Misconception about veganism

[toodlepipsky]

I don't know about the situation in other countries of the world, but in my wee country, I often get responses from people that make it clear that people don't really know what being vegan means

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[nyghtinggail]

One of my professors (!) in my university once mentioned vegans as people who won't take western medicines, but instead take only herbal and homeopathic stuff.

I've heard this before, I think it comes from those who won't use anything that is animal tested... which is a lot of it.

At the same time, I know of vegans who won't use traditional toilets because the wax seal is from bees.

[toodlepipsky]

Wax seal? Where? (I'm not asking because of the veganism, I'm just wondering where it is)

The vegan and animal rights forum we have in my country has all kinds of people and one of them actually asked a farmer why he's using a type of hornet to pollinate his fields and asked us in the forum is that's animal exploitation...

[nyghtinggail]

Between the bowl and the tank. And from the bowl to the drain pipe.
http://www.hammerzone.com/archives/bath/fixt_repair/toilet/wax_ring/replace.htm

[toodlepipsky]

It's actually made of rubber here...LOL

[nyghtinggail]

That's neat, where is here?

[nyghtinggail]

Israel?

[toodlepipsky]

Yup :)