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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vegetarianism_by_country

About 30% are vegetarian in India. Almost 10% are vegan.

So it’s very prevalent, but America likes to pretend we’re the only country in the world and that problems are never solved anywhere else.

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Where are the Indian vegans? I have only ever met ONE in my entire life except myself.

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51 points

Try India.

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Lol I actually laughed. Maybe it’s the beer. But thanks!

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Maybe it’s a regional difference? I live in South India

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Hi 👋

Source: me

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Hi!

I don’t mean like, online. I’ve met plenty of online Indian vegans. But still, I find it hard to believe that every 1 in 10 people are vegan. Where?!

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I would say about 30% of my Indian coworkers over the years have been vegan.

I think the challenge is that, unlike a lot of Western vegans, they don’t go out of their way to talk about it. My second job, I knew day 1 about the white girl who was vegan. It took me 2 years to learn that 4 of my Indian coworkers were vegan since birth. And I only learned it because they learned I was getting into Indian food so they all started bringing stuff in for me to try. Entire meals. Incredible meals. I miss that job, lol.

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Exactly, we don’t go about our day preaching veganism.

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My family loves to announce to the world that I don’t drink milk. It’s annoying. Idk they’re probably in shock or something that someone would choose not to abuse cows. (They’re vegetarians, I’m vegan)

Where do you live? I assume outside India? Hmm

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