There are lots of reasons for being vegan. What if you can not digest animal products very well, or just think it is healthier to eat vegan. YOur world view seems rather black and white.
Also I don't understand the part about connecting with people - so if you don't eat meat, you have troubles connecting (if you eat something else)? How so? Also, does eating meat also help you to connect with vegans, or maybe not?
There are lots of reasons for being vegan. What if you can not digest animal products very well, or just think it is healthier to eat vegan.
That's great. I think those are wonderful reasons, and am happy for those people to include themselves under the umbrella of veganism.
YOur world view seems rather black and white.
Why are you attacking me?
if you don't eat meat, you have troubles connecting (if you eat something else)? How so?
When I went to Spain, there were often situations where I could either eat Spanish food with Spanish friends, or I could sit and not eat anything with them, and then go home and cook my own food. I chose to share in their culture and participate. I didn't really eat much meat, but I did eat some vegetarian food. And I did try some of the meat.
does eating meat also help you to connect with vegans, or maybe not?
I don't recall a situation where eating meat helped me connect with vegans. I generally connect with vegans by eating vegan food with them, or talking about vegan food.
All in all, I call bullshit.
Why are you antagonizing me? I'm just honestly expressing my thoughts about something I've spent a lot of time thinking about. Please be a little nicer to me.
Another case that comes up frequently is I tell meat-eaters about the fact that I often eat pizza, even though I consider myself vegan. And that I think it's OK to be vegan and still eat your favorite non-vegan foods every now and then.
It DOES help me connect with those people. People often hear that and thing "oh! that sounds like something I could do!" Unlike abstaining from animal products entirely, which, to most people does NOT sound like something they could do.
Also I don't understand the part about connecting with people - so if you don't eat meat, you have troubles connecting (if you eat something else)? How so? Also, does eating meat also help you to connect with vegans, or maybe not?
All in all, I call bullshit.