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'veggies don't eat fish' friend fall out

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mrsfuzzy · 26/09/2013 12:30

i'm a veggie i eat dairy produce, but no fish and meat nor have i done since i was a young child, i met a new friend three months ago and she asked about becoming a veggie which she was proud to tell everyone about but she still eats fish, i said that veggies didn't eat fish and that shell fish etc are 'banned' by the veggie society. i like her but she's got a bee in her bonnet and refuses to speak to me, we didn't argue about it about it at the time, i don't understand.

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WaitingForMe · 26/09/2013 12:33

She's stupid. Many suffer this affliction and few recover.

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ElleMcFearsome · 26/09/2013 12:35

Ok so she's a pescetarian. To me that's not being vegetarian, in the same way that being vegetarian isn't being vegan.

I don't eat red or white meat, any form of meat or fish but I do it out of dislike for the texture, not out of any principle so I don't term myself as veggie - that, to me, implies a diet choice made for moral reasons.

Let your friend define herself how she wishes. Is she really refusing to speak to you because you disagreed with her terminology? If so, I'd not break my heart over a 3 month old friendship.

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YouTheCat · 26/09/2013 12:35

She is stupid. She's a pescatarian.

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echt · 26/09/2013 12:35

But then how are you are veggie and eat dairy? Pot. Kettle.

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ErrolTheDragon · 26/09/2013 12:35

What an odd thing to fall out about. She's a pescatarian, not a veggie. Perhaps a shiny long name like that to tell people will cheer her up?

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ElleMcFearsome · 26/09/2013 12:36

echt lacto-ovo vegetarians eat dairy, vegan's don't?

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ErrolTheDragon · 26/09/2013 12:36

But then how are you are veggie and eat dairy? Pot. Kettle.

Vegetarian not vegan. Surely everyone knows that?

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puds11isNAUGHTYnotNAICE · 26/09/2013 12:36

She's wrong, but who cares really? I couldn't imagine falling out over this. I think it's time to find a new friend whos less petty

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ElleMcFearsome · 26/09/2013 12:36

Argh, errant apostrophe Blush

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ElizabethBathory · 26/09/2013 12:37

Yeah...I think you're better off without her!

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LeGavrOrf · 26/09/2013 12:38

That's a bit strange. Oh well. Just ignore the silly moo.

Do vegetarians eat eggs? Because I had a conversation with my stepson yesterday about rennet in Parmesan and he made a song and dance about going out to get some vegetarian Parmesan, yet this morning he had egg on toast. I asked him about it and he said essentially eggs are chicken periods and aren't animal products. I was a bit Hmm about it all I must say.

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harticus · 26/09/2013 12:39

Not much of a friendship if you can fall out over something so completely pointless.
She can eat what she wants and call herself what she wants.

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echt · 26/09/2013 12:40

Lacto-ovans eat dairy is exactly like the OP's line on her friend' s status as a veggie, i.e. arbitrary.

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VinegarDrinker · 26/09/2013 12:41

Well veggies don't eat fish. So she isn't a veggie.

Yes, there is a strong argument that eating dairy as a veggie is highly hypocritical but that's a whole other argument.

(I'm veggie btw).

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earlyriser · 26/09/2013 12:41

LeGavrOrf, Parmesan contains rennet from the lining of a cow's stomach, so the cow has to die to get it. The hen (although having a miserable life) will not die in producing the egg. I think that is the difference in your stepson's eyes!

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VinegarDrinker · 26/09/2013 12:43

Yes, veggies eat eggs. They aren't animal flesh. And afaik commercially available eggs aren't even potential animals as they are unfertilised.

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mrsfuzzy · 26/09/2013 12:44

thanks everyone, for anyone whose not sure about the definition of vegetarian check out the vegetarian society web site, there's lots of interesting stuff. i don't eat meat/fish because of the inhumane treatment of animals, i believe that all living creatures should be respected, but i respect the freedom of choice for other people. thanks ellemc for your support.

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Pobblewhohasnotoes · 26/09/2013 12:44

Seems like a silly thing to fall out over.

My mum is a veggie but eats fish, or a pescatarian. Something I occasionally wind her up about over the years. She only eats fish as its good for her but doesn't like the taste of meat, it's hardly something to fall out over.

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MalcolmTuckersMistress · 26/09/2013 12:50

I'm a cocketarian.

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Teapigging · 26/09/2013 12:50

No, but the widespread misunderstanding that vegetarians do eat fish makes life more complicated and annoying for those of us who are lacto-ovo vegetarians who show up to someone's house, having made sure the host knew we were vegetarian and offered to bring a dish ourselves to save bother, ONLY to find ourselves faced with Mackerel Delite, because the host talked to the neighbours and 'all vegetarians love mackerel'.

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LeGavrOrf · 26/09/2013 12:53

Oh I see, thanks for clarifying. That makes a lot of sense.

He was vegan for years, I am glad he isn't any more, that made cooking and shopping extremely difficult.

He once woke up after getting plastered the night before surrounded by chicken bones and nando bags and was mortified Grin

Who the bloody hell discovered rennet? Oh yes let's have some tripe scrapings, add it to the curds and whey, that will make great cheese.

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BaldricksTurnip · 26/09/2013 12:55

I would have thought the clue is in the name? Vege-tarian. Vegetables only (ok also fruit and nutsSmile).

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mrsjay · 26/09/2013 12:55

I used to be a vegitarian that ate fish Grin tbh all it is that a person doesn't eat meat it doesn't need a title does it, reminds me of nana royale who said can she eat thin ham barbara

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mrsfuzzy · 26/09/2013 12:57

legavrorf, thanks for the dinner invite but i'll give it a miss this time!

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