1. Most people don’t know what it is and can’t pronounce it.

2. It’s hard to get a decent meal in a restaurant.

3. People who’ve heard you’re a vegan expect you to be really thin when they meet you. Sorry!

4. People expect you to be humorless, strident, and out to convert them.

5. Your in-laws think you are strange. Hell, even your own family thinks you are strange!

6. You find the perfect blouse to go with your new skirt, only to read the label and find out it’s silk!

7. You might have to walk or drive a little further to visit a store or restaurant that has food you can eat.

8. It’s really tiresome the zillionth time somebody asks you “What do you eat?” with that you-must-be-crazy look on their face.

9. The lunch you bring to work becomes the topic of conversation…EVERY DAY!

10. Others feel driven to point out that vegetables are alive too!

11. You have to restrain yourself every time you hear “I couldn’t do it” as the closing argument on every discussion of the merits of veganism.