I get asked a lot about what I eat because I don't eat meat, dairy, or eggs (or any other animal biproducts that I am aware of). However, I don't ever say that I am vegan because I feel unworthy of the name. I mess up sometimes. So I tell them I am just a strict vegetarian. They also don't understand that being a vegan is more than what you eat. But usually they continue to call me a vegan anyway because they don't quite understand (and they don't care to). It's super frustrating.
This is off-topic, but I was wondering if anyone else has this happen to them: When I tell people that I'm a vegetarian, they think I'm at a loss. They're like, " so you can't eat eggs? You can't have ice cream or yogurt or milk? What do you eat?" They'll ask me if I like something like maceroni and cheese, or if I want a chocolate covered strawberry, and then they'll say, "oh yeah, you can't have that." How do you respond to this? How do I explain to them that I enjoy my lifestyle and that I love what I eat, and am satisfied with leaving out the things I don't, without the aura or predisposition often associated with veg*ns by the misinformed?
This is off-topic, but I was wondering if anyone else has this happen to them: When I tell people that I'm a vegetarian, they think I'm at a loss. They're like, " so you can't eat eggs? You can't have ice cream or yogurt or milk? What do you eat?" They'll ask me if I like something like maceroni and cheese, or if I want a chocolate covered strawberry, and then they'll say, "oh yeah, you can't have that." How do you respond to this? How do I explain to them that I enjoy my lifestyle and that I love what I eat, and am satisfied with leaving out the things I don't, without the aura or predisposition often associated with veg*ns by the misinformed?