On 2014-05-06 17:56, Oregonian Haruspex wrote:
> Dave Smith > wrote:
>> Needless to say, when the parents go to visit the vegetarians there is no
>> reciprocal accommodation. If the parents >want meat they have to go to
>> a restaurant. They get to eat meat while the vegetarians have their fare
>> , and the parents >get stuck with the bill.
>
> I hear ya. Whenever I go over to my Muslim buddy's house I always bitch
> and moan about his inability to serve me some bacon and ham. And when I
> visit my Hindu friend I can't believe that she won't offer me beef. And
> don't get me started on the Jews - where's my fried rice with pork and
> shrimp? What a pain in the ass!
>
> I'm sure the poor parents you mentioned would drop quite dead if they were
> not able to eat meat for a few days. How can people be so cruel to their
> poor parents?
>
It is called reciprocity. When those two come for a visit they expect
everyone else to become vegetarian for their benefit. If they expect
parents to provide vegetarian food for them, perhaps they could at least
tolerate the visiting parents eating meat.