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This seems to be the one social area where no one thinks pointing out someone's choices as "bad" is taboo.
I had a vegan lecture me about cheese.
Drink coffee? A neighbor spent 20 minutes haranguing me for using Equal.
In my office, we had to make sure that one microwave was nowhere near the gluten free lunch of one of my colleagues (who then proceeded to lecture everyone on how gluten rich diets lead to dementia...)
And I don't eat beef or pork which certain people can and will not accept, so I often get a lecture on why its TERRIBLE not to eat beef or pork like a regular person.
I never comment on what anyone else eats, unless its my boyfriend stealing the last piece of sushi.
Why do people think its okay to complain about what others choose to eat (or not to eat)?
I like the last one the best -- you're tacky and I hate you. And it's so versatile! Lecture me on food? You're tacky and I hate you. Tell me that I'm dressed like a slob? You're tacky and I hate you. Yell at me for talking too loudly? You're tacky and I hate you.
OP, some people just *love* hearing themselves talk, especially when they know everything. You know what those people *hate*? Your silence. (Well, after you say "you're tacky and I hate you.") Seriously, I find that silence is often rewarded with the same.
Hmmm....I seem to enjoy learning ....So if another adult shares information involving the nourishment...I listen.
I rarely miss an opportunity to learn something new every day!
I get it though if it's a condescending method. How it's conveyed .
Hmmm....I seem to enjoy learning ....So if another adult shares information involving the nourishment...I listen.
I rarely miss an opportunity to learn something new every day!
I get it though if it's a condescending method. How it's conveyed .
Pontificating does drain a person...
Yes, I agree. All depends how it's done, but I do to like to learn something new just about anything. Lots of people enjoy to discuss things. Lots of people are unaware of things others know a lot about.
Listening to preaching is one thing, having a casual conversation about things is another.
Not interested? - just walk away....
However, I do get tired of tirades and people who try to convert me to their own belief system. No matter if that's politics, religion, food, health regimes, exercises etc. What is it with people who think that their preference in food makes them somehow superior to those around them? I guess, it's just one of those things that makes some people feel better about themselves.
This seems to be the one social area where no one thinks pointing out someone's choices as "bad" is taboo.
I had a vegan lecture me about cheese.
Drink coffee? A neighbor spent 20 minutes haranguing me for using Equal.
In my office, we had to make sure that one microwave was nowhere near the gluten free lunch of one of my colleagues (who then proceeded to lecture everyone on how gluten rich diets lead to dementia...)
And I don't eat beef or pork which certain people can and will not accept, so I often get a lecture on why its TERRIBLE not to eat beef or pork like a regular person.
I never comment on what anyone else eats, unless its my boyfriend stealing the last piece of sushi.
Why do people think its okay to complain about what others choose to eat (or not to eat)?
Because being lecture-y and sanctimonious is common to people who choose niche lifestyles. And to people who don't mind their own business, in general. If I ask, tell me your opinion. If I don't, what makes you think I want it?
I have been given the hairy eyeball for being a pregnant woman carrying a coffee cup (no, nobody asked what was in it).
I had some vegan on a food forum where the discussion was on a method of cooking eggs lecture me on the evils of factory farmed chickens. When I posted pics of my own chickens running around freely in the grass, she then posted that that my free-range chickens were no less evil. Meh, whatever. Why is a vegan even trolling a foodie discussion about cooking eggs, anyway?
I don't use artificial sweeteners, or butter substitutes, or milk substitutes. I use sugar, butter, and full-fat milk. My husband drinks skim, uses non-butter spreads, and only uses sucralose. Whatever, we don't harangue one another. Who cares?
Because being lecture-y and sanctimonious is common to people who choose niche lifestyles. And to people who don't mind their own business, in general. If I ask, tell me your opinion. If I don't, what makes you think I want it?
I have been given the hairy eyeball for being a pregnant woman carrying a coffee cup (no, nobody asked what was in it).
I had some vegan on a food forum where the discussion was on a method of cooking eggs lecture me on the evils of factory farmed chickens. When I posted pics of my own chickens running around freely in the grass, she then posted that that my free-range chickens were no less evil. Meh, whatever. Why is a vegan even trolling a foodie discussion about cooking eggs, anyway?
I don't use artificial sweeteners, or butter substitutes, or milk substitutes. I use sugar, butter, and full-fat milk. My husband drinks skim, uses non-butter spreads, and only uses sucralose. Whatever, we don't harangue one another. Who cares?
Voice of reason right there.
Some people preach because their ego thinks it is God.
Unsolicited opinion is just the voice of the ego.
I'm a common sewer of fine food and will try anything.
Some people preach because their ego thinks it is God.
Unsolicited opinion is just the voice of the ego.
I'm a common sewer of fine food and will try anything.
Agreed! The ego gets in the way of their influence. We all know lecturing isn't the best way to motivate others to change their behavior.
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