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Me: The vegetable soup, is it vegetarian?
Waiter: Yeah.
Me: Is it made with chicken stock or beef stock?
Waiter: Yeah.
Me: Then it's not vegetarian?
Waiter: It's vegetarian.
I cannot say how many times I have had this EXACT conversation (sometimes, though, it's not a waiter but a waitress).
Here's a funnier variation:
Me: The stir-fry vegetables, does that have any meat in it?
Waiter: (looking sorry) No.
Me: Good, I'll have the stir-fried vegetables.
Waiter (looks confused)
Pity I didn't ask if the dish had any TASTE. Bah.
For me it's not a moral thing but a taste/texture thing. I hate meat. And it's been long enough that I get violently ill if I accidentally eat any of it. If someone invites me over to dinner, I won't eat it out of politeness, and I would have spit out that meaty rice.
If it were up to me, "Natural Flavor" would not be allowable on ingredients lists.
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