Is it normal to be a vegan and have people think you are a food snob?

the people at work think i'm weird or a food snob 'cause i hardly ever take lunch with them, i'm the only one that's vegan...

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  • jessicia16

    being vegan is like wearing a short skirt ... you gotta WEAR it ! , not keep pulling it down always paranoid its slipping up etc :)

    I'm vegan too and can relate in some past ways , just be very confidant... anyway the big plus is your more beautiful , wont get cancer and have nothing to feel any shame about :)

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    • mae94

      this is exactly true :):) well said.
      me am born vegan , so cant comment on the social aspect since its common in my culture ~ but staying in canada I had no negative comments from friends, only respect.

      i don't see why you cant eat lunch with friends tho.. maybe they think your a snob! not a food snob hehe

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    • vSlay3r

      Geting cancer from meat is as likley to happen as geting cancer from eating a rubber duck

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  • Fartyr

    I was a vegan once and people acted like jerks, even my parents. They thought I was trying to be all "holier than thou" or something. It pissed me off.

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  • sportsmom

    They should respect your food preference, but maybe you could still eat with them, just bring your own food?

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  • Abtanazahx

    Yes. But that's fine. Stick to your morals. Also you should call them on their shit and make sure they know that they are murderers.

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    • iHatemF

      This is a normal cycle. It's like saying that tigers who kills a deer is a murderer. WTF? We're all trying to survive here.

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  • whyhellothere

    I'm a vegetarian. And I get the same thing. My friends look at me weird and they think Im a veg because I want to be cool or get thin. None of which is the case though.. I just tune them out.

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  • sherry

    You are smarter than they are are. You do what you want. I eat very little meat and never red meat.

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  • godly

    vegans are stupid!!!

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  • ladyday

    you can't really be an animal lover when you eat them. That's so fucking hypocritical. You wouldn't eat your cat, so why is it any different if you eat an animal you didn't know?
    People who are against veganism only act that way because they either don't understand it or they feel guilty about their own choices.
    It's stupid and immature to judge someone based on their diet. It's just a preference.

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  • Ugh! Sorry but just eat meat. Even major animal lovers eat it. I'm one of the biggest animal lovers

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  • vSlay3r

    How do u do it
    I only eat meat prity much and have been at hospital

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  • Flopper9000

    Vegan or not people thought I was a food snob any ways because I dispised fast food and other junk food.

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  • theologian

    I tried vegen food, it's nice, but to improve on vegan food, normalise it, don't make it weird. I recommend for a stroganoff sliced mushrooms, 2 teaspoons of worcestorshire sauce, a tablesp. of tomato puree, 1 tablespoon of Vegemite, water, rice milk mixed with some wine vinegar and barley flour (3 ingredients replace sour cream), and serve with fettucini, this will taste great, normal, and I'm sure it will taste meaty.

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  • TyLee

    I'm vegan too! And some people don't respect it but some do.

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  • U can still have lunch w them, just bc u dont eat what they do ir doesnt mean u can hang out st lunch, u vegan snob!!

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  • vegan

    Yep. That happens sometimes, dude. I always manage to solve it by chatting with people a bit and make them understand the main issues.

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  • sickness

    Won't get cancer? C'mon...

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  • SillyKitty55

    they don't know the true reason why some people chose to be vegan or vegetarian. they are the ones with their ass up their heads. they are ignorant selfish, and inconsiderate to others feelings. ignore what they say or think of you because you are the smart one. it is someone's personal choice and decision to be a vegan or meat eater. it does not mean you are a food snob. and remember you owe them nothing. you don't have to give them an explanation for why you are vegan. if anything they should give you reasons why they think you should eat meat.

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  • n0rm41

    sorry, but i posted this question for fun, (comments won't be taken seriously)
    they're used to the fact that i'm vegan @ work now, and no longer think i "don't eat anything"
    i'm even one of the most productive employees/lots of energy

    but @godly...f*ck you, you c*nting c*nt!!! ;PPPPP

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  • iHatemF

    Seriously though, why are you trying to be vegan anyway? You can't deny that your food was once alive at some point.

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  • MercedesBenz

    When anyone is Picky about food people treat them like a snob. Normal.

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  • trashman

    I used to know a few...& truthfully I thought it was sorta stupid...but then I learned it was part of their religin, and got over it

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