Vegans

anjelikaferrett · August 10, 2018

How do you know somebody is a vegan? Because they tell you.

I work with two vegans, one is a decent all round good bloke - mad on Arsenal and footie generally, cockney living in north east for 30+ years. He became vegan two years ago, said it's the best thing he ever did, his health and fitness have improved. He's lost weight. His lunches look amazing and very delicious.The other is vegan and self diagnosed gluten intolerant. She had to leave the Union room this morning when me and another rep were tucking into our bacon butties because she couldn't bear it. She believes all staff canteens should be vegan and is a pain in the arse. I spent 4 days on a residential course with her and I swear if I heard the words "Can I have the gluten free vegan menu" delivered in a hectoring, demanding tone one more time I may have punched her. So maybe it depends on the individuals as to how patronising annoying or morally superior they seem to be.

canuckblue · August 10, 2018

anjelikaferrett said:
How do you know somebody is a vegan? Because they tell you.

I work with two vegans, one is a decent all round good bloke - mad on Arsenal and footie generally, cockney living in north east for 30+ years. He became vegan two years ago, said it's the best thing he ever did, his health and fitness have improved. He's lost weight. His lunches look amazing and very delicious.The other is vegan and self diagnosed gluten intolerant. She had to leave the Union room this morning when me and another rep were tucking into our bacon butties because she couldn't bear it. She believes all staff canteens should be vegan and is a pain in the arse. I spent 4 days on a residential course with her and I swear if I heard the words "Can I have the gluten free vegan menu" delivered in a hectoring, demanding tone one more time I may have punched her. So maybe it depends on the individuals as to how patronising annoying or morally superior they seem to be.

In my hometown, a restaurant owner was recentlly the target of online vegan trollers who were upset she refused to make her vegetarian eatery vegan only.
I couldn't care less what someone else wants to do in terms of food. It would be nice if everyone else felt the same way, but some can't refuse the pulpit.

PhilM · August 10, 2018

anjelikaferrett said:
. So maybe it depends on the individuals as to how patronising annoying or morally superior they seem to be.

I think this perfectly hits the nail on the head regards to my own view. I genuinely have no interest or desire to know what a person classifies themselves to be!

Nor do I have a desire to in any way impose my own beliefs on someone else, and equally I expect people to respect this and not try to impose their views on me.

Vegetarian? Great. Vegan? That's swell. Bona fide carnivore? Brilliant for you. The point is that I in all sincerity don't care as I do not see it as an issue.

My cousin is a vegan for moral reasons (I wouldn't know this unless I'd be told) and when we go out she picks her choice and there's no hurrah over it at all.

Equally, she has no issue at all sitting next to me while I tuck into my meat option, or if she's over and I'm cooking bacon etc. She makes a choice and so do I.

On the other hand, like yourself I have a vegan work colleague who has complained on numerous occasions about the smell of meat when people are cooking.

She's promptly told to FRO...

sageyefc · August 10, 2018

Prevenger17 said:
Meat tastes delicious, we just don't eat it for moral superiority reasons

The crueler the treatment the better I say, I want to taste to fear in the meat

COYBL25 · August 10, 2018

sageyefc said:
The crueler the treatment the better I say, I want to taste to fear in the meat

summerisle · August 10, 2018

PhilM said:
I think this perfectly hits the nail on the head regards to my own view. I genuinely have no interest or desire to know what a person classifies themselves to be!

Nor do I have a desire to in any way impose my own beliefs on someone else, and equally I expect people to respect this and not try to impose their views on me.

Vegetarian? Great. Vegan? That's swell. Bona fide carnivore? Brilliant for you. The point is that I in all sincerity don't care as I do not see it as an issue.

My cousin is a vegan for moral reasons (I wouldn't know this unless I'd be told) and when we go out she picks her choice and there's no hurrah over it at all.

Equally, she has no issue at all sitting next to me while I tuck into my meat option, or if she's over and I'm cooking bacon etc. She makes a choice and so do I.

On the other hand, like yourself I have a vegan work colleague who has complained on numerous occasions about the smell of meat when people are cooking.

She's promptly told to FRO...

Frown ?