Because
I eat meat selectively, I welcome seeing
vegetarian offerings on a
menu. I don't think its
rude at all for a vegetarian not to eat meat at a restaurant. Its like not being able to eat
pork,
seafood,
peanuts or
dairy products and a good restaurant will make
amends for your
requests, anyway.
It
is rude for a
vegetarian to
bitch at a
waiter for
not having enough gluten-free bread to go around, but a true
diner would know what
restaurants to
suggest instead of the
ol'steer steakhouse.
Sitting on the other side of the
table from you
carnivores, I am often stuck
picking at an $8
caesar salad that was made four
hours ago and I think its rude of you to be
thinking the way you are.