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Originally Posted by Ugly Bastard
I live in one of the fattest, least health-conscious cities in the world and have had no problem following a vegan diet. I would say it's substantially easier to be vegan in Chicago than in a place like, say, Middlebury. There probably aren't more than a roomful of people in all of Middlebury that are vegan whereas in Chicago it's thousands upon thousands of people which is certainly a market worth catering towards.
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You've done this for what, a couple days a week for a handful of weeks? You can only eat so much vegan Indian food. The real test comes when you're out with your friends on a weekend at a restaurant and trying to find an item without eggs or refined sugar. In some places people don't understand what vegetarian is, let alone Vegan. In Paris, for example, if you order a vegetarian salad it will come with fish on top. Try explaining veganism to them.
It's easy to do this diet for a few days going to Whole Foods often and planning your meals ahead of time. But as a lifestyle change it's very hard if your city isn't cosmopolitain.