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[–] 6 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Fun anecdote but from another side: I eat meat but not regularly. I ordered vegetarian option on a lunch with people because I didn't like the meat options they had. But the vegetarian person was like "why are you ordering vegetarian? You don't have food restrictions do you?" I didn't say anything but I was thinking "how does me being ok eating meat means I need to eat it every meal?"

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  • [–] 4 points 4 days ago (1 child)

    I don't like eggs. I don't like the smell, I don't like the taste, I don't like the texture. I'm not allergic to them, but they make me gag. Whenever it comes up with someone who doesn't know me, I'm typically drawn into a tedious recounting of why I don't eat eggs and then the inevitable "You'd like my eggs, I make them differently." Oh, do you now? You've got a magic recipe that makes them not taste, smell and feel like eggs? If that's the case, what's the point of eating them?

    All that to say, people should be left alone about their food preferences. In fact, there should be no conversation about what's on somebody else's plate beyond "that looks/smells good" and even then, only if they are dining together.

    Except in the case that they're eating human meat; Questions are required.

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  • [–] 4 points 4 days ago

    Yup. When my wife asked me if one of my friend doesn't eat meat for religious reasons or sth else, my answer was "I don't know" because we never had that conversation. Some people are vegetarian, some are vegan, I don't really think about asking why unless it comes up. I know some of my cousins don't eat meat because they grew up in the city and one time they visited the farms and saw how meat is made and they couldn't eat after that. But that info came from their parents, I never thought about asking, and I like it when someone doesn't ask me about my preferences too when I reject certain food.

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