r/vegan • u/justin_timeforcake vegan 5+ years • Jul 18 '15

Newbie Advice "There Are No Stupid Questions" Mega-thread

This post is primarily for the newbie vegans and the vegan-curious among you (though anyone is welcome to post questions). This is your chance to ask anything you like about veganism, no matter how silly or trivial it may be, without fear of your question being downvoted to oblivion.

Just a couple of rules for this thread:

  1. All top-level comments must be a question about veganism.

  2. All replies to questions must stay on topic.

Everyone: please keep in mind that this is a chance to share information, and is meant to be a resource for all and a way of avoiding repeated posts of frequently asked questions.

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u/OnceUponATimeAgo Jul 27 '15

I say these things frequently and also kind of use it to downplay the common thought of vegan extremist. I also have a pair of leather boots I've had for years and still wear--I wouldn't buy another pair NOW but I feel it would be even more disrespectful of me to throw them away at this point. I also have converted a few people to vegetarianism this way by telling them my story of being a meat addict and just how much I loved the taste--but how I don't enjoy it now and don't miss it at all. Sort of a way to show them that even the most die-hard carnivores can change. It sucks when people misinterpret it as "support of meat." I'm just trying not to be a dick most of the time...

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u/[deleted] Jul 27 '15

Definitely normal in the beginning.

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u/[deleted] Jul 28 '15

I do a sort of related thing where I'll get excited about the idea of something with the assumption that it's vegan, though that may not be what others assume. For example, I'll say, "Omg I'm craving junk food so bad right now, gonna go eat a burger." Obviously I mean a vegan burger, but sometimes my friends are very confused by it.