Greetings from Delhi
I came here to go to a wedding reception of my partner Gaurav and his new wife Palak.
At the party - Arvind - one of our senior coders was telling a story of his experiences in the States when he came to visit us.
“So I tell them I’m a Vegetarian, and they offer me en egg omelet.”
Everyone burst out laughing.
You see in India - eggs are not considered vegetarian. Neither is Fish of Chicken.
July 15th, 2007 at 8:40 pm
… let alone bits of turkey in an egg omelette
July 16th, 2007 at 9:51 am
Lots of fowl-pesce-ovo-lacto-vegetarians in the States…
July 17th, 2007 at 5:16 am
Vegetarian society (International) would define him as a vegan (or strict vegetarian).
In general parlance, vegetarian = ovo lacto vegetarian.
(Those that eat the muscle/flesh of any animal—bird or fish alike—aren’t really vegetarians, even here.)
[Also found it interesting that an Indian friend considers fungus—mushrooms—to be non-veg, because some fungi have demonstrated locomotion, albeit slowly.]
July 19th, 2007 at 3:03 am
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July 21st, 2007 at 4:38 am
So to say that I am vegan and not vegetarian.