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Originally Posted by onetwo_threefour
Pretty sure he meant that being a vegetarian in the West is a luxury, as in most people in Western countries don't have easy cheap access to the fresh fruits vegetables etc. required for a vegan diet so it becomes a luxury. Most Westerners eat meat derived products because it is what is cheap and available. To actually eat Vegan you have to avoid almost all mass produced processed foods, since they usually contain ingredients that would be objectionable to a vegan.
That's what follows from Thor's actual post.
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I disagree. I think he was stating vegetarianism is something only the Western world can do because of our resources and is unattainable in poorer nations. Either way both interpretations are false as being a Vegan/Vegetarian is nowhere near as expensive as you are making it out to be (although in Iceland it may be true). Hence the 400 million plus people who are vegetarian in poorer nations. Somehow they can afford it, but we can't?