I am vegan but when I eat out, I feel it would be easier to be vegetarian?!

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Depends how dedicated you are.
But if you decide you eat vegetarian when your out you can no longer consider yourself vegan.

It would be easier to be vegetarian in public. If not, you either get to special order items (which vegetarians do a lot anyways), bring your own and piss off the place, or limit your being able to go to lunch and dinner with friends and family.

You need to consider why you're vegan, and the difference between that and vegetarian. You should be the only one making that decision for you.

Edit-- spring rolls are also delicious, so if you want to just try one, you should be able to.

Every vegan knows it would be easier to eat out as a vegetarian. We don't do it though, because we are committed to the lifestyle. If you really want nonvegan food and are waiting for someone else to tell you you can eat it, then you must not be committed to it. Revisit your reasoning (animals, health, environment) and decide if it's really important to you. If it is, then be a vegan and learn to find appropriate food everywhere like the rest of us had to do. For health, a little egg in a baked good may not hurt you, but you are definitely supporting an industry that is unspeakably cruel to animals and devastating to the environment. Stop worrying about the label and worry about what works for you.

The point of being vegan is really (according to the person who coined the word) to avoid all harm to animals. It's definitely easiest to do that at home. If you do not want to put in the work outside, that is okay, but you will not be considered a vegan by anyone who knows what that means.

I'm vegan.
Sure it would be a bit easier and more convenient not to be, but then I'd be going against what I believe, and it would be pointless and wrong to call myself a vegan.
I have always been able to eat something when I've been out to eat as a vegan. Sometimes it means asking them what they are using in a meal, and asking them to leave something out. Sometimes it means asking them to adapt something or make something that isn't even on the menu, but, I have never been anywhere where I haven't been able to eat something that has been vegan and tasty.
If you choose to eat something that isn't vegan, then you are not a vegan.

I feel you. A lot of the time I just don't eat out. Yeah, if you eat eggs when you eat out, I would say you are a vegetarian, not a vegan. However, if you don't eat eggs or dairy at home, you are still contributing to the cause and helping animals. Feel good about your decision. It's tough out there to find foods that are vegan, but if you go somewhere regularly that isn't a chain restaurant, ask if they can veganize your favorite dish! It never hurts to ask, and some restaurants love to accommodate you so that you will be a returning customer. Good luck and happy eating :)

Well, yes, if you intentionally eat egg you're not vegan.

Either you're vegan and you don't eat the egg rolls, or you're not vegan and you do. I'm not telling you what to do - you make your own choices.

I do ask that if you do choose to eat egg, please don't call yourself vegan. Simply because it causes confusion and makes it harder for the rest of us.

Yes, that's what it means.
As many other posters have pointed out, it depends how important being able to call yourself vegan is, and what your motivation is. It has to be your personal decision if you want to be a vegetarian who eats a vegan diet most of the time or a true vegan, who never consumes animal products. We aren't here to validate your choices.

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no you are not vegan miguel, since you said "I had turkey on Thanksgiving" (http://au.answers.yahoo.com/question/ind…

meat-head trolls are the most fun. They are like creationists only not as smart.

I know quite a few people who eat this way, and they describe themselves the exact same way you just did: vegan at home, vegetarian when eating out.

Technically, you would be an ovo-vegetarian if you ate eggs on purpose. But eating eggs occasionally is still better than being a full time lacto-ovo vegetarian.

Why restrict yourself to a ridiculous diet when you don't want to?