Anonymous wrote:Haven’t read the other thread, but being vegan makes it extraordinary difficult to prepare dishes. It’s not as simple as providing meat free options. Butter, milk, cheese all are bases in many recipes.

I don’t want to use fake butter and fake cheese.

Anonymous wrote:Have you tried the food? A lot of it is gross.

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Anonymous wrote:Folks need someone or something to fixate on. And then make it the other persons fault.

+1 They think being vegan is a sign of mental illness but they think it's perfectly sane to hate vegans. They are nuts.

No one here is saying they hate vegans. And there are a lot of people posting some stories about vegans who have done some weird and funny things.

People like me are saying that vegans are vegans because they have a mental illness and they use food control as an unhealthy coping mechanism. The veganism is a symptom of the illness.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm a vegetarian, so I can somewhat relate. Someone says "you gotta try lunch at Porky's BBQ," I say "oh I'm not a fan of bbq but I'll tell my husband." Fine. But often, people will press (goes for any subject matter), to a point either right away or later in the conversation, I need to say I'm a vegetarian. My declaration doesn't come out of nowhere. It's part of the general conversation of "you really should go to Porky's even if you don't love bbq, they have burgers too, oh speaking of good burgers, have you tried Burger Hut..."

Conversation with my vegan friend include the same thing. I say ",OMG I Love that pizza place, their crust is the best, " and she might respond" I agree, but I wish they'd offer a vegan pizza. "

As you can imagine, the naturally occurring mention of vegan/vegetarianism often spurs more questions about how long have you been vegetarian, why are you, don't you miss burgers how do you get your vitamins? And next thing you know, you're accused of being one of those people who can't shut up about their diet.

You’re…not who we’re talking about. I don’t know how many times it’s been pointed out, but I’ll say it again: Not all vegans are super-annoying. There are many vegans who are welcome in my home for dinner because they are gracious, helpful guests. That said, what do you expect your friend to do about the pizza place not offering a vegan pizza? If you don’t want to go there for dinner, fine. But if someone is just saying they love a restaurant, you can say something positive and not Make It About Vegan Options.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm a vegetarian, so I can somewhat relate. Someone says "you gotta try lunch at Porky's BBQ," I say "oh I'm not a fan of bbq but I'll tell my husband." Fine. But often, people will press (goes for any subject matter), to a point either right away or later in the conversation, I need to say I'm a vegetarian. My declaration doesn't come out of nowhere. It's part of the general conversation of "you really should go to Porky's even if you don't love bbq, they have burgers too, oh speaking of good burgers, have you tried Burger Hut..."

Conversation with my vegan friend include the same thing. I say ",OMG I Love that pizza place, their crust is the best, " and she might respond" I agree, but I wish they'd offer a vegan pizza. "

As you can imagine, the naturally occurring mention of vegan/vegetarianism often spurs more questions about how long have you been vegetarian, why are you, don't you miss burgers how do you get your vitamins? And next thing you know, you're accused of being one of those people who can't shut up about their diet.

You’re…not who we’re talking about. I don’t know how many times it’s been pointed out, but I’ll say it again: Not all vegans are super-annoying. There are many vegans who are welcome in my home for dinner because they are gracious, helpful guests. That said, what do you expect your friend to do about the pizza place not offering a vegan pizza? If you don’t want to go there for dinner, fine. But if someone is just saying they love a restaurant, you can say something positive and not Make It About Vegan Options.

I'm sorry, but this thread is specifically about telling anecdotes about annoying vegans to prove that vegans are annoying. So now someone who is explaining it from the other side is suddenly, "You're...not who we're talking about."?? How convenient.

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Anonymous wrote:Folks need someone or something to fixate on. And then make it the other persons fault.

+1 They think being vegan is a sign of mental illness but they think it's perfectly sane to hate vegans. They are nuts.

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Anonymous wrote:Do vegans host and offer meat dishes when their guests eat meat and dairy? Or do you only serve vegan dishes?

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Anonymous wrote:People with special diets always call a lot of attention to themselves. Whether it's Celiac or vegetarian or vegan or pescatarian, you always have to hear about what they eat, never mind if you are at their house. At work all the executives have special diets and heaven forbid they don't get their pescatarian entree or their steel cut oatmeal, heads will roll. I once saw my boss BERATE a server because his fish came with some kind of oil on it instead of plain.

Eat what you want I just don't want to have to worry about it, hear about it, just bring your own damn lunch then

Anonymous wrote:Folks need someone or something to fixate on. And then make it the other persons fault.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm a vegetarian, so I can somewhat relate. Someone says "you gotta try lunch at Porky's BBQ," I say "oh I'm not a fan of bbq but I'll tell my husband." Fine. But often, people will press (goes for any subject matter), to a point either right away or later in the conversation, I need to say I'm a vegetarian. My declaration doesn't come out of nowhere. It's part of the general conversation of "you really should go to Porky's even if you don't love bbq, they have burgers too, oh speaking of good burgers, have you tried Burger Hut..."

Conversation with my vegan friend include the same thing. I say ",OMG I Love that pizza place, their crust is the best, " and she might respond" I agree, but I wish they'd offer a vegan pizza. "

As you can imagine, the naturally occurring mention of vegan/vegetarianism often spurs more questions about how long have you been vegetarian, why are you, don't you miss burgers how do you get your vitamins? And next thing you know, you're accused of being one of those people who can't shut up about their diet.

You’re…not who we’re talking about. I don’t know how many times it’s been pointed out, but I’ll say it again: Not all vegans are super-annoying. There are many vegans who are welcome in my home for dinner because they are gracious, helpful guests. That said, what do you expect your friend to do about the pizza place not offering a vegan pizza? If you don’t want to go there for dinner, fine. But if someone is just saying they love a restaurant, you can say something positive and not Make It About Vegan Options.

Anonymous wrote:My problem is that people should discreetly eat whatever they wish without making a spectacle of themselves or inconveniencing others. Hosts should not be expected to cater to every dietary preference. If you have a wacko diet, put some almonds in your purse and hush.

I was raised vegetarian in the South, and I was taught to eat what was put before me - including meat. Manners should trump all. In the case of a deathly allergy, bring your own food.