a very small town and i do know one vegetarian. i think that in small town people usually just grow up eating meat. usually small towns are farming town, so half of the population raise the cows and pigs that are sent to be meat, and the other half just kinda was always raised that way and they kinda understand more that, thats what the cows were raised for. i think that when a little kid from the city goes by a farm and see cows they just kinda think wow, look at all the pretty cows. but people like me have pretty much always understood what was going to happen to those pretty cows.

Answer 9

I live in a big city. I don't know if it's got anything to do with it. I also know a veggie who lives in a rural area. Interesting question, though.


Go vegan!

Answer 10

Rural... very, very rural. 35 miles to the nearest shred of civilization which is only a small "truck stop" type of town.

It's difficult being a vegetarian out here, what with the wide selection of restaurants and supermarkets available. WalMart isn't exactly a veggie-friendly place either...

My location had little to do with my diet choice. My occupation and lifestyle, though, had everything to do with it.