What do you say?

[charles72vegan (deleted)]

trotsky wrote: `tell them their an*s will be a red ragged cancerous hole if they keep eating processed red meat like ham and salami.
Meat which is not fully digetsed decomposes in the bowel leaking out carcinogens. THAT IS A LIFESTYLE U R FREE TO CHOOSE, BUT DONT ATTACK ME BECAUSE U HAVE MADE A WRONG DECISION,.
meat isnt just poison for the body, its toxic for the soul.
IF u eat an animal that has endured pain and misery, u are bringing pain misery and suffering into the world, and upon yourself.
Does that make u feel sexy? I think not

dont take any flak from carnies, be kind to them cos they are victims just like the animals killed for their food.
invite them round for dinner and cook them some delicious crunchy stir fry and crunchy roast spuds. tell them that cruelty free food is healthier, cheaper and sexier than death camp corpses full of hormones and toxins

Well said, Trotsky.

[strawberrydisco (deleted)]

Yes, it is not necessary to have to defend yourself. People want to break your will, pull you from your chosen path...and most of all they want your attention.
Be above them. If these people cared about you they would be more understanding...and who has time for people who don't care about you?

If they ask you questions then kill them with kindness and optimism. You are so happy to have made this proactive decision in your life to give up meat. They'll be shocked because they automatically assume that being a vegetarian is so hard/non-rewarding.
Tell them that you love being a vegetarian, it was the right decision for you. If they pursue with unfriendly questioning, simply tell them that you are happy and are not interested in a second opinion on the matter.

Believe me, being a good example to others trumps preaching any day. When people see how happy you are, they will react in a more positive manner.

[mossytrail (deleted)]

`I tell them of how much better my body feels since I went veg. I tell them I no longer experience so-called "food coma" -- except when I have been faced with no available food except that witrh meat in it, in which case I get severe "food coma," even from just fish. I tell them that, just as I lost my taste for soda, potato chips, and other unhealthy junkfood, so the longer I stay veg, the more I lose my taste for meat -- most of it smells ripe to me now. I don't miss it, except for fish now and then.