In regards to eating meat

[Ali Quadir]

So yeah, I do want to raise awareness. And if a few vegetarians gather on 1 or 2 threads on an otherwise meat-eater-dominated discussion forum, I hope that everyone will understand that we have feelings too, and it's important to us to be able to express those feelings, just as others express theirs. We're a minority. We haven't experienced discrimination to the degree that minority ethnicities have, but it is discrimination nonetheless. I thank everyone for your patience and understanding.

You raise some recognizable and interesting points Monica. I have had a group of friends for over 10 years now. And I've eaten with them at least monthly. But it's impossible to get through one meal without a comment on being vegetarian. It's impossible. Also, it's impossible for people to find out you being vegetarian and saying, ok, cool, next subject. I really don't care about being a vegetarian its just what I am. And I don't like explaining why I am. So my regular answer is "habit", or "girls dig it".... I found that if you make it corny and as remote from lofty ideals as possible people tend to back off sooner rather than later without being insulted.