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Probably that I'm a vegan. That always tends to catch people by surprise. The question of where I get my protein often comes up, so I think people look at my muscles and can't reconcile the two thoughts in their head. You can work out and still have more than enough protein without meats or eggs, but I don't think many people know that, particularly in the US. Americans consume far, far more protein than they'll ever use. You'd have to be a professional athlete to put all that protein to use
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@Aidolovemostofyourthoughts: Oh yay! Someone to commiserate with! It's never ceased to disappoint me how often people will question you about being a non-meat eater. They can rarely ever just accept it, there's always the same question or two that they have to ask once they find out
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@HalfCactus: Lol I once had a colleague who was so concerned I was turning vegetarian that he booked a meeting room for us both to tell me what a foolish step I am taking, offered to book an appointment with his doctor sister to clear the demons of vegetarianism in me. I'd have been so annoyed at such a waste of my time had I not been so gobsmacked that he actually believed I was abusing myself! I will never forget him.
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@Aidolovemostofyourthoughts: Wow. That beats anything I've ever had to deal with. The worst I got was a former marine telling me that cucumbers had a complex nervous system (not sure where he got that) and that eating them was kind of like eating animals. He ended up getting fired for incompetence, surprisingly
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Hinduism is oldest religion in world and India has been around far longer than most countries that exist today. Hinduism insist on to be a vegetarian and most people in India are vegetarians. Bottom line is, being a vegetarian has worked for an ancient civilization all these years. There must be something good in it right?