I’ve had my fair share of Thanksgiving celebrations, in all different forms. And as you can imagine, once going vegan, things change a little bit. And I wanted to talk about that with you all today, in anticipation for the coming holiday. Especially with all of you newer vegans. Because if this is your first thanksgiving as a vegan, you may not know quite what to expect. So let’s dive in, shall we?
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I’ve heard it said before that veganism is an eating disorder, and I couldn’t disagree more. So let’s talk about it, right here and right now.
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Hi and welcome back to the questions for vegans series! Today, we’re looking at a question that has more nuance to it than you might realize. And I certainly can’t speak for every vegan, but I can hope to give you the lay of the land when it comes to common vegan thoughts on the subject. So let’s talk about vegans, nonvegans, and when they come together to eat.
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Hi everyone, and welcome back to questions for vegans! Today we’ve got a fun one, about plants. So let’s get right to it, shall we?
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Welcome back to Eight Years In, and welcome back to our questions for vegan series. We’re taking all of those questions that might annoy vegans, and answering them honestly. I find today’s question very stimulating and involved, because it involves so many twists and turns. We’re talking about the animals and how they might be affected by the world going vegan overnight.
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“What if you were trapped on a desert island?” Nonvegans ask vegans about this scenario an astounding amount of times, believe it or not. So let’s talk about it honestly, so that we can all come to a mutual understanding.
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To continue on our series of questions for vegans, today we’re talking about lions. Yes, you heard it right, lions. And if you’re someone who has never heard this one before, it might seem a little out of left field for us to be talking about, but surprisingly, it’s a question that vegans get a lot.
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If you’re vegan for any appreciable amount of time, you’re probably going to get asked if you crave (x) ever. And if you’re not, you probably wonder about that, whenever you hear about a vegan. So let’s talk about vegan cravings. Do they happen? And what do we do about them?
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So, being vegan, you’re used to being asked about it. Most people aren’t vegan, and whenever you’re the different one, well, people are bound to be curious. However, as a long-term vegan myself, I can’t say I don’t sympathize with the vegans who get flustered at questions. It can be annoying, getting the same questions all the time. It feels like you may never get to the end of talking about things that really aren’t that important to your lifestyle.
Continue reading Questions to stop asking vegans (+ their honest answers)
Hello, and welcome back to Eight Years In. And if you’re new here, welcome in! Today I wanted to talk about something that more vegans should think about, and that’s the different reasons why people don’t go vegan.
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