People making fun of vegetarians

im sure you told them that being a vegetarian means living a healthy life. if people find it funny, just let them laugh! one thing is for sure, they'll go back for your advice the moment they start to feel some pains in their body. pains that only vegetarians like you can truly explain the real cause. so, who will cry for pain and who will laugh in the end?

I think people should make fun of others, because of their choices. It's really nothing wrong to be vegetarian. In my country, we do not laugh or make fun of vegetarians, as all of us know having vegetables are good for health. Well, just ignore those who make fun of you. ^_^

I am vegetarian and I have not come across anybody who made fun of me. But I have seen some people's face change when I say I am vegetarian. They think I am a freak I guess. Also when I order meatless sandwiches they always come on soggy wholewheat bread. They probably think that all are vegetarians for health reason, but I am because of my religion which doesn't allow to kill any animal or even insects.

No one has the right to poke fun at anyone. You have just made a choice to not eat meat and I don't think it is anyone's business. They chose to eat meat and you never hear anyone saying anything to these people are making fun of them. It is rude for someone to make fun of anyone for the things they eat, the way they dress or anything else for that matter. You are not bothering anyone by what you eat. People should mind their own business. You are not telling them that they have to eat the way you eat. People can be such jerks sometimes.

this is so very rude of them. why would they ask if you want a steak when they know you are a vegetarian? i've tried having a vegetarian diet for a whole month. thankfully people around me are all very understanding. my colleagues didn't mind having to eat vegetarian food with me most of the time. i guess i won't turn full time vegetarian any time soon but i really admire you for being able to do it. kudos to you and keep it up. don't let any of these stupid people get you down. cheers ;p

People should praise you instead. Being vegetarian is far better than eating flesh. Heart problems, cholesterol problems, etc can be much reduced if people become vegetarians. I am not so lucky. From childhood I am non vegetarian and how ever hard I try, I sometimes have to eat non veg food. But I am trying hard. May be one day I will be successful in becoming a pure vegetarian.

I think the world is full of idiots that want to impose their personal beliefs about everything on everyone. Some people just can't accept the fact that not everyone wants to live their lives exactly the same way that they do. I think it might have something to do with insecurity. They think that if a person makes a choice different than theirs that the other person might think that they are better, therefore they become defensive and try to make the other person "understand" their way of thinking. I'm forty years old and I still haven't been able to figure people like that out. Good luck!

Hi. More than anything else, I try to keep my vegan lifestyle private. Of course, I just blew my cover by alerting everyone on this website. Oh well. I never preach to anyone about my life choices; they're personal. People who make fun of others are insecure. Although the comments may be negative, people really admire, or sadly, resent a person who seems more aware of life. Taking a poke at someone is an attempt to provoke any response. Any person who spreads bad feelings only does so because the pain is inside of them. Last week, I stopped for lunch at a chain restaurant. When I ordered my usual veggie burger, the waitress asked if I knew where carrots were grown. I looked deeply into her eyes and said nothing. "Oh, okay", she responded. "If you didn't know, I would have waited until you were done eating to tell you."Of all my vegan years, I think that comment was the crudest, tasteless and most maligning comment I have heard to date. Really, what was her agenda? What was she hoping to gain? If I had more time to spend, I would have asked for the manager and more than likely, she would have lost her job. Unwelcome discussions of any sort are best overlooked or ignored if possible. It's a tough world out there, and the good guys have to watch out for the other good guys. If I see you in a restaurant, I'll be certain to say hello.

each one has the right to choose the food he likes. the world is beautiful because of the diversity. those who make fun of you on your diet habit show their bad moral. you should never take care of them.

Personally I think,as a individual in the world,life styles differ from different person based on their regions,cultures , religious and so on.Anyway ,we should respect each other.

It's all your choice, and if you don't want to do it, then don't! Don't let them get over on you, and don't let them show that it bothers you, and hopefully they will leave you alone. My little cousin was born a vegetarian, gags on meat of any kind, and a lot of people make fun of him for that, but he can't help it. It's all either a matter of choice, or your body just won't allow it, simple as that.

Its just not rite anyone making petty comment on the way you choose to eat and live your life...People almost make it out that you have been forced not to eat meat that your have choosen this way of life as if it was forced upon you....also the joke is that nearly half of the world population are now vegeterians but we still have limited places to eat and enjoy a nice meat free meal...to be honest and i think you'll find poeple purposely try and get you frustrated over this subject simply because they can and as fools we always it worked up about it..lol

O.k. I eat meat but have never made fun of a vegetarian. I don't believe that any one has the right to judge or poke fun at another persons lifestyle. I am very sorry to hear that you have had to meet so many jerks. Stay strong and true to yourself and just remember that those that make fun of others do it because they need to to try and feel better about themselves. It's really quite sad. Best of luck to you.

Hi Bethany, I have been a vegetarian for most of the past 17 years, and every time I have fumbled and eaten meat, it is because of other's questions, mockings, and carping about vegetarianism. I never preached either, but that sure doesn't stop some people. I finally found that if I just seem bemused by their comments, they give it a rest. I should clarify that I don't try to appear superior. I think that a lot of people get defensive upon hearing someone is a vegetarian, because on some level they understand the depth of the cruelty, and that's how they make themselves feel better about it. I just try to not seem militant and act like it's as natural as having brown eyes. The older I get, the less I feel the need to justify my life. I don't ask anyone to do that for my entertainment/education. Stay strong! :)

I think it is better to not take care of what other people say about us.It is not possible to live in this world,by listening the word of all other people.

Well I really am gonna sit on the fence here. I am a caterer and I get sick and tired of vegies pitching up to a wedding reception or whatever and thinking it is the right to request vegetarian food then and there. There are the ones that pre-order but so many believe that wherever they go they should be able to just get it then and there. I am talking about set menus that are requested by the customer. Of course we dont cater for them just in case cos that costs more time and money that the paying customer has not been expecting. Apart from that I don't care who is vegetarian and I think well done for being able to stick to it. People can say all they want about varied healthy diet being a meat eater but I dont think many of us have a totally balanced diet. And I guess that what vegetarians are missing out from the meat they are making up for elsewhere. Just wondering though how strict you are. Do you eat gelatine. Do you check that things dont contain meat that you dont expect? I love animals alot and one thing I have to say is what are your thoughts in regards to things like leather. Obviously leather is a very practival thing and something that you would struggle not to use on a daily basis but how can you view that any different from sheepskin clothes and crocodile bags. Sorry I know I have spoke for ages.

Even God does not make fun of people who only eat a kind of meat or vegetables. We are free to eat whatever we want but not to mock people for not eating what we eat. They have no right to mock you. But if they do, pray for them and treat them right. They will heap coals on their head!

I don't think that anyone should make fun of you for either eating meat or not eating meat...I mean I do eat meat I won't deny it but I wouldnt want people to make fun of me for eating meat...so therefore I don't figure that others want you to make fun of them for not eating meat...I mean we all live our own lives the way that we want to live them...not the way others want us to live them!

ahh.. I just responded, but the page closed. If this is a repost I apologize. Anyhow what I was saying is that the only thing worse then those who tease are those who sneak meat into your food. Say they give you a slice of banana bread.... only to tell you afterwards the secret recipe was a can of pork and beans. People just don't understand. They seem to think that they are educating you. They think that they are enlightened about the health benefits of meat, and they are there to bring you into the light. It's so sad that people always seem to believe that they are right, and everyone else is wrong. I think vegitarians scare people. They feel like perhaps it is wrong to eat our animal friends, but they don't want to stop. If you are right they are doing something that maybe very wrong. I am a meat eater, who feels bad about the conditions in which many animals are being raised for our food. Our family elects 2-3 days a week to eat vegitarian meals. I know this does not really help, but I feel like if every american family eliminated meat 2-3 days a week, the farmers would not need to pack so many animals into small facilities. With fewer animals needed, each animal could be looked after more carefully. Okay... so this is really off the subject, but what I'm saying is that I can understand your choices and I admire you for your dedication and efforts.

I am new to vegetarianism. It will be two years in September and I am told all the time that I should get back to eating normally. I gave up eating meat because I thought that it would help me to lose weight. It did in the beginning but then the weight came back as usual. While researching recipes on the internet I saw a whole lot of information that made me decide right then and there that giving up meat was the right thing for me to do. I had thought about giving up meat when I was a kid (even though I had never heard of vegetarians then) but I hated fruits and vegetables, so what would I have eaten - ice cubes? I guess because I ate meat before everyone thinks that I am crazy to stop but I am surprised that people would still be making fun of you if you have been living that way for 20 years! People are very hard to figure out sometimes, aren't they?