By Anonymous - 26/04/2011 02:37 - United Kingdom

Today, I got a letter back from the family I will be staying with as a part of an exchange program. Apparently they own a slaughterhouse type farm, and I'm expected to kill one of their animals and eat it as a gift from the family. I'm a vegan. FML
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Grimmerie 31

what kind of animal? and do you have to eat the whole thing? these are important questions.

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KristinaKreme 0

Woah! At least they didn't threaten to kill you in the slaughter house! For a second I thought that's where the FML was going!

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jakiwi 0

I'm just waiting for the anti-vegan arguments to start,lol.

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v1kt4r 13

has anyone considered that they might just be joking???

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kingtz 6

Everyone knows that farmers from 3rd or 4th world countries don't joke. They also cannibalize people they consider weak, like captured enemies or foreign vegans.

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dreamering 16

In 5th world countries they **** animals and eat vegans.

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emilyexplicit 0

Explain your situation to them, they will probably be understanding(:

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KB616 11

probably not. actually they'll probably take it as a huge insult.

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Zebidee 8

Oh for pity's sake - just go talk to the people who organised the whole thing and get assigned to a different family.

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Judie1993 0

That must really suck I know some vegetarians and they hate the metion of eating meat lol but all vegetarians do.

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shklee 1

I wouldn't worry too much about offending them by not 'accepting' the gift. Expecting you to disregard your convictions is as much as an insult in my opinion. Maybe you should try explaining it to them.

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itsDeek 0

going on an exchange program is meant for trying new things. embrace the slaughterhouse and pig out .. you'll never have to do it again

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DelphiCat 17

unfortunately, if OP has been vegan for any length of time 'embracing the slaughter house and pigging out' will then be swiftly followed by 'embracing the toilet and vomiting everywhere' Just man the hell up and say no OP, otherwise you can pretty much guarantee they'll be seving you meat the whole swap, and because of the hole you dug yourself, you'll have to eat it! better to just say no at the begining and not cause yourself futher problems. also, props for being vegan in the first place, but this is definately one of those, stand up and defend your decisions moments...

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DelphiCat 17

if you are so tolerent, why do you have no time for vegans? they're not doing anything to hurt anyone... actually, they're doing the opposite...

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fmavie 10

Surely you can ask to be matched with a more suitable family? I'm sure a family who lives on/runs a slaughterhouse won't have many vegan-friendly options for you to eat while you're there anyway. Don't compromise your beliefs OP! It's important to stand by what you're passionate about.

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