In situations where I'm not certain that someone will understand what the word vegan means I've often wondered what the best way to describe my diet would be. I don't like reading off a long list of things I don't eat because invariably the person who has no concept of veganism will forget things (I recently went to a pub where the guy thought that vegans could not eat wheat!). And then listening to an audio book I learned from an anecdote that the easiest thing to say is that I only eat plants. It's simple yet easy to understand. And a waiter will not have to remember a long list of things.
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