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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Op, how often do you ask people why they don't eat meat? I'm a vegetarian. Over the years, I've had so many people ASK me why I don't eat meat, then get all defensive and huffy with me about why humans should eat meat. In my younger years, I felt the need to stand up for my beliefs, thereby becoming preachy. Now days I don't engage. It's very strange. It's like somebody asking you why you don't like XYZ restaurant, then getting all bent out of shape about it. Dude, why did you ask me about it if you can't handle the answer?

For those who think vegans are preachy, pay closer attention to what you're saying to them. [/quote]

Yeah I think some people are just....preachy.  I’ve run into more meat eaters who are preachy to me about why I should be eating meat (I’m a vegetarian, not a vegan) or that I’m not legit because I still eat dairy products.  I had a college roommate, who was on the Atkins diet at the time FWIW, who insisted that if he couldn’t do a full vegan diet he wouldn’t make any modifications at all. He’d nitpick me over everything- I buy all vegan shoes except at the time I had leather running shoes because I just couldn’t find good non-leather running shoes. He’d remind me of it all the time. It was so bizarre.

I did join a vegetarian meetup group when I first moved to the area and had a couple vegans try to convince me to go vegan, but most were accepting of variations of vegetarianism.   Again there are just some people across the spectrum who cannot fathom differing beliefs/opinions from their own.[/quote]

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