dietary_restrictions_vs_dinner_invitations Ouroboros So let's say someone (maybe a family member, perhaps the woman to birth you from her loins) invites you over to their house for dinner, and then calls you back to say that since you are vegetarian, you will need to bring your own food. Your response would most likely be, A."No problem, I will bring my own food- since my diet is different than yours, I cannot expect you to cater to my dietary differences." B. "Wow, I think that's really rude of you to invite me but expect me to bring my own food. No thanks, I won't be coming" C. "Why don't I come for dessert instead?" 070120 ... Regulate The correct answer is "B." 070121 ... . Yes, definitely "B". 070121 ... pete B followed by C. 070121 ... oren D. "You know, Mom, I hadn't realized until now, but it's obvious that my being a vegetarian is somewhat bothersome to you. Please forgive my insensitivity. I will immediately change my dietary ways and once again enjoy the carnivorous feasting of my youth. Bring on the meat, baby! The bloodier, the better! Sharpen those steak knives! I'll be sharpening my TEETH as well to assist in the RIPPING and TEARING of WARM FLESH! I WANT MUSCLES!!!! GIVE ME HEAPS AND HEAPS OF SINEWY TENDONS!!!! A-HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!" 070121 ... thorn B. absolutely. 070121 ... dipperwell I'd bring a delicious vegetarian feast and spike the meat with half a cup of vinegar and a few teaspoons of ground eggshell. 070121 ... Regulate why not spike it with lsd, wait a while, then come into the room with a cow costume with bloody guts hanging out. moooo, why do you hurt me, mooooooo. 070121 ... unhinged i would say a) while thinking b) and be passively aggressively pissy during the whole dinner. but on the other hand, people who are not accustomed to cooking without meat are suprisingly handicapped by it. most people don't know how to cook tasty food without meat. so i'd probably be better off bringing my own food and showing people the wonders of less meat rather than expecting them to cater to me. it's pretty unreasonable to expect someone to change the menu of a dinner to suit one person. but it's also pretty rude to invite someone you know has dietary restrictions to dinner and then call them back to tell them to bring their own food. i've been a vegetarian for almost a year and i've noticed that when i tell most omnivorous people that, they act like i made that choice to annoy them or that i'm going to start lecturing them about the evils of meat. for me, i feel better and it's also a religious choice. but i know some people's body chemistry actually needs meat. so far, i don't think i do. i've been in situations where i was left hungry because i'm a vegetarian. but i don't like to wear my vegetarianism on my sleeve. i'm not starving by any means. i didn't really need to eat that pepperoni pizza at 3am after the bar with my friend while i'm crashing on his couch. *shrugs* 070122 ... feel like being nameless today i don't see why it's such either/or, an entirely new meal or bring your own, especially when it's vegetarian rather than vegan. a vegan meal would stretch my abilities (as eggs and dairy are handy things and used in a lot of base ingredients), but vegetarian is easy. if you absolutely *must* have meat with your meal, do it in or as a single dish like a chicken breast, or something that can be added separately, like meatballs in pasta sauce. i've always hated mushrooms where my parents loved them, but my mom was good about either not adding them to my portion of food or making them easy to avoid. it's called consideration. just damned inconsiderate. vegetables need love too. 070122 ... Ouroboros i said b, then called her back and said c, and she said she "was just kidding" during our earlier conversation, and that there would be food for me. there was, and everything was just fiiinnnnne 070122 ... sameolme I call ahead to let them know about my allergy to ostrich eggs. 070122 what's it to you? who go blather from