A Vegan and A Non Vegan go to dinner.

i am a vegan and, unfortunately, i need to eat with non vegans most of the time. being in the minority, i have no other choice. i am trying not to look at their plates. sometimes i like to joke with them during the meal and ask them "which animal are you eating?" i, personaly , don't feel ofended and can eat in front non vegans because i know that it is the way of our world.... i don't accept that but i know i can't change it...

That's kind of you to not order non-vegan out of respect for your vegan friend..I am not a vegan, but I don't eat unclean foods, foods that the Creator has deemed not suitable for human consumption. My husband on the other hand, still gets pizza with everything on it and since I stopped eating pork, I have to sometimes hold my breath, because the smell is nauseating. I also hate it when he has me cook pork for him, the feel of this meat is so different from beef and fish, it does gross me out..Fortunately it has been a long time since I had to cook it, but he still bring home the deluxe pizza..

I am a vegan person and I have had to eat in front of meat eaters at a large table at work. Although for a meal for two I wouldn't want to eat dinner with a meat eater. What they eat would make me feel sick I am sure. I usually do self catering and rarely eat out due to not many places to eat being 100% vegan. I know a vegetarian and vegan restaurant and I ate there once with some vegetarians.

This cannot be avoided specially at parties and functions where we group together as friends or family and not by the categories that you have specified. I have eaten with someone who is a pure vegetarian and she has never felt uncomfortable seeing me hog away. In fact she would even peep into my plate and would express her curiosity but I have never seen her making those 'ugh' expressions!

Probably this things happen always so people should need to understand the felling of other and a nonvegan should asked a vegan if he had no problem if i eat meat in fron of you. It just not only give a ways of respect the person but you too. also moral is that you should avoid these things.

Going out for dinner doesn't always mean that the two persons should have the same interests, right? Sometimes, it's the differences in preferences that make the relationship more interesting. As a non-vegan, it's my date's choice if she would prefer to eat only vegetables. There's always a way to satisfy each other's likes, right?

We are non-vegans....but there are lots of vegetarians in India. Most of them are used to being around people who eat meat and have no problems as long as they are not forced to eat meat. But we also have a few who are very conservative and will not even have vegan food if it is served in a non-veg home or restaurant. Usually, we offer to have vegan food if the other person is a vegetarian. Sometimes, they tell us it's okay and we may have non-veg food and we do not need to take the trouble for their sake. In such situations we might order meat for our younger son if he insists but we will not eat it out of respect for our friends. When my husband's business partner was newly married, we went out for dinner once. Though the partner does have non-vegetarian food when he is outside the home, we knew his wife is a vegetarian and so we didn't plan to have non-vegetarian food that day. But she chose to sit at a different table along with her husband since we eat meat!

I don't eat fish, but I wouldn't expect someone not to enjoy eating fish just because they were sitting with me. In the same way, I wouldn't expect a vegan dinner partner to be offended at my choice of meal. At the same time, if a potential dinner partner really had a strong objection to certain foods then I would hope they would tell me so that i could take their feelings into consideration. We often have vegan or vegetarian guests, and I'll generally cook everyone a vegan or vegetarian meal then. But that's to make my life as cook easier!

I know I shouldn't be in this discussion, because I am not a vegan, but I thought I would tell you about my son. He is not vegan, but the opposite! I've heard stories about vegans not wanting their utensils touch any meat-part. My son does not want his utensils touching any vegetable part. Just last night he had to change his fork a couple of times just because it touched part of the vegetables I was eating. Sorry, off topic again.

Hi behen That is exactly our problem - me loves non-veg andyour bahu just goes with fish... she is otherwise a vegan. At start, as I was aware, I asked her about this and she said that she doesnt have a problem as I know how to cook and also she would not mind eating out with me as long as I dont ask her to eat chicken or mutton etc. I always take care that when we are out together for dinner - we order dishes that we both would enjoy together... After all dining out together for us is only on special occasions and dont want us eating separate dishes unable to look eye to eye :) Otherwise when at home, and I need to have the non veg(mostly I have limited myself to fish as we both have that)... but other days, I am allowed to use the kitchen - for both cooking and also the cleaning up I dont force anything upon her. Now for others, well, yes, I am open and tell the other person dining out about my preferences. If s/he has any problems, we go for the vegan only or dishes that we all can enjoy. I respect you for your views here... That is really great of my behen

I've been vegan for over ten years now. Went 100% raw a couple of weeks ago! It's fantastic! Anyway, I'm a big fan of the vegan organic eating out scene down here, but I do my homework on the restaurant / eatery before I eat there. The menu must be 100% vegan - I prefer 100% organic too, but it's not a real big deal if it's not. The staff must also be vegan & the owners & facility must be vegan too. There are some good places like this here (http://blissorganiccafe.com.au/). I'd prefer to take people here & they can always go & have a meat pie afterwards or something if they still feel that they really need it - most don't! I have gone to dinner with non-vegans, like for very small work functions once a year & it's not a problem! I eat what I'm eating & they are also there to eat. I can understand how some or even most vegans could feel grossed out, but they should feel more privileged to be in your good company & behave appropriately in the spirit of the occasion & that should come first. They should prepare themselves for the occasion & rise above the details. It will also make them better ambassadors for "the cause" rather than behaving inappropriately & causing unnecessary stress in what is probably an already stressful situation for many. I think it's nice that you don't eat in front of them, but maybe unnecessarily polite, which can only add to a more stressful situation in what is supposed to be a relaxing time so we can all digest everything! The onus should always be on vegans to do the right thing.

I use to dine with my vegan friends even if i am not a vegan myself. I guess its a matter of respecting them for what their preference are. I quite enjoy the once a week venture into the restaurant where vegans frequent although I should say I still love my meat.

I think that would be a good bit for Saturday Night Live. But, if I was a vegan, which I'm not, I would not mind at all. What's the difference. Unless the vegan is grossed out by the smell of real food. In which case I would not go to dinner with them, not because of respect, but because of the fact that I am not going to listen to complaints.

Hi. Good question! If I may weigh in, I am a proud carnivore and occasional omnivore and I have dined with a vegan. The vegan mentioned is one of the kindest, intelligent human beings I have ever had the pleasure of knowing and he didn't seem to mind in the least that I was devouring a rare porterhouse with a parmesan crust directly across from him. I think that if the vegan you are dining with has a superlative character and generous, loving heart, he/she will just be happy to be spending time with you. So, in short, if your vegan acquaintance is a wonderful human being, it shouldn't matter what you are eating while with him/her. And, naturally, if said vegan is of poor character and is only a vegan in order to be better than everyone who isn't, you may have a terrible meal. Thanks for allowing me to share!

I took a cource in school with a vegan, and we all ate together. She just brought her own food.

I don't see why they couldn't go to dinner together. I mean if a person like yourself is willing to go as far as not eating in front of them, I assume that is out of respect. So why wouldn't the Vegan person be equally respectful of your beliefs. I guess I am assuming each person to have a certain level of maturity on the matter. Then anything is possible.

I really don`t think that there should be any problem as it is a matter of choice by the individuals.In the past i have had food with vegs and non vegs,i still haven`t come across any vegans upto now,and nobody has objected.Yes, some people are fussy and will not dine with somebody whose choice of food is opposite to theirs, but on the whole people are willing to let the matter go by without making any fuss about it.

I don't think a vegan would gross out watching a non vegan, tasting a big steak, a hamburger or a chicken. If I were a vegan I would try to be tolerant. How would be if a vegan fall in love with a non vegan? It would be needed two differents menus at home. There will be couples as well?