Guest guest Posted January 23, 2004 Report Share Posted January 23, 2004 I ordered a vegetarian pizza after I'd been a veggie for like 1 week. The pizzadude and I do some smalltalk while he fixes my dinner and he asks me for how long I've been a vegetarian. I reply a week and he bursts out laughing. But you gotta start somewhere. Or somewhen, to be exact But people have much more respect for you if you say you've been a vegetarian for 1 year, rather than 1 week or 1 month. Have you other tried this as well? Not being taken seriously when you're a newbie? My mum of course thought: " oh that's just a phase. That'll pass. You can't live without meat. " Well, this phase have now been 3½ years And I am still alive, so it IS possible to live without meat! Which she obviously realises now =) Have a nice weekend everyone Pernille ===== " They throw the best damn parties at the rim of hell " " What are you afraid of? It's only rock and roll... " LPW/ ______________________ Messenger - Communicate instantly... " Ping " your friends today! Download Messenger Now http://uk.messenger./download/index.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 23, 2004 Report Share Posted January 23, 2004 I've often noticed this, and I think it is completely unfair- One time someone asked me if I miss hamburgers, and if I ever liked them. I said, " Yeah, I loved them " . He replies " Aha! so you did eat meat! " As if the fact I ever ate it makes my return to meateating inevitable. How long you are a vegetarian has nothing to do with how committed you are to the ethics or desire to live a healthier lifestyle. I've met / heard of plenty of people being strict vegans and then all of sudden they're eating meat and buying leather with no concern about animal welfare or their health. And there's people who like to call themselves vegetarian, but don't have problems with " White meat " which makes it really confusing for everyone. Sadly, I've even seen the occasional person who will use the fact they've been vegetarian for X number of years as the reason why they are the ultimate authority on all animal rights issues. I did a year or more of reading about vegetarianism and trying veggie foods before I officially went veggie. You're right, everyone has to start somewhere. This is just another way the meateating masses try to deter people from going vegetarian. Less vegetarians, means less guilt for them when they bite into a BigMac. And yet, they act like we're the ones in some creepy tofu cult. , Pernille Pedersen <uma181> wrote: > I ordered a vegetarian pizza after I'd been a veggie > for like 1 week. The pizzadude and I do some smalltalk > while he fixes my dinner and he asks me for how long > I've been a vegetarian. I reply a week and he bursts > out laughing. > > But you gotta start somewhere. Or somewhen, to be > exact > But people have much more respect for you if you say > you've been a vegetarian for 1 year, rather than 1 > week or 1 month. > > Have you other tried this as well? Not being taken > seriously when you're a newbie? > > My mum of course thought: " oh that's just a phase. > That'll pass. You can't live without meat. " > > Well, this phase have now been 3½ years And I am > still alive, so it IS possible to live without meat! > Which she obviously realises now =) > > Have a nice weekend everyone > > Pernille > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 23, 2004 Report Share Posted January 23, 2004 That's a great story, Pernille! Thanks for the laugh. Yes, people did scoff at me when I was a newbie, too. But you gave me a devilish idea now. I think next time I am asked how long I have been a veggie I will tell them " 10 minutes " . *lol* ~ feral ~ O where will I get a gude sailor, To take my helm in hand, Till I get up to the tall top-mast, To see if I can spy land? ~ 'The Ballad of Sir Patrick Spens', Scots folk song ~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~> , Pernille Pedersen <uma181> wrote: > I ordered a vegetarian pizza after I'd been a veggie > for like 1 week. The pizzadude and I do some smalltalk > while he fixes my dinner and he asks me for how long > I've been a vegetarian. I reply a week and he bursts > out laughing. > > But you gotta start somewhere. Or somewhen, to be > exact > But people have much more respect for you if you say > you've been a vegetarian for 1 year, rather than 1 > week or 1 month. > > Have you other tried this as well? Not being taken > seriously when you're a newbie? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 24, 2004 Report Share Posted January 24, 2004 Or if you want to be a real smart ass, ask them how long they've been a meateater. , " Feral " <terebinthus> wrote: > That's a great story, Pernille! > Thanks for the laugh. > Yes, people did scoff at me when I was a newbie, too. > But you gave me a devilish idea now. I think next > time I am asked how long I have been a veggie > I will tell them " 10 minutes " . *lol* > > ~ feral ~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 25, 2004 Report Share Posted January 25, 2004 If?! Of course I want to be a real smart ass. *lol* Good idea. :::makes another mental note::: ~ feral ~ Something opens our wings. Something makes boredom and hurt disappear. Someone fills the cup in front of us. We taste only sacredness. ~Jelaluddin Rumi [translated by Coleman Barks] ~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~> , " dave " <dave4sale> wrote: > Or if you want to be a real smart ass, ask them how long they've been > a meateater. > > , " Feral " > <terebinthus> wrote: > > But you gave me a devilish idea now. I think next > > time I am asked how long I have been a veggie > > I will tell them " 10 minutes " . *lol* > > > > ~ feral ~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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