Guest guest Posted April 19, 2002 Report Share Posted April 19, 2002 Hi Lesley Sounds like the wedding was a bit of a disaster! The smoke issue is really bad for you now, so I would be very selective of what events you decide to go to in the future. Its a shame that you didn't have much selection of vegan food still, at least you had some (I suppose!). Its like when I was vegetarian (this doesn't even apply to vegans!!!) and in restaurants/pubs there would be one vegetarian option on the menu, and pages and pages of meat/fish dishes. It was like *if you're a vegetarian, you'll like this*. Which is totally untrue! Did you say anything to the groom about his passion for hare coursing? I guess it would have been a bit tricky at his own wedding. I wouldn't go anywhere near him if I knew him, for fear that I would rant and rave about it! Hare coursing is wicked and there isn't even a reason unlike the excuses given for chasing and murdering foxes and stags. Hare coursing is just done for fun - I used to work for someone who enjoyed it as well. My party last week was good because there were lots of salads and fruits on offer for me, but that's the sort of food I enjoy. You would have probably found this boring. I'm one of those vegans who actually does prefer lettuce leaves! Janey x - " Lesley Dove " <Lesley Friday, April 19, 2002 11:48 AM RE: Hey Janey > > One reason not to mix too much with animal-eaters, you won't end up > offending them by refusing their food if you don't get that matey with them > in the first place! > > Gawd, the family wedding we attended was awful, when they offered sparkling > wine for the toast, Paul asked for proper champagne as an alternative. He > asked to buy a bottle, as he was sure champagne is vegan whereas the wine > might not be, and was treated as some sort of posh snob by the pub staff for > asking, as they did not have champagne! It was a pub, and you would expect > them to have some. It was in Winsford which is full of scousers, and at that > pub they seem to be inverted snobs who on principle don't have champagne. > For the record my husband is Liverpool-born. There is no excuse for them not > having ready salted crisps or peanuts though. Of the wedding food, which was > quite a spread, we did get hummus, salad, rice salad and pasta salad, all > quite unseasoned, but everyone else got all manner of sandwiches, sausage > rolls, vol-au-vents, and desserts too! Should not be too hard to get in some > cheatin ham or mushroom pate or scheese, or vegan sausages, you would have > thought, since they had heaps of notice there would be vegans there. I was > mostly not impressed with the fact that they didn't even have a vegan > dessert, since they were taking the trouble to make lots of desserts anyway, > it should have not been a problem to make one that was vegan. Am I expecting > too much to expect something comparable to what the animal-eaters get? > The worst thing was we overheard the groom talking to some friends about the > possibility of arranging to go to the races (dogs or horses) or > hare-coursing, I was very upset and Paul was also quite shocked to hear him > say this, and I just wish I had not gone to his wedding. My aunt has married > this man, who is clearly a cruel and inhumane monster, worse than most > animal eaters as he supports hare coursing. Besides the reception was very > smoky and I was quite ill for several days afterwards. I would have not gone > on principle if I had known he was a fan of hare coursing. > > Lesley > > > > slg edith [slgedith] > 19 April 2002 10:27 > > Hey Janey > > > Hello? Is that the same Janey who came crying on the board after she ate egg > product cos she didn't want to upset her neighbours or whatever and I said > *Hey girl, don't feel so bad*? > > We both recognised that we made mistakes but we didn't just give up on our > veganism like this je*k-off, right? > > Peace > > Edith > xx > > > > > " Janey " <janey > > > > > >Re: Public opinion has affected me > >Thu, 18 Apr 2002 20:18:13 +0100 > > > >Your memory has let you down again I see! I don't remember anyone calling > >you a sad bastard when you lapsed due to peer pressure, or drunkiness or > >whatever. > > > >Janey > >x > > > >- > > " slg edith " <slgedith > > > >Thursday, April 18, 2002 2:02 PM > >Re: Public opinion has affected me > > > > > > > Sad bastard. > > > > > > > > > > " djules_75 " <djules_75 > > > > > > > > > > > > Public opinion has affected me > > > >Thu, 18 Apr 2002 10:18:33 -0000 > > > > > > > >Well I just ate a fried chicken's egg today, because of paranoia, > > > >peer pressure, my physics teacher telling me I should eat 'proper' > > > >food, I also read from two sources that according to scientists my > > > >blood group (0) means I should be eating mainly meat + dairy. I think > > > >I've been getting a bit religious about veganism recently, and too > > > >hung up about superstition, I wanted to eat the egg to prove to > > > >myself that I still have the choice, and to see what it was like, and > > > >to throw off any hatred that I still keep inside against meat-eaters, > > > >because I sometimes find it very hard to live with them. > > > > > > > > > _______________ > > > MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: > > > http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~ info ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > Please remember that the above is only the opinion of the author, > > > there may be another side to the story you have not heard. > > > --------------------------- > > > Was this message Off Topic? Did you know? 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Guest guest Posted April 19, 2002 Report Share Posted April 19, 2002 > least you had some (I suppose!). Its like when I was vegetarian (this > doesn't even apply to vegans!!!) and in restaurants/pubs > there would be one > vegetarian option on the menu, and pages and pages of > meat/fish dishes. It it still is like that .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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