My friend made an immoral mistake last night. He ate escargo!! What is worse is that he said he liked it. I told him how immoral that act was, but he acted like he didn't care. He said that escargo are insects not animals and he thought it was fine and was going to try grubs next! He went vegan two months ago, when I presurred him into it. I am very successful at vegan persuasion. Should I disown him as a friend for being so immoral?
2007-11-21 02:36:40 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Vegetarian & Vegan
If they were battery snails, i suggest you subject your ex-friend to a slow death by boiling in garlic butter.
If they were freerange organic snails, i would suggest you just protest his house for a year.
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2007-11-21 02:47:46 · answer #1 · answered by Michael H 7 · 8⤊ 1⤋
I don't see anything immoral to that. and I should'nt persuade him just because I just really dont see any problem to that. This is nothing compare what they show you the show fear factor. this is actually food. I tried this long time ago and actually love it. in some other country this is a delicacy and its verry good. I have seen many Americans critisize them but also have seen Americans loving eating them. This not only apply to this particular insect or whatever you call it.
Also a lesson I add for you and others that might disagree with me is If someones food is doesnt look good on you, Dont talk s##t until you try it yourself. TRY it! if you dont then leave it alone cause you can offened somebody and this can be a reason of violence.
You should try it. Thanx
2007-11-21 10:50:46 · answer #2 · answered by mrNiceguy 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
escargo is not an insect. it is a snail, which is a gastropod. This means they are indeed animals. If he doesnt want to be vegan, dont pressure him to be. It'd be like us telling you that you can only eat meat or else we would disown you (had you been out friend).
2007-11-22 19:05:28 · answer #3 · answered by ulri6129 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not knowing the rules of vegan, I cannot help with the escargot part of your question, but I can tell you that sometimes people who feel pressured to do something often will do it, but not with their whole hearts being in it. What if you had a friend who was more persuasive than you and you were pressured into eating meat? Wouldn't you feel like rebelling?
Give your friend a break and let him be who he is. Pressuring your friends is a fast way to lose them, and if you disown him, he may not feel like he's lost a friend, but weight is off his shoulders.
2007-11-21 10:44:31 · answer #4 · answered by nellyemh 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Sometimes when something like that happens you have to just let it go. You should be proud that he even lasted two months as a vegan. Ive been a vegetarian my whole life, Ive never had meat. When i tell people this they ask me how i can live with out it. By that i think that people love meat. Let it slide but if he wants to try another "insect" put your foot down.
2007-11-21 10:42:39 · answer #5 · answered by Irish Girl 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Seems like you put a lot of pressure on your friend to become vegan. Did you ever ask him/her whether he/she is ok with vegan food? Of course it is not easy to stay away from meat at the beginning and it needs a strong control on yourself. Try to explain that everything that has a heart is a life. Sounds like he/she used the word insect instead of animal so that he can try. I means he is not in heart accepting the veganism. Veganism does not say just to avoid meat. It's everything that comes from living creatures anyhow.
2007-11-21 10:45:47 · answer #6 · answered by hope 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Oh Ash. What is a moral lass like yourself hampered by these horrible immoral people. Let me recall, in the past week you had that horrid hag who had pet sea monkeys, a friend who took a shell from an island with barnacles on it, this guy and last but not least the landlord with the paint with animal byproducts in it. Hard to believe this could happen all in such a short period of time.
Maybe you need to move away from all of these immoral fools.
Hey Me! What is up? I am seen bits and pieces about this debate between you adn Michael H. I don't understand, did I miss something?
2007-11-21 11:57:21 · answer #7 · answered by traceilicious 4 · 3⤊ 2⤋
In my opinion, pressuring people into following your beliefs is the immoral act. I am a proud meat eater. I don't think you are immoral for believing what you believe, so I think it is wrong for you to think that I am because I choose to eat meat. I think the best thing for him is that you disown him as a friend. I think he'd be better off without a friend like you.
2007-11-21 10:41:58 · answer #8 · answered by dmg1969 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
THIS IS NOT A REAL POST. This person (“Ashley”) posts comments on here all the time saying horrible things in an attempt to make vegetarians and vegans look bad. Why? I have no idea. But PLEASE don't take this crap seriously. He or she is just trying to cause trouble.
2007-11-23 19:17:00 · answer #9 · answered by b 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's great that you are committed to being a vegan, but you can't pressure others into it.
If you want to end a friendship because of this issue, then do it. You don't need anyone's permission.
I have many friends who do things I wouldn't do, but it's the friendship that's most important...not their habits. If their habits don't affect me, then I tell them my opinion and leave it at that.
2007-11-21 10:43:34 · answer #10 · answered by Cooking Engineer (CE) 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋