First of all, I live in an area where hunting is very popular. People are proud of their redneck status and are always boasting about their latest kill. I've never fit in here. But, hey, I like being different, so it's ok.
Anyway...to do the vegetarian/vegan thing is a completely alien concept to most people around here. I don't have any support here, but I do get a lot of support from my vegan friends on Facebook. They have excellent recipe suggestions! Anyway, lately, my non-vegan friends seem to feel the need to make off the wall comments. They update their status with "So glad I'm not a vegan. GIVE ME MY MEAT!!" comments. Or "Those dishes sound gross. What are they thinking?", or my personal favorite "Meat.... freshly killed..... slowly roasted...... carefully savored...... yummy". Why?? Why do they feel the need to do that? Fine, you're not a vegan, you don't get my lifestyle, sure, ok. That's fine with me. But why go so far to rub it in my face? I guess there is always the option to hide their posts or unfriend them, but that seems a bit extreme. Besides, I've had people say that to my face, too.
Just curious if you guys get that reaction too and how you handle it? So far, I just ignore them, but it's that TOM and it's bothering me today.