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To have pointed out to super enthusiast vegan where pearls come from?

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listsandbudgets · 06/05/2024 20:58

I went out with some friends today and one of them bought a friend of hers we'd not met before. She would not let up with the vegan stuff - kept lecturing us about where our meat came from, how cows were tortured to make our cheese, how hens were mistreated to lay our eggs etc. etc. it was embarrassing - our poor friend who'd bought her along was obviously mortified. She said later that she knew they were vegan but had never heard them talking like that before.

Finally I'd had enough and asked her about her necklace saying it was beautiful and were the pearls real... she confirmed they were and I said "Oh that really surprises me that a vegan would wear something from a living creature round her neck"

Astonishingly she didn't know where pearls came from and believe me we took some pleasure telling her how oysters were cut open and the pearls were taken from their bodies....

We all ate our ice cream in peace Grin

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FlyingPandas · 06/05/2024 21:04

Brilliant OP. Love it Grin

Nothing worse than a sanctimonious vegan. I mean there's nothing wrong with being vegan of course but their worthiness is so painful!

(Appreciate that not all vegans are worthy and sanctimonious but I've yet to meet one who wasn't, sadly).

ClairemacL · 06/05/2024 21:02

She learnt a valuable lesson today! 😂😂

RandomButtons · 06/05/2024 21:00

Bravo.

Nothing worse than someone forcing their worldview on others in what’s supposed to be a relaxed social gathering.