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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So, I've been vegetarian basically my whole life. Stopped eating red meat when I was 6, quit chicken at 18.

When I was in my early 30s, I lived overseas someplace where getting real veg food was very difficult. I started eating fish again. I moved back stateside and kept eating it a little.

I still call myself vegetarian, because it's easiest. I don't feel like having a long conversation with every damn person I meet about what pescatarian means, why I eat this fish and not that one, etc etc etc. Vegetarian is the easiest way to describe my diet.

I understand that there's some people on the veg side and others on the meat side who'd get snotty about me calling myself veg. But, you know what, I've had this diet for so long now that I don't feel the need to please anyone with it. It's who I am, and I actually don't care if they like my language or not.[/quote]

+1 Thank you. This is exactly me. Vegetarian since 15, but started eating fish a bit when I lived overseas in my late 20's because it could be hard to find vegetarian foods. I'll explain to people who ask sincerely why I occasionally eat some fish and not others. But really, I don't particularly care if someone gets bent out of shape when I call myself a vegetarian. If I have the option, I'll eat vegetarian at a restaurant or someone's house, but I'd frankly rather have a nice filet of sustainable, wild-caught, Pacific salmon than have a side salad for dinner.[/quote]

I just don't understand this, or why the need to (falsely) call/identify yourself as vegetarian.

I eat 100% vegetarian at home, don't eat meat unless it's served somewhere (like a dinner party), or special occasions. Meat is not a regular part of my diet, but I still don't say "I"m vegetarian" because that just isn't true. It's an incorrect label, and I think does a disservice to those who really are actually vegetarian. 
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