There are very few true vegetarians in New Zealand and vegans are about as rare as a steak before it even hits the grill, a new study has found.
  • flambonkscious@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    4·
    10 months ago

    In a country of farmers, I’m not surprised!!

    I’m hugely pro-veg but all that has really done is a reduction in eating meat. Perhaps a follow up study on what amount of meat and how frequently it’s eaten is more nuanced? (or I could just be targeting studies towards my own acting to feel better… )

    • DaveOPMA
      3·
      10 months ago

      We actually don’t have that many farmers, ballpark of a few % of the emplyed in the country. Over time, farms got bigger and needed less workers to run them. But the news spends a disproportionate amount of time talking about changes making things hard for farmers.

      I’d like to eat a greater proportion of plant protein, but I haven’t found any that I enjoy as much as a steak 🙁

      • flambonkscious@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        2·
        10 months ago

        Re: steak: Fair enough, it’s certainly a compromise :)

        I suppose it’s still a disproportionate part of our economy, even if it’s less labour-intensive. Still a huge part of our culture, too (said the kid who grew up in Wellington!), although I suspect that’s rapidly fading out over time

        • DaveOPMA
          1·
          10 months ago

          Oh it’s definitely a large part of our economy. Farming also has a huge number of secondary industries that would collapse if we stopped farming, but that’s probably true of most industries.

          And yes, I think that culture is fading as cultures become more globalised but it’s definitely still there.

  • Ilovethebomb
    3·
    10 months ago

    "You really can’t ask people how they identify… I’ve had people tell me, when they find out what I’m interested in and what I research… they say, ‘Oh, yeah, I’m vegetarian.’ And I said, ‘Isn’t that bacon you’re eating in your sandwich?’ They said, ‘Oh, yeah. I mean, I eat bacon but, you know.’

    That’s absolutely hilarious.

  • DaveOPMA
    3·
    10 months ago

    I know a few pescatarians, vegetarians, and vegans, but now I’m wondering how strict they really are 😆

    • Ilovethebomb
      21·
      10 months ago

      Almost all of them have some type of exemption they justify one way or another, in my experience. Often one where they know the origin of the meat, and can guarantee it has been ethically treated.

      • DaveOPMA
        3·
        10 months ago

        Well, ethically treated up until it was murdered 😄

        • Ilovethebomb
          3·
          10 months ago

          Wild venison is one popular loophole, they’re a pest that needed to be culled anyway, right?