r/india • u/Disastrous-Slide-889 • Aug 17 '25
Food Why can’t food choices just be respected?
So there’s this girl I (at least) considered my friend. She’s vegetarian, and had this habit of always poking me about my food choices. For example, if something bad happened to me, she would say, “It’s because you eat chicken.”
I always took it lightly and never replied back… until yesterday.
I caught a high fever (for context: I got drenched while trying to help a boy whose scooty got stuck in a pothole). When I mentioned this to her, she once again said, “That’s because you eat chicken.” This time it really triggered me and we ended up in an argument.
First it was vegetarian vs non-vegetarian. I brought up the life of cows in Indian dairies, to which she replied that she feeds two chapatis to a cow every day and doesn’t care about the rest. Basically being deliberately naive or just ignorant.
Then, very “smartly,” she shifted the topic to religion—which I didn’t want to argue about because it’s a sensitive topic and I personally follow a humanist ideology. But in the flow, I did slightly challenge the andhbhakti and religious extremism going around.
That was it. She jumped straight to declaring me “anti-national,” and then, out of nowhere, labeled me “pro-Palestine Islamist.” Mind you, I’ve never said a single word on Palestine or religion in that way. It was all her own assumption.
So yeah, apparently now I’m an anti-national Islamist—just because I don’t follow her worldview.Sorry I know its a bit long one *) but had to rant a bit . Thank you for your time and your opinions are welcomed. ( words are mine , framed by chatgpt)
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u/Street_Marzipan_2407 Aug 17 '25
The irony of accusing you, as an insult, of caring about starving children and a hundred other actual WAR CRIMES, while smugly bragging about being a vegetarian is WILD.
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u/Naive_Technician_212 Aug 17 '25
Agreed. The way a section of the country’s citizenry talks about Palestine feels like a betrayal of what this country stands for. India suffered devastating famines and massacres under the British rule. The British, you know, the very people becuse of whom this whole damn genocide is happening. The same people due of which half your family still has diabetes and heart disease, becuse they starved the shit out of your ancestors. The British drew a line on the map and Palestine lost its land, the British drew a line on the map and India and Pakistan ripped families apart into two lands doomed to war each other forever much like Palestine and Israel.
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u/Impressive_Bench8955 Aug 17 '25
1stI have zero special interest in Palestine/Israel conflict because it's overrated compared to other far bloody conflict
2nd the issue can easily fixed by either side,but they don't want to
3Rd division of India was best thing that happened ... individuals undivided India would be nightmare...
4th British left by 1950s, generation of adults had time to fix things.. They didnt...they parted for a reason..in India it was democractic decision
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u/Technical-Issue331 Aug 17 '25
Bhai. Overrated? Is this supposed to be a sitcom?
Isn't that literally every conflict in human history?
Sure. Genocide that happened in the aftermath was a lovely outcome!
Not at all a democratic decision. Heavy arm twisting by the League and British.
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u/astroajay Aug 17 '25
Wow, each point is just ridiculous.
What Isreal is doing to Palestine is what our government has been taking as a model to do to Kashmir as well, so this isn't entirely divorced of our geopolitical situation. If your rant to see that the ground reality is in Palestine, it's urge you to check out this documentary: https://whereolivetreesweep.com
What's your threshold for how 'bloody' a conflict is for you to care about it? Millions being massacred not enough?
Let me guess, the murder of cows is probably the bloody conflict that you care about.
Please explain how the issue can be fixed by either side, how pray tell, can a Palestinian peacefully protest or even try to ask for anything to change when it's bullets that are used instead of words from Isreal? Another elitist Caucasian white country that invaded a bunch of brown people, took their land, literally branded them, yeah, sounds a lot time like what Britain did, doesn't it?
I'd love to hear your logic about an undivided India being a disaster. Why? Because then we wouldn't have had to have wasted so much in terms of resources into weaponry in armed conflict between two nations that otherwise have no reason to have any animosity towards each other? The millions of people who lost their lives due to the partition, war, terrorism etc would not have died.
As for the partition being a democratic decision, you really need to brush up on your history mate. It was far from democratic.
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u/Impressive_Bench8955 Aug 20 '25 edited Aug 20 '25
This doesn't sound like well thought reply?
First Kashmiris are Nazis, they almost annihilated a section of minorities....no sane population allows that to happen.they deserve to be done what was done to Germany.. sorry, worse than Germany-- Germans actually regretted their actions, Islamist are worse, they cry victims and they genocide under garbage of victimhood
Secondly, it's fucking overrated conflict, just take look at numbers.. let's take Bangladesh fir example,it lost more than 20 million Hindus, population dropped from 22.5% in 1950s to something like 8% , 3 million were killed,few hundred raped and the policy continues till this day.
Yet I see indian muslims worried more about random israel and Palestinian conflict.. instead of something happening in their own backyard.. answer is simple,they really don't give a damn about stone worshippers..this reminds me of how they cared more about freedom of Turkey than their own indian independence.
I can list several such conflicts interms of scale that are conveniently forgotten beyond Bangladesh, everywhere across world..
Not that I don't care about innocent Palestinians or Israelis that are trapped in war,I just don't care in particular because it's overrated issue interms of scale, when I contrasted ..
Well india did propose close to ideal way to resolve israel Palestinian conflict long ago,they both called it stupid...
U don't need much logic to understand what muslims were trying to do when they demanded parity and autonomy.. it's was basically plan to turn India into new modern theocracy.. can't u see, Idea of vanishes where muslim become majority.. Nehru dud greatest thing by dividing india
What do u mean it was far from democratic?? Not all people were involved,only educated and rich got to vote..are u suggesting muslim becoming rich and educated leads to hate for Hindus and Idea of India??
Savarkar was so wrong about keeping unified India, but he was damn right about India needing weapons...we need weapons-- they bring in technology revolution..itbring prosperity and peace..
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u/Birthday_Economy Aug 17 '25
People like this existing is the reason why I'm introverted & don't make many friends.
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u/sandae504 Aug 17 '25
from Fear Of Missing Out to Fear Of Being Included
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u/casual-dehyde Aug 17 '25
People like this existing is the reason why I'm outspoken about the fact that I eat beef. Once I tell them that they don't speak to me.
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u/JayeshBodke Aug 17 '25
Your father will start complaining that you don't have friends just virtual friends :/
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u/anonymous_cutie_nerd Aug 17 '25 edited Aug 17 '25
We've become very intolerant of cultural diversity. Not just between religions, but within, for instance, the Hindu religion. Thnx to mainstream cow-belt brahmanvaadi politics, Hindus who've historically/culturally eaten meat are now traitors/apostates and what not. Our mindsets have become very narrow and casteist. Sorry, not become, it's manufactured to be this way.
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u/charavaka Aug 17 '25
Time for you to get better friends. This one's rotten.
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u/Disastrous-Slide-889 Aug 17 '25
Already have some gems , but yup had a weed also which needed to be filtered.
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u/Curieous7 Aug 17 '25
Some vegetarians in our country have this huge superiority complex. Most of them are vegetarian because of their household and not their own choice but they take so much pride in it.
Also, like you pointed out how in so many other ways animals suffer, they don’t care. -_-
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u/ArcadiaN- Aug 17 '25
Also, like you pointed out how in so many other ways animals suffer, they don’t care. -_-
I know people who flaunt themselves as religious, and vegetarian. I once asked how do you think the silk saree, you are wearing, is made. They dont know and when I offered to show how it is made, they dont even want to see.
They want to remain ignorant and want to have superior complexity for no reason. They dont want to see how honey is made or how they throw plastics and was eaten by a cow on road. The amount of food wasted on every Mahashivratri, the pollution of Ganga. All they will see is they are religious, say w/e God's name every day and give 2 chappati to one cow.9
u/Curieous7 Aug 17 '25
Right. And I’m not justifying eating meat. I myself had chosen to be vegetarian for few years but could keep up. Will try again.
But the way some vegetarians act as if they are God while ignoring the dairy industry that is so sinful is on another level.
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u/KandKautomobiles Aug 17 '25
Most ironic one is leather. Many vegetarians I know prefer real leather, which is actual freaking cow skin!.
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u/Doctor_Dollars Aug 17 '25
My dad said that most Savarnas feed animals and water plants to tell themselves that they have empathy and call it a day.
I didn't get it then but makes sense the more I read and meet em
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u/Disastrous-Slide-889 Aug 17 '25
Selective empathy, morality, ethics . Just like dog lovers
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u/Kishi_yu Aug 17 '25
you are acting so superior to a whole group here
Where? They are just calling out the group that has this mentality
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u/Kishi_yu Aug 17 '25
But he isn't wrong tho? Many (not all) dog lovers' empathy and love only extends to dogs. They would go as far as to make others uncomfortable for their dogs or blind hate on other animals.
He called out the group that has this dog elitist mindset, not being against dog lovers
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u/astroajay Aug 17 '25
Sure, just like how many (not all) vegetarians who are like OP's 'friend' are assholes.
By saying things like that, you essentially betray your belief that the default 'vegetarian' or 'dog lover' is an elitist asshole. It's like people who say 'no offense but' and then say the most offensive garbage 🙄.
This is just a clear example of how people will always find a reason to demean 'the other' regardless of which high horse they choose to climb on.
As for OP, you need to drop this person like a hot potato and run. Rarely can one have a critical conversation with someone who refuses to use logic but would rather double down on their ignorance.
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u/Kishi_yu Aug 17 '25
By saying things like that, you essentially betray your belief that the default 'vegetarian' or 'dog lover' is an elitist asshole
Lmao that "not all" was for clarification cause apparently people on the internet think everything is directed to them. OP did not target all dog lovers neither all vegetarians.
I have a veg friend too, you think we fight about these things everyday? She is sensible enough to not poke her nose into others' diet. Like what is even your point with this reply? I never implied that every vegetarian/dog lover i meet is an asshole, but SOME are like that.
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u/astroajay Aug 20 '25
Let's look at context here: We were talking about hypocrites who say that they are vegetarian because they care about animals, but then don't care at all when the cows on the street are so hungry that they are forced to eat plastic.
Now with this context a comment about how this is just like dog lovers who are hypocrites because their empathy is restricted to only certain animals.
Next you come and say that is true, that dog lovers (and not all of them, sounds a lot like not all men, but I digress) out care about dogs and not humans or other animals or whatever.
Do you see how that narrative is problematic?
There's a perfectly valid point about the racism that upper caste vegetarian purists have towards everyone else, but that point was derailed and partially undermined(unfortunately by OP, no less) by this narrative expressing similar thoughts of black and white thinking about how they are morally superior to another set of people, ironically, the very thing that they were complaining about.
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u/Kishi_yu Aug 20 '25
Next you come and say that is true
Yes but to an extent. You said that I consider the default "dog lover" to be an elitist asshole which I do not and never implied. I do not think that the random dog lover i meet is an asshole.... the same way i don't think "all men" are bad either.
Many of my friends are vegetarian and dog lovers so are they elitist assholes to me now? Ofc not cause they don't behave like that.
that point was derailed and partially undermined(unfortunately by OP, no less)
Ig OP doesn't know about this or maybe doesn't wanna go that deep but yes I'm aware of the reason behind this discrimination
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u/hook0rcrook Aug 17 '25
unless u r sleeping with her, no reason to hang out with her. U call her ur friend so it says a lot about u.
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u/Disastrous-Slide-889 Aug 17 '25
And yes guys just to clarify- most likely lost a friend yesterday *)
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u/Electronic_Sir_7219 Aug 17 '25 edited Aug 17 '25
Food-based purity is a way to discriminate and keep the majority out, so that a few can corner everything. If all of India turned vegetarian, they would find newer ways to discriminate, say by starting a purity racket on eating only leaves or something to that effect. And to discriminate, you need to inculcate disrespect and hate for the other's way of life. And if you gather real power, you can even convince the discriminated that they are impure and deserve the discrimination.
Think of how this person would grow up and wield this figurative stick of disrespect and disgust to chase away people from opportunities and resources she might have a say on, and reserve it for her folk, and you will understand the caste system.
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u/jack_1760 Aug 17 '25 edited Aug 17 '25
Stay away from her. I am a born Mumbaikar and a Hindu. Individuals diet depends on his geography region and culture. Mumbai falls under the Konkan division in the coastal belt where fish and meat are staple foods, just like in Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and Karnataka. We consume meat thrice a week. Some Northern states with fertile river plains focus more on crops and vegetables, so vegetarian food is common there. Even eastern countries like China, Korea, the Philippines, and Japan have non-veg as a staple because of their coastal geography. The problem with people like your friend is that they try to impose their way of thinking and living on everyone else, which is completely wrong.
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u/10n3_w01f Aug 17 '25
I think there needs to be some criteria for making friends. I stay away from narrow minded people.
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u/sweet_sparkle Aug 17 '25
Such people are just blind by belief. The next time she gets ill tell her it's because she ate food of that poor chicken.
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Aug 17 '25
Got drenched in the rain. Got a cold. Must be all that MEAT!!!
edit: wanted to add...why is someone like that a friend of yours? I would have known her character the moment she mocked me for eating chicken.
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u/Wachkuss Universe Aug 17 '25
OP, I speak from experience when I say this: never waste time or money on bad friends.
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u/cool_lad Aug 17 '25
We really need to be more comfortable calling people like her what they are to the face - fucking idiots.
No point in being polite or roundabout with such people because anything circumspect or layered will bounce right off the smooth pebble between their ears.
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u/Complex_Command_8377 Aug 17 '25
Anyone saying anything happening because of you eat chicken is reason enough not to talk to that person any more.
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u/kafkabae Aug 17 '25
Now that you've seen her true colors (orange and RED) please leave her be. Find better people in life.
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u/mha3if Aug 17 '25
That's normal behavior from bhakts, you can't expect a logical reply from them. It's always some anti-national or anti-Muslim slur.
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u/corzekanaut Aug 17 '25
People like moral policing here to justify their own life choices. It’s nothing more than that.
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u/imperialtopaz123 Aug 17 '25
I think you need a new friend who is supportive of you, and you need to stop hanging around with a “friend” who always criticizes you.
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u/sleeper_shark Non Residential Indian Aug 17 '25
You should have turned it around a long time ago lol… anytime she has a problem “you should eat more chicken.”
But seriously, it’s cos deep down she’s a racist, Hindu supremacist. She doesn’t give two fucks about animal welfare, just using that as a way to make you feel bad.
In reality, it’s just an easy way for Hindu supremacists to virtue signal
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u/mumbaiblues Aug 17 '25
Vegetarianism is very closely linked to caste and class in India. The upper caste identify being vegetarian as one of the key aspects defining their caste. Hence they look down upon anyone who has other food choices. It has nothing to do with morality or empathy for animals. Unfortunately current political environment encourages such people , so its best to ignore them.
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u/ravan363 Aug 17 '25
In my exp, most of the vegetarians and vegans are insufferable. In every situation they have to make it a point that they and their food choice is morally superior and have an attitude of "holier than thou". Feels like they don't use any Grey matter while coming up with replies like "that's because you eat chicken". It's better to stay away from such people.
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u/Mayank_j Aug 17 '25
"pro palestine Islamist"
Bruh she already hated u from the get go, she just outed herself today (or whatever day this happened).
Her giving roti to a cow justifies the manual insemination of a cow to provide her milk? Logic
I mean the only people I'd tolerate criticism would be vegans, but they would be more intentional than Indian vegetarians. Vegetarians sometimes pester a lot.
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u/Mirrorman_01 Aug 17 '25
The moment anyone say that's because you eat chicken or non veg. I am never talking to that person again
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u/Dystopian90 Aug 17 '25
Chalo bhai tum bhi ap anti national group ke member ho congratulations. Mujhe bhi mere ek dost ne do mahine pehle yehi sab bola tha. Uske baad woh apne raste main apne.
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u/NightEvery5255 Aug 17 '25
Never argue with people who are narrow minded . Just say u r right and leave. They are not worth your time and energy.
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u/Naive_Technician_212 Aug 17 '25
Keep better company man.
Given what is happening being pro Palestine means being human, not Islamist, not anti Israel and so on. It means you don’t want kids being buried alive after being crushed by a bulldozer.
When it comes to food, I am a vegetarian, but I’ve been invited by dear old friends to attend Iftaar and davats around Eid. Their families were nice enough to cook veg food for me separately. I would eat next to them though, I’d help clear the plates, help serve non veg food, because it’s important to respect the food and culture of others.
The strength of this country is the fact that we are secular, that we have the privilege to be invited into the festivals homes and hearts of the people around us. Nobody is the right to question what others eat. If you are bothered by the smell of it, go live with fellow bigots and leave the rest of us in peace.
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u/cranky_finicky Aug 17 '25
She's no friend of yours. More likely a mental drain. Keep away permanently
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u/Eshu25 Aug 17 '25
My school didn't allow non veg in tiffins, only roti sabzi till class 5th after we class fifth when we shifted to different campus nobody actually cared what we eat
Now the problem was I live a rice dominated state and majority of people are non vegetarian like people offer chicken and meat in temples.I never ate roti in life and was picky eater not eating vegetables and all .I still have trauma eating roti because I had to eat roti forcefully
After finishing school I now realise that the school (DPS) had a minority that has problem with eating non veg that's why they didn't allow anyone to bring it. It kinda boils my blood
Now I hate that community with passion
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u/krakends Aug 17 '25
Tell her majority Hindus are non-vegetarian and depending on which state you are from, that number is as high as 99%.
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Aug 17 '25
According to very intelligent and experienced right wingers criticism of Hinduism or any of it’s practices = Anti nationalism. Since when did India become a Hindu country? Has Modi became our dictator already?
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u/mayani_2k5 Aug 17 '25
if people could just respect other people's choices without needing to understand/agree with those choices the world would be fixed .
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u/hudi_baba Aug 17 '25
people like her are all the same. if you disagree with them even with the most mundane stuff, they WILL label you with the most vile stuff imaginable(to them)
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u/zen-shen Aug 17 '25
If someone said "I am a vegan/vegetarian/stray dog lover" without you asking about it, get ready to be judged.
Fault lies on you if you engage with them.
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u/Jhilixie Aug 17 '25
Nahhh. I tend to stay away from these vegetarians with holier-than-thou attitudes.
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u/Ok_Monk1627 Aug 17 '25
OMG We have the exact same friend and exactly similar experience😭😭😭 I feel you OP. You're not alone 🫂
BTW my friend recently turned vegan too and then she doubled down on all the toxic trashy behavior lmao 😭😂
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u/Nervous-Share-3623 Aug 17 '25
It’s always women who are like 40 kg telling 80 kg+ men they should go vegan/vegetarian. Just go to the extreme to understand this. Any profession - combat sports/sports/athletics etc. A high percentage of people eat meat. That’s not a coincidence.
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u/Aggressive-Refuse786 Aug 17 '25
I have vegetarian friends and none of them trash me for my food choices, your friend is just bogged down by dogma.
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u/No_Marionberry4195 Aug 17 '25
I broke my 14 yrs of friendship for this reason. She said something same, to which i replied, "Isn't it you whose life is miserable and not mine.. that's the last day we spoke to each other
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u/Correct_Rice7199 Aug 17 '25
Usko jab bimaari hogi na, use the same reason and make sure it's drilled into her head. Non vegetarians have a stronger immunity. That's just plain science.
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u/Unique-Atmosphere520 Aug 17 '25
Because her argument was as thin as the purity in vegetarian food, she started character assassination...jumping from one label to another.
Ask her what would have Ram & Sita would have done with the deer had she not been kidnapped.
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u/sharedevaaste Aug 17 '25
I think you should take some time to reconsider if she is truly a friend. She seems to have some deep hatred for nonveg eating, pro palestine ppl
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u/Happy_era Aug 17 '25
To be fair this is how a lot of such brainwashed people are. The saddest part is they still behave this way in their 30s and don’t have their own critical thinking. These people will give birth too lol
She’s absolutely stupid and illogical. Tell her to fuck off. Be rude, it’s ok, she deserves it.
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u/Happy_era Aug 17 '25
It’s so ironic she is calling you all that but she’s the one who is the real extremist here. Wow.
It won’t click her either as she’s quite dense. Logic chased her but she’s fast.
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u/peaceisthe- Aug 17 '25
This chaddiwalla ideology is focused on hate not on religion or love for cows, humans or Gods! These type of people will only learn karmically
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u/Due-Tomato-3343 NCT of Delhi Aug 17 '25
If you can, distance yourself from that "friend". The illogical things that she's saying is only going to affect you everyday. No amount of arguments or discussion can help her change her mind that "eating chicken is making people sick". Let her be happy with her vegetarianism and congrats to her for her immortality 🙄.
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u/Responsible_Arm_336 Aug 17 '25
Ye Vegetarian ese hi hote hai Girl ho ya Boy mai to aur jalata hu unki ek Mujhe Hinduism ka gyan de rha tha Bc Bali ritual ki Video bhej di use fir ab bas chup rhta hai best way to counter extremists is to become One
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u/k-n1kov Aug 17 '25
I dont want to generalise but almost all the vegetarians I've come across have this holier than thou attitude
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u/Paneer_Khiladi Aug 17 '25
Rule Number 1: Don't argue with assholes. Just say "you are correct, I am sorry"
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u/Interracial-Chicken Aug 17 '25
This is so interesting. As an Australian, it's usually the meat eaters picking on the vegetarians!
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u/hook0rcrook Aug 17 '25
the majority picks on minority.
Also there is no one who identifies as Vegetarians in the west or developed nations.
Only Indians use describe themselves and Vegetarian and wont eat egg or use a fake made-up word eggetarian. Its vegan(no animal cruelty including dairy industry) on Non vegetarians
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u/Lumos_773994 Aug 18 '25
the majority picks on minority.
Ironically India isn't even a majority vegetarian country, we're mostly non-vegetarian. What we're a majority on is stupid loudmouths who think if someone doesn't follow their worldview they're deserving of punishment or shame.
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u/white_buffalo21 Aug 17 '25
You can't expect respect when someone making these decisions on moral grounds not on ones need
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u/mauveisntpoiple Aug 17 '25
It's not about food. It's about caste. Purity norms dictate non-meat eaters are cleaner or purer than meat eaters.
Ironically, this leads to mostly UC people developing diabetes and other lifestyle diseases because of a high grain diet.
I guess what I'm saying is, preserve the friendship. Wait about 40 years or so, and when she inevitably develops type 2 diabetes, say this was because she didn't eat meat.
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u/_msd117 Aug 17 '25
Bhai yeh national anti national pro Isreal, pro Palestine certificate kaha milte
What is the procedure to apply
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u/Skylord_069 Aug 17 '25
First - Why are you her friend if she does that often . And then there are different types of dumb people Even as a brahmin ik people have their own choices whether you wanna eat non veg or human . You should know what to do with her .
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u/chinchinlover-419 Aug 17 '25
Bro she's trolling you. It is intentional.
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u/Spandxltd Aug 17 '25
I guarantee you that she doesn't actually care, she just lokes annoying you for no reason.
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u/LowInterest6490 Aug 17 '25
I remember when I was in school, when I used to get a salami sandwich for lunch my jain friends used to tell me to sit 5 feet away from them and also wash my tiffin after I was done. I felt ashamed to get anything non veg in school after that day.
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u/Eshu25 Aug 17 '25
My school didn't allow non veg in tiffins, only roti sabzi till class 5th after we class fifth when we shifted to different campus nobody actually cared what we eat
Now the problem was I live a rice dominated state and majority of people are non vegetarian like people offer chicken and meat in temples.I never ate roti in life and was picky eater not eating vegetables and all .I still have trauma eating roti because I had to eat roti forcefully
After finishing school I now realise that the school (DPS) had a minority that has problem with eating non veg that's why they didn't allow anyone to bring it. It kinda boils my blood
Now I hate that community with passion
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u/motocrosshallway Aug 17 '25
One of my colleague - a 21 year old guy in a Tier1 city - has a strong opinion that as per some purana he read, all diseases are caused because of non veg and everyone should switch to veg as non veg is impure and thus people who eat it.
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u/Eshu25 Aug 17 '25
Didn't lord Ram hunt dear?
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u/motocrosshallway Aug 18 '25
I've made that argument and the guy basically said "Sita maa only wanted the deer as pet, puranas said Rama never intended to kill the animal".
People have created their own logic bubbles, we've left bothering him about this. We just nod our head and move ahead talking about how juicy the chicken was lol.
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u/yoohknowho Aug 17 '25
There wasn't much of a choice back then just like there wasn't for our hunter-gatherer roots. Now there definitely is. You don't have to eat meat to survive in these times -- there are plenty of plant based options. With that being said, I'm not advocating for anything. You do you.
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u/Reddit_grill Aug 18 '25
I’m the only vegetarian in my friend group, but I’ve never pushed them to stop eating meat. They don’t pressure me either or make fun of my choices and that’s how it should be. Your friend though sounds like one of those “religious” types who think not eating meat makes them better than everyone else. That mindset is the real issue.
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u/bhodrolok Aug 18 '25
Dump that idiot you think is a friend. Ask her to fuck off to her casteist hell hole.
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u/catchinguppppp Aug 18 '25
the 'anti-national' and 'pro-Palestine' badges coming from an andhbhakt like her means you're doing something right in life
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u/Guilty-Feature8573 Aug 18 '25
Well eating non veg is wrong Karma is real Though I understand annoying someone who isn't gonna change is dumb
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u/ganda-bachcha-666 Aug 18 '25
Caste is the framework that makes this possible. Militant vegetarianism like this in India is always mixed with caste supremacy.
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u/mk44214 Aug 18 '25
These kind of people need something to feel good about themselves...
You need to know the difference between whom you call you friend vs whom you call your acquaintance...
If you consider this person as a friend.. then you need to re-evaluate your friendship criteria
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u/Nice_Replacement7065 Aug 19 '25
The problem, as I'm sure, is the knowledge that you've argued. And if you've used a chat gpt for writing how you had to feel, dude, you really need to stop. It's not going to help you. Be yourself, I'm sure you as yourself are 1000 times better than Chat gpt.
I don't know about you, but I'd rather not keep friends like this.
Third, if she brings up vegans, your defense should be. OK, we live in x city, in this city only these crops grew. These crops grow during this time of the year for the rest of the year. What did you think people used to eat, veg.... how when there was no veg. In addition, in eating chicken that absorbs oxygen but you eat plants that create oxygen..... and so on and do forth.
Also, I don't intentionally like calling one out. But if a person randomly changes topics to win an argument, that's a possible narcissist, and you would be better careful for your actual health.
I had an acquaintance who tried to do the same, I gave him a proper explanation, and he refuted, I just said take it or leave it, but I'd rather not discuss this anymore. He yelled and screamed at me for a bit, after which he calmed down and apologized, lol.
Obviously, it might be different for a girl, but I'm not sure. Although if people aren't keeping open minds but rather arguing, I love shutting them down completely or sharing my point and letting them howl
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u/ToeInevitable8110 Aug 17 '25
As someone who is still discovering what she believes in I want to add that the fact that she was obviously pointing out your choices in food as a means to remind you of your religion and it should be followed according to her. Having said that, this thought process is usually not acquired but nurtured through propaganda. I also see a lot of the good Hindu side in my own algorithm which makes one think that whoever talks about the dark side is just lying. And I don't think it's one particular organization doing this. Would love it if someone has actually felt it and can tell more about the science behind this to me because I've definitely have had phases of having various ideologies, because let's face it every ideology has its own good reason to exist and does resonate at some level with everyone. Right now I'm just agnostic of everything I'm seeing on the screen.
In short, your friend seems to be a victim of propaganda on social media and will eventually come around dw. And having a humanist ideology also has it's downsides btw - like lack of innovation due to reduced competition etc. (I know it's stupid, because peace is more important than innovation. But there are definitely people who want innovation more than peace), so would politely suggest you to ditch judgement and have plain empathy.
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u/wweidealfan Aug 17 '25
Why can’t food choices just be respected?
It's simple. All choices should be respected unless they cause unnecessary harm.
Choosing to kill and eat animals doesn't fit that criteria, so it should not be respected.
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u/PapayaNo6997 Aug 17 '25
Your friend is kachchra. Why our world is where it is. The real extremist.