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Originally Posted by El Rhino

Ha, trust me, I know all about the preachy vegan/veg folks. I guess I'm sympathetic towards the ones who mind their own business but get asked by meat eaters about why they're not eating like everyone else and then get the usual slew of questions/responses. I'm sure it would get annoying when almost every time you sit down to eat in a social setting someone wants you to explain your dietary choices with them... Just like if I were surrounded by vegetarians and every time I ate chicken I got a speech about cancer, cruelty, etc, etc.

Exactly . After 20+ years, it gets very, very tiring . It's a discussion I dread when I meet new people (who are, more often than not, meat-eaters).

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I agree with the whole tired of people asking about why you're not eating meat thing. I don't preach, and normally don't bring it up at all that I don't eat meat, but I had to tell my family who prepares food for me. I still get the "are you still doing the not eating meat thing?" from them all the time, like it's a stage I'm going to grow out of. Annoying!