ANNOYING conversations!
So my dad and I had 'THE' vegetarian talk tonight... I had already already told him I'd made the desicion to be vegetarian but we had never really talked about it.
Conversation:
dad: well, you still eat fish, right?
me: no, don't eat fish.
dad: WHAT! fish isn't an animal! fish are stupid, they have a pea for a brain! how can you not eat fish?!
me: um....as fore mentioned...vegetarian.
dad: well fish is good for you, you should still eat fish....where do you get your omegas...blah blah blah
dad: well, you're getting enough vitamins arn't you. how will you stay healthy. i'm concerned for your health....
I love my dad. He is honeslty one of my most favorite people on the planet :)>>> But if conversations like this become frequent... I'm going to go crazy :-\
He say's, "What you need is a big juicy rare steak, that will fix you right up! hahaha" I just kindof laughed & said something like, eww I don't even think I could eat it if I had to.
Yeah I tend to get that from my dad and brother. My usual response is a totally robotic. "Yes. Clearly that is the answer to all my problems. I thank you, wise one."
And then I get told not to be whiny, because it's only a joke.
He say's, "What you need is a big juicy rare steak, that will fix you right up! hahaha" I just kindof laughed & said something like, eww I don't even think I could eat it if I had to.
Yeah I tend to get that from my dad and brother. My usual response is a totally robotic. "Yes. Clearly that is the answer to all my problems. I thank you, wise one."
And then I get told not to be whiny, because it's only a joke.
I would say....ok, here's another joke, your colon! it's a freakin joke dad!
He say's, "What you need is a big juicy rare steak, that will fix you right up! hahaha" I just kindof laughed & said something like, eww I don't even think I could eat it if I had to.
Yeah I tend to get that from my dad and brother. My usual response is a totally robotic. "Yes. Clearly that is the answer to all my problems. I thank you, wise one."
And then I get told not to be whiny, because it's only a joke.
Thanks! I'll remember that responce!
i got reminded of a really good one - existence of vegan creamer aside:
some dude in the hallway when i lived in the dorms: do you put a lot of creamer in yr coffee?
me: no... i'm vegan.
some dude: CREAMER HAS VEGAN IN IT?!?!?!?
This is too funny! "It sure does! Mmm vegan..."
I think the craziest point I have ever heard someone argue was that cows, pigs, chickens, etc. wouldn't exist if people didn't eat them. :o Did they think perhaps that animals were invented by farmers?
Yes. "Well animals are farmed to eat, so we're just using them as Nature (or "God") intended.
Oh really. Nature intended us to...well, you know how the rest of that particular bit of sarcasm goes.
I looove pointing out that man eating meat is not recorded in the Bible until after Noah's flood. When man was perfect--he was veg*n.
Chain rattler extraordinaire to the masses... 8-)
Yes. "Well animals are farmed to eat, so we're just using them as Nature (or "God") intended.
I just love it when people try to pull that lame arguement on me.... Thankfully I have a degree heavy in ecology so I slam them right into the ground with that one! Its actually very gratifying to see the stumped looks and zero come-backs when I really get going (lol).
Yes. "Well animals are farmed to eat, so we're just using them as Nature (or "God") intended.
I just love it when people try to pull that lame arguement on me.... Thankfully I have a degree heavy in ecology so I slam them right into the ground with that one! Its actually very gratifying to see the stumped looks and zero come-backs when I really get going (lol).
Wish I, too, had some mad ecology skillz with which to wow morons. ::)
so i am still in my first month of going veg (the 25th being 1 month, yay), and just started to learn of all the annoying conversations to come...
the other day a coworker was going to get cheese steaks for lunch - so she announces, "so lauren, i know your not interested, but does anyone else want cheese steaks for lunch" - if you know, then why make an announcement.... then when i said i was going to Subway to get lunch she (same coworker) says, "wait, what are you going to get there?" - i said, well they have 2 different kinds of veggie sandwiches....
it's one of those examples how people think the options are so limited, and that common food establishments can't possibly have anything that i would eat....
....and, she felt sick after eating her cheese steak... ;)
i love getting an all veggie sub on the white italian with sweet onion sauce. mmm. Pretty sure that's not only vegetarian, but vegan too...if I researched correctly.
Friend: "Well if you get laid off your going to have to stop buying such expensive food (mean veg food)."
Um, last time I checked tofu, rice and beans were CHEAPER than meat..... whatever!
so a few weeks ago i was having drinks with some friends - this is when i was 1-2 weeks into becoming vegetarian.
When I told my friend I had stopped eating meat, she replied "you're not going to eat bacon!" - then i also explained how my boyfriend and i went to a humane society fund-raiser that week - to which she sort of smirked at.
later when her husband showed up, my boyfriend and i were eating french fries with a curry dipping sauce - and he said "Vegetarian and curry, i wouldn't want to have dinner at your house".
I thought it was a real asshole thing to say - I should have responded with " well you won't ever be invited then" - but i didn't....
Both my friend and her husband gave me a negative reaction and i'm still upset about it.
I am going to see my friend tonight, should i bring it up??
it's been almost a month, not sure if i should just let it go, and let them know how i feel if they ever say such things in the future... :-\
The conversation I had with my mom about the irony of a fund raiser. An animal protection group (save the puppies!) serving hamburgers and hot dogs with a sign that said "Save tha animals". She didn't get it.
With person at work:
Person: "I'm vegetarian. The only meat I eat is chicken. And fish sometimes.
Me: >:( :( :o >:(
Later I also witness this person eating a slim jim. Hello?!!! This makes me so very >:( >:( >:(
I think it goes back to the saying... "You can't have a battle of wits with an unarmed person."
Yes. "Well animals are farmed to eat, so we're just using them as Nature (or "God") intended.
I just love it when people try to pull that lame arguement on me.... Thankfully I have a degree heavy in ecology so I slam them right into the ground with that one! Its actually very gratifying to see the stumped looks and zero come-backs when I really get going (lol).
I watched a show called Strange Days on Planet Earth last night. It's hosted by Edward Norton (totally my man crush), and the episode last night was about fish and how humans are destroying and depleting them and their environment. It was quite awesome. It comes on PBS in case anyone may want to watch it.
With person at work:
Person: "I'm vegetarian. The only meat I eat is chicken. And fish sometimes.
Me: >:( :( :o >:(
Later I also witness this person eating a slim jim. Hello?!!! This makes me so very >:( >:( >:(
I think it goes back to the saying... "You can't have a battle of wits with an unarmed person."
You know, my best friend is like this sadly! Of course, most of this happened back when I was omni and didn't know any better.... She was vegetarian....but ate fish sometimes....and then she started eating chicken....but she was still vegetarian! Now she is just back to full omni, but I'm sure she would call herself vegetarian again if she went back to just eating chicken. ::)
my old boss told me she was vegan too, and then I see her eating chicken noodle soup one day.........ummm, ok......
then she explains how she HAD to start eatng chicken again because she was getting sick from not getting enough protein.....
I have no tolerance for stupid people anymore, :-X this is me just trying to keep my big mouth shut
my old boss told me she was vegan too, and then I see her eating chicken noodle soup one day.........ummm, ok......
then she explains how she HAD to start eatng chicken again because she was getting sick from not getting enough protein.....
I have no tolerance for stupid people anymore, :-X this is me just trying to keep my big mouth shut
that's the exact same reason my vegetarian friend starting eating chicken again (lol)
a friend told me she knew someone else that recently went vegetarian - but this person still ate bacon and fish.... :o
i love getting an all veggie sub on the white italian with sweet onion sauce. mmm. Pretty sure that's not only vegetarian, but vegan too...if I researched correctly.
I am sooo happy, oyster mushrooms are back in the local market! A grilled oyster mushroom sanwich topped with roast red pepper strips, black olives, "mayo" of your choice, maybe a little good mustard on whole grain with sunflower seeds on the crust is HARD, nay impossible, to beat!!
That sounds amazing.
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