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[–] drolex@sopuli.xyz 17 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Is it not common in most places to differentiate land animals (meat) from sea animals (fish)? I get your point that there's no real distinction to make philosophically, but it's customary and most people understand it?

[–] orclev@lemmy.world 19 points 10 months ago (2 children)

No? The only times I've seen fish treated as somehow not meat is for religious reasons. Generally you'd categorize the meat by the type of animal, such as beef, pork, chicken/poultry, or the broad categories like fish or shellfish.

Maybe it just depends on if you live someplace that's very religious or not?

[–] drolex@sopuli.xyz 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

The only times I've seen fish treated as somehow not meat is for religious reasons

I think going to the restaurant located inside my local church was a mistake

[–] SheDiceToday@eslemmy.es 10 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Lol, you say that, but catholic churches are very much known for their fish fry fridays in my area.

[–] drolex@sopuli.xyz 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Is their halibut good enough for Jehovah?

[–] Zehzin@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago

Sister Celestine, I told you to we needed to order more HABITS, now what are we gonna do with all this fish?

[–] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 2 points 10 months ago

I've definitely seen and heard the phrase "meat or fish" used where I live. I doubt it's just a Finnish thing

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 17 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I dunno, I just assumed that anything that bleeds when you kill it is meat.

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

A lot of people make the distinction that red meat, mammals, are more intelligent, more aware of pain, more develop neurologically, than fish

[–] drolex@sopuli.xyz 2 points 10 months ago (2 children)

WTF I want to kill a crab for scientific purposes now

[–] brygphilomena@lemmy.world 11 points 10 months ago (1 children)

We bleed horseshoe crabs for the medicinal properties of their blood.

[–] drolex@sopuli.xyz 10 points 10 months ago (1 children)

You do you, my friend. My family and I prefer to spend our free time reading a good book or baking cookies.

[–] brygphilomena@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

I eat all the meat. It's delicious. I just wanted to share what it's called when you eat fish but no other meat.