Originally Posted by el_richo (Post 7853888)

Just out of curiosity, do the vegetarians on here still wear leather products, use capsuled medicine, wear cashmere, eat chewing gum, own silk products, use soap, use tooshpaste, use washing powder.........etc etc?

Originally Posted by gloveman (Post 7853924)

No - understanding bacon is meat!!! When you say you don't eat meat it means any part of an animal or fish not just the lumps of steak.

Originally Posted by gloveman (Post 7853924)

No - understanding bacon is meat!!! When you say you don't eat meat it means any part of an animal or fish not just the lumps of steak.

Originally Posted by el_richo (Post 7853888)

Just out of curiosity, do the vegetarians on here still wear leather products, use capsuled medicine, wear cashmere, eat chewing gum, own silk products, use soap, use tooshpaste, use washing powder.........etc etc?

I'm not against vegetarians in the slightest. My veggie friends make me smile with regards to their double standards when they refuse to eat meat on the grounds of compassion while walking around in their leather shoes after brushing their teeth and then popping a bit of chewie (not of star wars fame) in their mouths :rofl:

Granted some of the items above can be found containing no animal by-products but many don't.

Hope this doesn't start a debate on the subject mind you. Saying that, i am feeling grumpy today................:p

Originally Posted by el_richo (Post 7853929)

Which boils down to, why do people choose to be vegetarian.

Originally Posted by gloveman (Post 7853950)

Is there really animal by-products in washing powder? Just checked, no ingredients are given on the package.

Originally Posted by el_richo (Post 7853949)

Check the ingredients of your toothpaste, it may contain Glycerine ;)

I think photographic film uses Gelatin too so you house may be decorated with animal by-product :ohmy:

Originally Posted by dbd33 (Post 7853938)

You complained that vegetables were cooked on the same grill as had been used for meat. That's what I'd offer at a home barbecue, I wouldn't buy a second grill in order to indulge someone's cullinary preferences. Blimey, a guest as demanding as that wouldn't get offered one of my fags.

Originally Posted by el_richo (Post 7853959)

Some can contain soap-based animal fats in the ingredients. Not all though.

It's an animal minefield out there :D

Originally Posted by dbd33 (Post 7853954)

They do it because they want to. The same as people choose to take up a religion or learn Spanish. It does no harm to people who have not chosen to participate and so it's something of which people in general should be mildly supportive. Judging whether or not someone else is properly vegetarian is like judging whether or not they're properly gay; it's vindictive and pointless.

Originally Posted by gloveman (Post 7853964)

No, I didn't complain actually and I never expect people to go out of their way to accommodate me. I just find it terribly difficult to offend people when they think they have done something really good by preparing me a veg kebab and have cooked in along with the steak to turn round and say sorry but I can't eat that.

I have a problem upsetting people, you obviously don't!

Originally Posted by gloveman (Post 7853964)

cooked in along with the steak to turn round and say sorry but I can't eat that.

Originally Posted by el_richo (Post 7853988)

All i'm suggesting is that if people are veggie on compassionate grounds

Originally Posted by MarkThompson (Post 7854003)

...one day I took a bite of a harmless bread roll only to discover it was littered with chunks of ham!