5 things we, vegetarians, hear a lot... and aren't happy about it.
Note: Following list is based on my own personal experience. Other vegetarians might feel different about said topic.
5 things we, vegetarians, hear a lot...
and aren't happy about it,
so, please, don't say them...
to me anyway
(I don't mind friendly teasing... from my friends.)
(If it stays friendly.)
1. "Do you know that, as a vegetarian, you don't get enough proteins/vitamines/animal insides?"
A classic one. I guess I'm lucky it's not followed by famous "and you're gonna die in young age!" that some veggies seem to encounter. Even without this "special addition", it's unpleasant, rude and pretty silly from people, who obviously know nothing about what exactly I might be missing if I were careless about my eating habits, and just throw a random substance which has nothing to do with reality. You know, I happen to know more about my food than you do. Weird, huh?
2. "You'll get wiser when you grow up."
While the first one is popular at any age, this one's perticulary common among adults. When you stop eating meat at fourteen, you get to hear that a lot from your parents, grandparents and doctors. Youre vegetarianism? See, it's actually a phase. Not just vegetarianism. You think you're queer, childfree or a penguin lover? Wrong! You'll get over it once you grow up.
Notice that this phrase is devoted exclusively to minorities. Try to tell straight people it comes with age. You'll be accused of trying to turn them gay.
Not them, they are just trying to be helpful. Duh!
3. "If there were only you and a pig left on Earth, would you it?"
Gee, I don't know! If you and another person were the only one left, what would you eat? When the apocalypse comes, beep me. Till then, I don't need to know your potential behavious in an extreme, life-threatening situation, so don't ask me about mine. And no, your ifs won't make me a worse vegetarian.
4. "The sausage isn't made of real meat. You can eat it!"
Explonation: in the Czech Republic, the low-cost sausage is mostly made of stuff like poultry remains, flour and soya.
I swear, I hear this way too often. Like today, for example. Okay, how is this a valid reason I should re-start eating sausage? It's dumb at most. I don't want to eat sausage. Nuff said.
5. "You don't..." / "You do..." / "You are..." / "You aren't" / "Your food suck" // "... because you're a vegetarian!"
Prejudices, yay! You're a vegetarian therefore you are this and that and a weirdo anyway. (Think But I'm Cheerleader. Or not. I don't really remember the movie.) Vegetarianism is the only thing that defines you and we make sure to bring it up any time possible... if we bother to speak to you at all.
Oh, and you are stupid for not eating the delicious meat! Your food? Yuck!
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So, that's it, I guess. *never knows how to end a post* See ya!
5 things we, vegetarians, hear a lot...
and aren't happy about it,
so, please, don't say them...
to me anyway
(I don't mind friendly teasing... from my friends.)
(If it stays friendly.)
1. "Do you know that, as a vegetarian, you don't get enough proteins/vitamines/animal insides?"
A classic one. I guess I'm lucky it's not followed by famous "and you're gonna die in young age!" that some veggies seem to encounter. Even without this "special addition", it's unpleasant, rude and pretty silly from people, who obviously know nothing about what exactly I might be missing if I were careless about my eating habits, and just throw a random substance which has nothing to do with reality. You know, I happen to know more about my food than you do. Weird, huh?
2. "You'll get wiser when you grow up."
While the first one is popular at any age, this one's perticulary common among adults. When you stop eating meat at fourteen, you get to hear that a lot from your parents, grandparents and doctors. Youre vegetarianism? See, it's actually a phase. Not just vegetarianism. You think you're queer, childfree or a penguin lover? Wrong! You'll get over it once you grow up.
Notice that this phrase is devoted exclusively to minorities. Try to tell straight people it comes with age. You'll be accused of trying to turn them gay.
Not them, they are just trying to be helpful. Duh!
3. "If there were only you and a pig left on Earth, would you it?"
Gee, I don't know! If you and another person were the only one left, what would you eat? When the apocalypse comes, beep me. Till then, I don't need to know your potential behavious in an extreme, life-threatening situation, so don't ask me about mine. And no, your ifs won't make me a worse vegetarian.
4. "The sausage isn't made of real meat. You can eat it!"
Explonation: in the Czech Republic, the low-cost sausage is mostly made of stuff like poultry remains, flour and soya.
I swear, I hear this way too often. Like today, for example. Okay, how is this a valid reason I should re-start eating sausage? It's dumb at most. I don't want to eat sausage. Nuff said.
5. "You don't..." / "You do..." / "You are..." / "You aren't" / "Your food suck" // "... because you're a vegetarian!"
Prejudices, yay! You're a vegetarian therefore you are this and that and a weirdo anyway. (Think But I'm Cheerleader. Or not. I don't really remember the movie.) Vegetarianism is the only thing that defines you and we make sure to bring it up any time possible... if we bother to speak to you at all.
Oh, and you are stupid for not eating the delicious meat! Your food? Yuck!
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So, that's it, I guess. *never knows how to end a post* See ya!