nothing wrong just feeling uncertain about everything. I think it's good to feel this way sometimes and rethink everything, Doubt is productive. But it is uncomfortable :)
How about you? Anything better than raw veggie sandwich on the lunch menu today?
Not so good. For lunch, as I'm alone, I don't have the courage to take my car to go find something else. So it'll be the same sandwich, again. Add to that the fact that I blame myself not finding another questions to ask... :(
I tried and I continue trying. That's not the sandwich problem that makes me feel depressed. It's a good question idea, but it is yours. :/ The source of my problem is my work, something happened tuesday. But I prefer not to talk about it here, in public.
If you like the question idea, please use it. I'm self-employed, and work at many different places, so it's not an issue I face. The problem is relevant to you and you can benefit from the answers and accept the one you like best
Thanks, that's nice of you. But I get a reminder of this because I'm asked to do extra thing that others don't have to do (andd never had to), weekly, to prove I'm doing my job correctly.
@Zanna Yeah it was the 'have we run out of questions' question... it wasn't the most awesome answer I guess, it was just at a bad time for me to read it I suppose.
I am an introvert. I like meeting for lunch/dinner. But at VegFest I like to go on my own, sweep round it buying stuff, eat as much as possible, and go home without seeing anyone I know
my parents have both gone vegetarian since I became vegan ~3 years ago. I went vegetarian when I was 14, and that failed to influence anyone. But I went vegan when the ethics penny finally dropped, and somehow I've quietly influenced them
yeah also it's (I'm not sure how I feel about it) hard not to bring the subject without people taking that personal. I know prefer not to say anything and keep the mood happy.
But knowing what I know, I'd prefer them to go vegetarian
Yeah me too, people do react as though your choice is an indictment of the way they live their life. And in a way it is, just perhaps not in quite they way they think.
and health too... when I went vegan, my mum was worried about my health, and after a while, it became obvious that I was healthier than before if anything
that's a sensible point. As soon as I said "I won't eat meat anymore" everyone had their opinion on the subject, mostly based on their knowledge (none?) of the meat industry and health impact ...
@DavidS lol XD no it's me who must try harder to remember that people don't want or need to be corrected outside of class time. It's not like I practice perfect spelling/grammar etc myself anyway
@nobe4 And you're right, people who have never spent a minute questioning their diet suddenly become experts. The 'what about protein' cliche for example.
@DavidS I remember this funny story. My father did a biology degree (40 years ago) before doing something totally unrelated. And he told be that he knew more about this than me because I was doing computer science and not biology. :facepalm:
@nobe4 It's hard to argue with that a little bit because sure biology hasn't changed but society has and heck, hardly anyone was vegan 40 years ago compared to today I bet.
hmm there were lots of hippies going vegetarian, interested in foods from Asia etc
there was the macrobiotic movement (still somewhat a think in France I think? I certainly found a lot of vegan places advertising their food as "macrobiotique" in Paris when I went a bit over a year ago)
because apparently 90% of "wazabi" is not wazabi but rather a cheaper substance. Whereas raw wazabi is really hot and not what we have in japaneses restaurants
I've grown a few varieties of chilli in the last couple of years and there certainly are some good flavours to be had if you can tolerate some heat as well.
I took some Japanese friends there, and they said "ah it's definitely the best Japanese place we've been in London! Very good! But not typically Japanese"
Which is usually done in January and then you need to keep them light and warm until it's warm in the country you live in. For England that means not putting them outside before about June (when it doesn't drop below 10 degrees at night)
@Zanna Yes that's probably when my palette started to expand a bit, only I was 23/24 then.
(Sheltered childhood, my parents weren't too adventurous with food).
maybe it wasn't just me starting to learn to cook myself then, maybe it was actually at that time that our food culture started to emerge from its bland misery in places outside the capital (I'm from Lincolnshire, I moved to London in 2012, and now planning to move out) :)
@DavidS It makes sense, being along and having to rely on yourself, is a great experience. You learn so much about yourself when you're alone with yourself, and not trying to "be someone" for the others.
I guess it's the same by looking at how people are thinking about the planet, 100 years ago nobody cared about the global warming... Now it's everywhere.
But yeah it's a shame to see no move from anyone powerful. The only French candidate that is supporting the removal of Meat from France will never pass ...
@Zanna +1
What's interesting about him is that he's not vegan or anything but he know the health and climate implication of the meat industry, and he wants to fight it.
The Greenhouse
The Greenhouse