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sidjameson · Joined: 11 Jan 2004 Posts: 629 Location: osaka

Hello to all the vegetarians out there.

Just wondering if anyone has managed to find a country in the TEFL world that they would like to share with others as being particulary good for people who consider compassion to all creatures, not just man, essaintial in their life.

I find Japan very good as long as you cook at home, their endless variety of sauces and tofu are a real bonus to living here. Eating out though is less appealing; few veggie restaurants and few veggie dishes. Bar food is particulary dissapointing.

scot47 · Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Posts: 15343

Milton Keynes is good for vegetarians. So is Bangalore.

Sara Avalon · Joined: 25 Feb 2004 Posts: 254 Location: On the Prowl

I've only recently become a full vegan. I think learning to cook for yourself is the only real option you have. You can pick the foods and check all the contents. Some products claim to be vegetarian but still have animal fats/products in the ingredients.

But I'd also be interested in knowing if there are good places for being a veggie lover. How's Korea for vegetarians?

Lanza-Armonia · Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2004 11:34 am Post subject:

A Veggie? Are you joking?

there are people who'd kill (and probably have) for meat and you're throwing that away?

Shi-te dude. My advice, if you are one of those lucky people you can get hold of a 1/2 pound burger or t-bone steak, bite the shi-t outta it, ya hear?

LA

sidjameson · Joined: 11 Jan 2004 Posts: 629 Location: osaka

LA ya no. I thinkz ya rite.
Ima changing me ways.
Umm 2 start how about taking the kitten in your avatar and poppin it in a micro 4 a few mins.. Afer a quick deepfry.
McKitty. The other other white meat.

Peace in the hood.

Lanza-Armonia · Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2004 12:59 pm Post subject:

Sounds intruigingly delish, but one thing, no one's touching my pu-ssy (questionable yet again...)

LA

sidjameson · Joined: 11 Jan 2004 Posts: 629 Location: osaka

Anyway LA aren't you too young to be eating meat?

Lanza-Armonia · Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2004 1:10 pm Post subject:

18? Too young? I hope and pray to the lord Bruce-al'righty-then I'm not!

If that is so, I've been a very naughty boi Embarassed

and must be punished Twisted Evil

<Dr. Evil style laff inserted here>

LA

khmerhit · Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2004 4:26 pm Post subject:

scot informed us

sidjameson · Joined: 11 Jan 2004 Posts: 629 Location: osaka

Thank you Scot. If you think that I am going to up sticks and teach in some sh it hole of a third world country, with no quality of life, terrible weather and even less attractive women just because I can get my hands on a decent veggie curry then I fear you've eaten one BSE burger to many.
Bangalore might be interesting though. Very Happy

grahamb · Joined: 30 Apr 2003 Posts: 1945

One BSE burger to many what, Sid?

denise · Joined: 23 Apr 2003 Posts: 3419 Location: finally home-ish

I've been vegan for several years, and I've always managed to get by (likely with occasional unintended screw-ups caused by not being able to read labels...), despite people telling me how hard it would be.

Japan is doable, but I have to do without many staples--most kinds of sushi, ramen, even a lot of tofu, because it comes with fish sauce/oil dribbled all over it.

The Czech Republic was also very doable, although again I had to pass on most of what was on offer in Czech restaurants.

I'm so used to the vegan lifestyle (if there is such a thing) that it's no bother at all for me to have to go out of my way to find things to eat, have things shipped from the States, etc. Also, there's a cool little cafe/store here that ships veggie food all over Japan. Yay!

d

SueH · Joined: 01 Feb 2003 Posts: 1022 Location: Northern Italy

sid - if you go 50 miles North from Milton Keynes you'll find plenty of decent veggie curries in Brum. Mind you, it snowed and sleeted last time I was there, and the really cute woman I met wouldn't have been interested in you, so perhaps Bangalore it is then!

I don't think I'll ever be vegetarian, but I do try and think about the limited meat I eat. The least I can do is eat free range chicken and pork, for example. I've also prepared my own pheasants for the table and occasionally caught my own fish, to make some sort of connection with what I'm eating and avoid the anonymity of shrink wrap.

I think I've been unfortunate also in not knowing any vegetarians who are actually interested in food. As somebody who spends a large proportion of my income on food, buying unpasteurised cheeses I can't really afford from individual farms, and baking my own bread, I'd rather like to meet an enthusiastic vegetarian cook.

Star 9 · Joined: 20 Jun 2003 Posts: 13

I am a vegetarian living in Japan and the Japanese have no idea how to accomidate a vegetarian diet. I can say "I don't eat meat" four different ways in Japanese and still be served meat. They just don't get it.

IT's the counties that are big with backpackers that have learned the bennifits of serving vegetarian food. Czech Republic and Thailand are two expamples.

Celeste · Posted: Fri Mar 19, 2004 12:22 am Post subject: