34. You are afraid to give any bad impressions, because everyone you meet will tell somebody else, “I met a vegan once. She seemed weary and unhappy to me.” They’ll conveniently forget that you just ran two blocks to catch a school bus that left early.

35. You meet a vegetarian who is insincere or instable and realize they are falsely representing “your kind” to all that they meet.

36. You feel like you should have a memorized index of recipes, environmental statistics and health facts to draw on in every conversation. How many omnivores get asked what their typical meals are? And how many of them are quizzed on their balance of nutrients or eating ethics?

37. You are expected to be an authority on all types of health concerns and special diet restrictions. “Oh, you’re a strict vegetarian. Do you know what causes acne?” or “What can I give my celiac and lactose intolerant daughter to snack on?” Hey, I’d love to have all the answers, but alas, I do not (yet).

38. The way my dad always asks: “So when are you eating meat again?”

39. The fact I’m 18 and already worried about my future mate’s eating habits. Heh …

40. The fact I spend twice as much time defending my diet than eating it.

41. Actual conversation: Friend: why don’t you just eat meat? Me: “Animals are our friends, and I don’t eat my friends” (*That’s George Bernard Shaw, folks) You can’t say you’re a friend of animals and then eat a hamburger. Friend: Well, plants give us oxygen. So if you eat plants, that must mean you don’t like to breathe. No sarcastic comment necessary.

42. The only semi-plausible reason to eat meat the carnivores have come up with (Because Yes, I get enough protein and No, I am not going to die) is because it “Tastes good” (tastes like murder, and they do make fake meat). By that logic, I should be able to rob them; it’s fun. A little selfish, to say the least.

43. It would be easier to announce that you were gay or had abandoned religion than to refuse meat.

44. All sorts of ignorant people insist it is impossible to lead a healthy, productive life without consuming meat products even when they know that people like billionaire and Apple cofounder Steve Jobs are vegan.