Need to vent.
I am not happy >:(
My roomate's boyfriend dropped her off after a stay at his house, and we were all talking and he was telling me about all these restaurants they went to and how awesome they were and stuff and I was listening, and taking note of some cool places to try, and asking him how to get to some of them, you know...normal stuff.
Then he asked (cuz I guess she'd mentioned it to him) If we were vegetarians or vegans.
I said that we were vegans and he started talking about how I wouldn't like the amazing mexican restaurant then because it all had cheese, and i was like..well I can just have it left off, it's no big deal, and then he started going on about how vegan options suck and how there shouldn't be such things as soy yogurt or soy sour cream and how he could never do it and how I'd be so hard to cook for and it made me kind of angry because all I did was answer his stupid question.
And then he asked if I was the kind of vegan who ate honey, and I said I really hadn't completely decided yet , but it's not an issue right now because we are trying to avoid eating a lot of sugar, like we don't eat a lot of sweets and stuff and he started lecturing me about that, and I was like, look buddy, we're poor. Sugar isn't exactly the top of our priority list.
I listened to his 15 minute rant on all the ways to cook eggs without lecturing HIM on the fact that I really didn't care how he cooked his poultry ovulations. How's he gonna go lecture me? in my own house? about food he doesn't ever have to eat!
it just made me mad because I didn't do anything to provoke this butthole. Sorry
Sorry for the rant. This is the first time I've dealt with this. I just needed to vent.
Tell him you have an awesome way to cook eggs and he should bring some over so you can show him, then when he shows his stupid face on your doorstep, chase him out of your house and down the street pelting him with the eggs he brought, screaming about how he likes to eat periods.
Sure you might look a wee bit loony, but it'd release some frustration which is always fun (just read your other post, it sucks!), scare the crap out of/embarrass him and hopefully mean he'll never ever come back.
Tell him you have an awesome way to cook eggs and he should bring some over so you can show him, then when he shows his stupid face on your doorstep, chase him out of your house and down the street pelting him with the eggs he brought, screaming about how he likes to eat periods.
Sure you might look a wee bit loony, but it'd release some frustration which is always fun (just read your other post, it sucks!), scare the crap out of/embarrass him and hopefully mean he'll never ever come back.
Yes I can see the allure to a vegan of pelting eggs at someone ::) ;D (damn these emoticons are shit, I can't get down the sarcastic in jest tone without typing it in bracets).
Personally...I'd write a reply to him calmly explaining firstly how his view point is not universal, secondly what a total douche he was being and thirdly that if he wanted to lecture you he could fuck off unless he was willing to be lectured. Although admittedly in a more polite form.
The fact that you didn't provoke him, and he still lectured you, probably means he has some issues or insecurities that you needled by just being vegan. It's him, not you.
It's good that you were the bigger person and just rose above the whole thing. I wouldn't give it the time of day. I think the best response is (in words or just actions), "Well, this diet and lifestyle are the easiest and most appealing to me." No one can argue with that. You pretty much showed that by not ranting back at him.
I love how people like to point out all the restaurants you "can't" go to. As if you are deprived. Why would you want to go to a Mexican restaurant with all cheese? Some people have it backwards--you're vegan, so that dictates that you CAN'T eat those things. Really it's the other way around. You don't WANT to eat those things, and that's what makes you vegan.
Anyway he sounds like an asshat with poor social skills if he thinks lecturing someone for 15 minutes about ANYTHING is polite or useful or interesting to anyone.
The fact that you didn't provoke him, and he still lectured you, probably means he has some issues or insecurities that you needled by just being vegan. It's him, not you.
It's good that you were the bigger person and just rose above the whole thing. I wouldn't give it the time of day. I think the best response is (in words or just actions), "Well, this diet and lifestyle are the easiest and most appealing to me." No one can argue with that. You pretty much showed that by not ranting back at him.
I totally agree with KMK. I think many (most?) people are inherently threatened just because you don't eat animal foods. It's like they are automatically on the defense because they're doing something that you think is wrong. Even when you're nice as pie. Eventually if you don't react and show them how fabulous you are (just by being you!), they'll back off. Pretty much 100% of the time.
Tell him you have an awesome way to cook eggs and he should bring some over so you can show him, then when he shows his stupid face on your doorstep, chase him out of your house and down the street pelting him with the eggs he brought, screaming about how he likes to eat periods.
Sure you might look a wee bit loony, but it'd release some frustration which is always fun (just read your other post, it sucks!), scare the crap out of/embarrass him and hopefully mean he'll never ever come back.
Yes I can see the allure to a vegan of pelting eggs at someone ::) ;D (damn these emoticons are shit, I can't get down the sarcastic in jest tone without typing it in bracets).
I was joking...
I agree with KMK. I do not advertise about my life style but when people find out about my way of life they feel treatened and they try to attack me.... and it just shows how insecure they are about there own life style...I am quite comfortable in my way of life and thats all what matters.
ya seriously people get in-your-face-crazy! i try not to get too offended but it's hard people r so defensive about eating meat it's bizarre... vegans eat the best food! once i stopped eating all the crap i feel so much better and that's what i tell everyone! no more heartburn... go to the bathroom :) at least once a day... it's awesome... but ya ignore that idiot and and sneak him something vegan to prove to him how good it is ;)b