I don’t know what AlexU meant by “sanctimonious twits”… Like others on this thread, I have not encountered evangelical vegetarians. In fact, a lot of vegetarians don’t want to talk about it, for fear of getting criticized.
I admire the vegans: not sure that I could ever manage that! But nor do I see much of an ethical impulse to.
A lot of why people are vegetarians is to be admired for doing something difficult. It’s important that they have some kind of reason as an excuse for doing it—they can’t admit to showing off—but it’s impressive and admirable to people who think that it is pointless.
I don’t know what AlexU meant by “sanctimonious twits”… Like others on this thread, I have not encountered evangelical vegetarians. In fact, a lot of vegetarians don’t want to talk about it, for fear of getting criticized.
But consider what Emily said
A lot of why people are vegetarians is to be admired for doing something difficult. It’s important that they have some kind of reason as an excuse for doing it—they can’t admit to showing off—but it’s impressive and admirable to people who think that it is pointless.