The last nearly 20 years or so I've been off again/on again vegetarian I've really never received rude comments or a look like many of you have posted here.  I guess being southern, people are more polite and friendly and they talk about you behind your back.  Or the fact that I don't talk about it much in public.  But coworkers, friends, etc. have all been nice, intrigued and suppportive over the years.

So I'm talking to a new friend that I've only known a couple of months.  I'm telling her how my lifestyle a bit and that I don't buy new animal products in my own such as clearners, soaps, clothes, belts, shoes, etc.  and she stopped walking looked at me like I had two heads, stared a few seconds and said "really?" and just continued walking on silently and we changed the subject.   It was all I could do not to bust out laughing.

Then yesterday I climb five flights up to work, then again when I went back down for a meeting and a new coworker says "why did you climb the steps?  For fitness??"  Seriously he looked like that was the most stupid thing anyone could do and the tone of his voice was derogitory.  I couldn't muster up an answer and just ignored him and walked away from his 250 lb. meat eating self.  Sad thing his he's a Nurse Practioner....but typical American medical professional and  is not into prevention but doing as he pleases, then being treated for the diseases of excess.  sheesh