I'm a manager in a very non-vegan friendly restaurant, so yeah, I get a lot of crap about being vegan, but most of it is good natured. At our daily meeting, we are encouraged to share a meal together, and I sometimes get gaggy, horrified faces at my healthy eating habits, (which I don't understand, since the sight of them stuffing their faces with burgers, steak and greasy sausage gravy gags and horrifies me, yet I choose to be polite about it.) I get a lot of questions about it, and I'm happy to discuss it with anyone who wants to know. I of course, often get the classic "Where do you get your protein?" and some weird questions like "Do you eat that way because you're anorexic?" Ummm...what!?

My family seems to be in denial about my converting to veganism, which I find unfortunate, and they can get rather snarky when the subject comes up. I honestly don't mind the questions, and actually like discussing it with people who are respectful and genuinely curious, but I just don't understand those who seemed to be angered by my eating choices. What is so strange and threatening about choosing to shun animal products?I just don't get it.