I've run into people here in the States who don't think of fish and chicken as meat - a former boss once blithely claimed to be vegetarian while tucking into tuna salad.
Rachel: a piece of advice I read in comments somewhere a few years back suggested to a vegan considering traveling to Japan that he tell people he eats like a Buddhist monk, because more people would understand that. Might be worth a try!
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Date: 2012-03-15 03:03 pm (UTC)Rachel: a piece of advice I read in comments somewhere a few years back suggested to a vegan considering traveling to Japan that he tell people he eats like a Buddhist monk, because more people would understand that. Might be worth a try!