And so there I was living in California from Brooklyn, New York, and it was this whole new world for me and I was meeting vegetarians. I thought, let me try this vegetarian thing. I got really into that.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I'm pretty much a vegetarian.
I grew up a vegetarian. Then, because I grew up in the states, I started slowly eating meat. First it was bologna sandwiches, or pepperoni on pizza.
Vegetarians are cool. All I eat are vegetarians - except for the occasional mountain lion steak.
I became a vegetarian after I became aware of factory farming and slaughterhouses and the torture and inhumane handling of all these animals.
I grew up in Texas, eating meat five times a day, and I liked meat. But I began being a vegetarian when I was 19 because I found that I felt better.
Economy forced me to become a vegetarian, but I finally starting liking it.
I'm vegan on home base, but when I travel to other countries, I throw it all into the garbage.
There used to be a time - it isn't so much the case now - that vegetarianism was some kind of religion, and either you belong or you don't belong.
I grew up on an organic farm in England. And I was a vegetarian from an early age - not just for health, not for the environment - just because I didn't believe in killing animals to eat them.
I don't really seek out vegetarian spots... but mainly, I know how to work a menu no matter where I am.