• Taleya@aussie.zone
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    1 year ago

    One of these cultures has normalised vegan and vegetarianism for centuries, the other is trying to wean a meat-obsessed population.

    They are not the same thing, nor do they have the same requirements to reach their end goals

    • seitanic@lemmy.sdf.org
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      1 year ago

      How prevalent is veganism in India? Whenever I look at Indian food, it's butter this and milk that. Sure, there are some very good vegan choices, but it seems to me that Indians love their dairy.

      • Taleya@aussie.zone
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        1 year ago

        Veganism is actually a fairly new phenomenon in general, a lot of Jains in particular have adopted it. But vegetarianism in India dates back over a thousand years BCE , so yeah, they've got a bit of a head start.

      • portside@monyet.cc
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        1 year ago

        Vegetarian? Yes. Vegan? No.

        I am a vegetarian. I eat dairy. I don't eat meat and eggs.

      • TheCaconym [any]
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        1 year ago

        9% of the population apparently, the highest in the world tied with Mexico.

      • sviper@programming.dev
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        1 year ago

        Quite popular, in my city it's quite hard to find meat in the popular restaurants. And these places are quite old and we'll know.

        Most foods don't have any form or trace of meat or eggs, although milk and related items are very widely consumed.

        It's vegetarian and not vegan.

    • SpookyGenderCommunist [they/them, she/her]
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      1 year ago

      One of these cultures has normalised vegan and vegetarianism for centuries, the other is trying to wean a meat-obsessed population

      As someone who works in a grocery store, the worst fucking people are the ones who go up to the deli counter and yell at the clerks, demanding the "bloodiest* roast beef they've got. That or the spiciest turkey, or whatever.

      Dudes who's entire sense of self is invested in eating meat. Easily the most annoying kind of guy I encounter in my daily life.

      • Taleya@aussie.zone
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        1 year ago

        That and the 'for every animal you don't eat i'm gonna eat THREE!' Yay well done so macho you get threatened by what another person eats fucking yay for you sir gold star.

      • Taleya@aussie.zone
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        1 year ago

        which would be fine if it were just a straight comparison but it starts bleating about chemicals and preservatives and it's a bit too purity politicking for my tastes.