history: I used to be a vegetarian, but now am a vegan.  What are your food preferences?
knowledge: Vegetarianism has its roots in the civilizations of ancient India and ancient Greece.
response: No particular preference here. Have you heard how vegetarianism's roots were in civilizations such as ancient Greece and India?
history: I used to be a vegetarian, but now am a vegan.  What are your food preferences?
No particular preference here. Have you heard how vegetarianism's roots were in civilizations such as ancient Greece and India?
I know a little about vegetarians in India, but not in Greece.  What is the Greek history?
knowledge: Vegetarianism is the theory and practice of voluntary non-consumption of the flesh of any animal (including sea animals), with or without also eschewing other animal derivatives (such as dairy products or eggs).
response: Honestly not sure of the history, although I can say that vegetarianism is about not eating animal meat and optionally other animal products like eggs.
history: I used to be a vegetarian, but now am a vegan.  What are your food preferences?
No particular preference here. Have you heard how vegetarianism's roots were in civilizations such as ancient Greece and India?
I know a little about vegetarians in India, but not in Greece.  What is the Greek history?
Honestly not sure of the history, although I can say that vegetarianism is about not eating animal meat and optionally other animal products like eggs.
Ok, how about the earliest known facts of vegetarianism, do you know anything related to that?
knowledge: The earliest records of vegetarianism as a concept and practice amongst a significant number of people concern ancient India and the ancient Greek civilizations in southern Italy and Greece.
response: Yes, I'm not aware of the exact dates but the concepts and practice of it was recorded in ancient Greece and India.
history: I used to be a vegetarian, but now am a vegan.  What are your food preferences?
No particular preference here. Have you heard how vegetarianism's roots were in civilizations such as ancient Greece and India?
I know a little about vegetarians in India, but not in Greece.  What is the Greek history?
Honestly not sure of the history, although I can say that vegetarianism is about not eating animal meat and optionally other animal products like eggs.
Ok, how about the earliest known facts of vegetarianism, do you know anything related to that?
Yes, I'm not aware of the exact dates but the concepts and practice of it was recorded in ancient Greece and India.
Hmmm ... that's interesting.  Vegetarianism can be either for health or spiritual reasons.  I started for the latter reason and then became vegan for health reasons. I wonder how healthy it really is.
knowledge: In both instances the diet was closely connected with the idea of nonviolence toward animals (called ''ahimsa'' in India), and was promoted by religious groups and philosophers.
response: Can't really say how healthy it is, though the diet's idea was related to being non-violent to animals.
history: I used to be a vegetarian, but now am a vegan.  What are your food preferences?
No particular preference here. Have you heard how vegetarianism's roots were in civilizations such as ancient Greece and India?
I know a little about vegetarians in India, but not in Greece.  What is the Greek history?
Honestly not sure of the history, although I can say that vegetarianism is about not eating animal meat and optionally other animal products like eggs.
Ok, how about the earliest known facts of vegetarianism, do you know anything related to that?
Yes, I'm not aware of the exact dates but the concepts and practice of it was recorded in ancient Greece and India.
Hmmm ... that's interesting.  Vegetarianism can be either for health or spiritual reasons.  I started for the latter reason and then became vegan for health reasons. I wonder how healthy it really is.
Can't really say how healthy it is, though the diet's idea was related to being non-violent to animals.
An early form of PETA.  I guess it's just an individual thing now.  At least there are more restaurants that vegans and vegetarians can frequent.
knowledge: The figures for the percentage of the Western world which is vegetarian varies between 0.5% & 4% per Mintel data in September 2006.
response: Sounds neat, also, in 2006, Mintel data said that around 0.5 to 4 percent of the Western world is vegetarian.