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[–] POTOOOOOOOO@reddthat.com 100 points 3 days ago (5 children)

People keep giving me steak house gift cards.

I'm a vegetarian. I can only eat a roll there.

[–] janus2@lemmy.zip 6 points 2 days ago

I used to receive a lot of Starbucks gift cards and can only drink so much coffee, so I would sell the codes using an online gift card trade site. I forget which specific one I used, but there are several sites when you search up "sell gift cards." I used to get like $0.70 per dollar or so, which isn't terrible when you're a broke college kid. Can't pay rent in gift cards lol

[–] undefined@lemmy.hogru.ch 25 points 3 days ago (3 children)

I’m vegan and the number of people who can’t figure out “no animal products” is astounding. I’m so tired of “no eggs? No dairy?” like yes bitch, I don’t fuck with animals.

People act like it’s rocket science.

[–] IMongoose@lemmy.world 26 points 3 days ago (2 children)
[–] Anivia@feddit.org 1 points 1 day ago

Not according to catholics

[–] undefined@lemmy.hogru.ch 15 points 3 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

How could I forget? It always blows people’s minds that I don’t eat fish, but before I was vegan I never liked fish anyway but no one had a problem with it then.

[–] SoulWager@lemmy.ml 9 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

People act like it’s rocket science.

There's always going to be a question as to where you draw the line. For example, is it okay to eat figs, even though they're pollinated by wasps that end up in them? Is it okay to eat plants grown using animal products as fertilizer? Is it okay to eat cultured meat that is many generations removed from a living animal, such that none of the material present now was part of the living animal? How about things in the animal kingdom, but outside the chordates? The ones you'd need a microscope to see? Is honey okay to eat?

There's also the issue that other people that call themselves vegan will disagree with you on what all counts.

[–] undefined@lemmy.hogru.ch 5 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

It’s usually not that complex. If someone has a plate of chilaquiles with egg on it and I say I’m vegan I don’t think it’s hard to discern that I’m probably not going to eat it.

[–] SoulWager@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 days ago

Egg is obvious if you know what the difference is between vegetarian and vegan in the first place, but I don't think you can expect most people to be able to cook vegan food, even if they're trying, and know the basic definition. I know enough non-obvious uses of animal products(like shellac on fruit), that I'd have no confidence in being able to avoid them all unless I grew everything myself.

[–] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 3 days ago (3 children)

To be fair, the person you're responded to said "vegetarian" not "vegan." But yes, otherwise, it isn't rocket science. My vegan boys are big fans of seitan.

[–] CileTheSane@lemmy.ca 12 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Either way, a Steak House is probably not a place they're interested in.

[–] dubyakay@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Maybe they have impossible steak!

[–] undefined@lemmy.hogru.ch 2 points 2 days ago

Which is actually amazing for tacos and as an added bonus is you don’t get those nasty grizzly parts

[–] undefined@lemmy.hogru.ch 5 points 3 days ago

Right. I guess people mix up the two a lot so for me it’s just easier to say “no animal products” plainly.

[–] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 28 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Are you full vegan or just vegetarian?

If it's for Ouback Steakhouse, you could always have a Bloomin Onion if you're okay with eggs and milk.

But otherwise, yeah, not much else on the menu for ya.

[–] Addv4@lemmy.world 22 points 3 days ago

Don't forget salad. Outback is largely one of the worst if you're vegetarian unfortunately. Most steakhouses at least have a few vegetable sides and can make a meal out of them.

[–] POTOOOOOOOO@reddthat.com 11 points 2 days ago

Vegetarian but I may as well be vegan since my stomach can't handle eggs or much dairy.

[–] TherapyGary@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 3 days ago

I'm vegan, and my agency gave me a gift card to Zaxby's, and it wasn't even loaded

[–] user224@lemmy.sdf.org 8 points 3 days ago

Perhaps that's why, to annoy you.