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Not likely going to 'bag dinner' being a vegetarian.... unless I actually bring a veggie burger along in a paper bag.
You are actually the only vegetarian i have ever talked to besides my cousins wife(of course she didnt seem very vegetarian-like the time i saw her inhaling peperoni pizza). I dont mean to be nosey but do vegetarians eat eggs and dairy and such or is it strictly no animal products period? Of course I am being nosey but it is proper etiquette to always claim not to be such when, in fact, you are such.
Well, some people interpret the word different ways. I know a few "vegetarians" who eat meat sometimes, which really isn't a vegetarian at all. I do eat eggs and most dairy products, just no meat, as in red meat, white meat, poultry or fish. The way I simplify it for people who aren't sure is "if it had a pulse, I don't eat it". Now "Vegans" are no animal products at all, including dairy and eggs. I've been a strict vegetarian for 25 years now without a single exception. I don't even remember what meat tastes like, I'd probably get sick if I tried to eat it, my body would not know what to do with it. I've never had fish or seafood. But when this topic comes up I always feel the need to throw out the disclaimer that I am not one of those "preachy fanatic" vegetarians! I don't tell others they shouldn't eat meat, I don't even suggest it. I just don't happen to eat it myself, but believe strongly in 'to each his own'. Sometimes if I am out to eat with a meat eating friend, they look at me all paranoid and say "are you going to get mad if I eat a burger?" To which I say, "Why the heck would I care what you eat? Are you going to get mad if I don't eat a burger?" I never understood why *some* vegetarians feel the need to shove their opinions down others' throats.
Not likely going to 'bag dinner' being a vegetarian.... unless I actually bring a veggie burger along in a paper bag.
You are actually the only vegetarian i have ever talked to besides my cousins wife(of course she didnt seem very vegetarian-like the time i saw her inhaling peperoni pizza). I dont mean to be nosey but do vegetarians eat eggs and dairy and such or is it strictly no animal products period? Of course I am being nosey but it is proper etiquette to always claim not to be such when, in fact, you are such.
Well, some people interpret the word different ways. I know a few "vegetarians" who eat meat sometimes, which really isn't a vegetarian at all. I do eat eggs and most dairy products, just no meat, as in red meat, white meat, poultry or fish. The way I simplify it for people who aren't sure is "if it had a pulse, I don't eat it". Now "Vegans" are no animal products at all, including dairy and eggs. I've been a strict vegetarian for 25 years now without a single exception. I don't even remember what meat tastes like, I'd probably get sick if I tried to eat it, my body would not know what to do with it. I've never had fish or seafood. But when this topic comes up I always feel the need to throw out the disclaimer that I am not one of those "preachy fanatic" vegetarians! I don't tell others they shouldn't eat meat, I don't even suggest it. I just don't happen to eat it myself, but believe strongly in 'to each his own'. Sometimes if I am out to eat with a meat eating friend, they look at me all paranoid and say "are you going to get mad if I eat a burger?" To which I say, "Why the heck would I care what you eat? Are you going to get mad if I don't eat a burger?" I never understood why *some* vegetarians feel the need to shove their opinions down others' throats.
