EBS Mensa goes Vegan

People become vegan because of personal beliefs. But the society as whole does still not understand the vegan trend. The first reaction when people realize you don’t eat dairy products and meat, is: “OMG, You are VEGAN??? Why?” - Well… because I like to. People seem to get offended because you don’t eat animal products. Wait, what?

But it’s true and a nice example for such offended reaction is the Facebook shitstorm against vegan food in our Mensa, last weeks. Generally, people know that eating animals or their co-products is not necessary for humans and not healthy, but they won’t change their diet because they don’t think it works and they can handle it.

Here are some annoying questions you will be confronted with every single time:

“Is it ok, if I eat meat in front of you?” – Yes, everyone decides himself what he eats.

“Would you eat at a non-vegan restaurant?” – Yes, of course. Vegan food is available everywhere, even in steak houses.

“I could never live without cheese!” – Don’t worry, there are many sorts of vegan cheese. And you might even start to dislike the taste of cheese after starting with vegan diet.

“Why do vegan people always tell they are vegan?” – Let’s be honest: they don’t. If you order a salad without cheese, mayo and meat in everyone will ask you if you are vegan. But most of vegans won’t tell themselves because they are tired of those annoying questions.

If you have nice stories about people’s reaction to you vegan diet, do not hesitate to share.

EBS Mensa goes Vegan