There are always solo eaters at vegan restaurants. Turns out having the same diet isn’t much for building a social bond, Gregory Walters writes
First Person is a daily personal piece submitted by readers. Have a story to tell? See our guidelines atIt’s lonely being vegan. At least it is in my social circles. I should be used to it by now. After all, I became vegetarian 35 years ago. In Texas, of all places. “What are you, ... a veg?” one waitress said, in such a way that “veg” was synonymous with “freak.” Apparently, her allegiance to barbecue ribs was greater than her desire for a decent tip.
There was one time in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, when my friend Allyson joined me in discomfort as another friend dined on her pan-seared fish, served whole, one eye seeming to stare at each of us. I tried not to make a spectacle of Caroline’s fish. It was Allyson who screamed and offered a running commentary. These days though, Caroline sends me the occasional fish post card and Allyson private-messages me pictures of her meatier lunches on Facebook.
I googled “why people hate vegans” and was generously offered many pages of informative links: Top Eight Reasons, Top Ten, something about Freud. There were even videos I could go to; one had a freeze-frame shot with the word “SMUG” smacked across the screen. I didn’t watch, I didn’t read. Presumably, some links would be in jest, but sometimes the truth underneath the jokes is too hard to laugh off.
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