Are British People Vegetarian? | Easy English 106
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Producers of this episode: Mitchell Hargreaves, Isabell Hargreaves-Schmid
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Both myself and Isi are vegetarians... but let us know your story! 😁
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I'm a veggie too and I love you both even more now 💚
I'm not a Vegetarian, but I have consciously made an effort to eat less meat and fish in recent years !
Thats a good practise for a sound health
I’ve been vegan for 3 years now and couldn’t feel better physically and mentally. Being in touch with what you put into your body definitely contributes to a better consciousness, I wouldn’t trade it for the world! Originally from Russia, I can assure it wasn’t always easy to access certain foods, but now living in Europe I am swept away by the variety of vegan option and can’t find excuses to not be vegan. If you eat out a lot then it makes a dent in your wallet so I opt for home-cooking meals, it’s cracking delicious!
Well said Lera 🙌🙌
Vegan here 🙋♂️ Since about 2 years, before about 8-9 years vegetarian already
Oh wow! Where do you live? And is it easy being a vegan in your area/country?
@@EasyEnglishVideos I'm located im Bavaria, Germany. Its okay and its getting better every year but I've already heard there are more vegan-friendly cities and countries. So its okay but it could be better. Love your vids btw, keep up the good work!
@@noah29 Thanks Noah! 😃
Oh yeh, I (Isi) can imagine that life as a vegan in Bavaria isn't that easy, especially with the traditional food. But that also differs from being in a city or in the countryside.
I see that Germany gets more and more options in supermarkets and also for eating out. I'm sure it will get better and better over the next few years!
@@noah29 I am also vegan in Bavaria 😄
Beans, sausages, beef,and cheese are the base diet of most British. It's difficult for them to learn to eat fruits and vegetables.
I am not a vegetarian but coming from India where we have huge variety of vegetarian options in Indian cuisine forces even hardcore carnivores in eating more veg food plus Hinduism and other eastern religions encourages vegetarianism. How did you and Isi end up becoming vegetarian and why?
A strict vegetarian since I was 6, never disappointed, and as an Indian I have easy access to tonns of vegetarian options when I step out of the house. It would seem like I am exaggerating, but I can eat 365 different dishes, so almost a new dish every day, which is quite great, isn't it? :-)
P.S. I plan to to switch to a vegan diet in coming years.
Good luck! I think it is a future-proof idea 💡
I’m a vegetarian, or a pescatarian to be more precise, because I eat fish once in a while. But I also avoid dairy completely and eat eggs rarely, so my nutrition is really plant based I would say.
I live in Japan what makes this kind of lifestyle easier and more difficult at the same time. Easier, because you have a huge variety of fresh vegetables, tofu, noodles etc in every supermarket. But if you want to buy vegan processed food like vegan cheese or vegan burgers, it’s really hard to find, and also restaurants are not prepared to offer people vegan options at all. So I cook my own food and when going out I take the most plant based option with maybe some fish or egg in it.
I would encourage everybody to try it, because a plant based nutrition has many health benefits. And there are many other benefits as well, as everybody knows. Just give it a go!
Interesting comment! Both myself and Isi would find it hard in the UK if diary wasn't an option in our diet. We have thought about trying some vegan cheese but I'm not sure how sophisticated it is in comparison to the meat replacements. I applaud you on always making your own food when you go out. I agree with the guy in this video that veggies and vegans are probably really great cooks, in terms of using ingredients, herbs and spices to their full potential. Now that I'm a vegetarian, I find myself really having to consider my choices in herbs and spices.
It is wise to care about your food choices. For many people, if you have little money, meat is too expensive. We use a lot of legumes!
I'm from Mexico and I've been vegan for almost 4 years, firstly because I'm against of cruelty but like someone said in the video there are plenty of reasons why having a vegan diet is good the world. My experience here in Mexico has been great since we have a lot of fruits and vegetables easily accessible, and everytime there are more new vegan restaurants and events in my city and the experience is incredible, a lot of people making the best effort to avoid animal explotation, I think it's amazing :)
Hi guys, thanks for your great videos! I'm from Uruguay which is kind of a meat-based country in the sense that animal farming not only represents the bulk of the country's incomes but also a deep cultural / traditional thing. That being said, there is also a growing vegan movement. I've myself used to work in a vegan restaurant some years ago before the pandemic. Whereas in that moment there were only two or three vegan restaurants in Montevideo ( the capital city), nowadays there are lots of 100% vegan places (plus lots of non-vegan places which includes vegan options). Even though no one would dispute the fact that Uruguay is still mostly a meat-based culture, I think that things have changed a lot, particularly over the last 5 or 10 years.
Hello Agustin.
Thanks so much for watching them and writing to us.
Interesting that even a cultural meat-based country is coming round to the idea of veggie/veganism.
I think in the near future we're going to have to come to terms that robots will do the majority of jobs and there've already been plenty of jobs that have become defunct due to human progression. Maybe replacing meat with a (hopefully more) sustainable and cruelty-free source is just another way we have to adapt to our world?
@@EasyEnglishVideos I think that you're bringing two interesting issues that can be either considered together or not. Human work replacement by machines on the one hand, and population's transition towards a more planted based diet on the other. Whilst the first issue is far beyond food industry and farming, I think that there is a connection in the sense that all this different concerns (animal rights, sustainability, workers rights, and so on) should not be seen separately. So yeah, I would say as a general statement that moving towards a cruelty-free and sustainable source is the way we should try to move forward. However, I am a little concern about making universal statements regarding how other people/cultures should live their own lives. The most important thing in my view, is to spread the word, and to rise awareness of all these issues so that people could make their own changes. And also to be a little bit more tolerant with the people that think differently (particularly in social media that turns out to be very toxic sometimes).
Well said Agustin 🙌🙌🙌
I am Greek and I have being veggie since 2015. It raised my self esteem not eating animals. I thing there are a few veggie restaurants in my town named Thessaloniki. There are many veggie recipes even mousaka. I wish someday be vegan. Many people don't accept it and some are offencive when they hear I am but it's their problem.
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How dare they! 😂😂 I’m pretty sure they outdate and out subscribe us. I think they make good stuff so hopefully we can ride each other’s waves 🌊
@@EasyEnglishVideos How dare they was exactly what I thought!!! 😄
I'm a strange one lol, I buy vegan cheese, vegan butter, quorn mince and quorn chicken,I also buy oat milk and plant based cream. I also eat chicken, turkey and fish. I even eat steak pie now and then so I'm a sorta vegetarian at times and then at times im not.🙃
I have been a vegetarian for 26 years now. I always thought of me being a vegetarian would create obstacles abroad: coming from a country like Nepal, where being a vegetarian is no problem at all, however, I was proven wrong. It is easier to be a vegetarian in Germany and most of the EU countries as they have food products made especially for vegans and vegetarian people. It was nice to see the reaction of English people to vegetarianism. Thanks for the episode, Easy English team 😄
Thanks for writing and watching Sachin! Interesting to hear your point of view coming from a country that is quite veggie already. I (Mitch) recently decided to go veggie for environmental/ethical reasons. Also, it's just so easy here and it actually opens up a whole new fun experimental world of finding the best substitutes and alternatives.
@@EasyEnglishVideos This is indeed Praiseworthy. I am glad you turned into a vegetarian. I don't know how you shall feel: it's that you are transforming your lifestyle from a non-vegetarian to a vegetarian, which I have no experience of. But I assure you: you will love and enjoy it. 😊😉
@@EasyEnglishVideos I am veggie since 2015 (omg it is 7 years) and I haven't thought the ecological point of view. I am eating eggs, cheese and drinking milk just for proteins. By the way check for B12 vitamin cause it is there only in meat.
I am not a vegetarian and I either try to. I eat a lot of vegetables and I kinda love it!! But also like a big slice of meat or chicken.
I'm vegetarian but being one in Italy is not really easy, despite the huge amount of green options available here, the culture is stubbornly meat-oriented and in Tuscany beef Is holy and untouchable, people makes fun of vegetarians and vegans a lot a tend to be suspicious or annoyed by our food choices, especially because of "Tradition".
I'm a vegetarian for 17 years and that's cool💚 but I'm the only one in my family😜 I'm not Indian ect, where such type of nutrition is very popular, I'm from Ukraine. it's very important that such type of nutrition and position in general (ethics etc.) is getting more and more popular in my country too.
Wow you are vegetarian?? I am surprised but this is really good!!! I am happy for you. I also wanted to become vegan from moral reasons. I went from eating meat and everything to absolutely vegan from one day to another. Unfortunately, I didn't succeed, even though I tried to research on healthy nutrition... I tried to eat a lot of beans and lentils and other sources of plant-based protein, but I got constant diarrhea from that and I was constantly hungry and had less and less energy. So I quit but I want to try it out again in the future, more gradually this time, and probably not full vegan, only vegetarian.
Both of us are veggies, Isi for much longer… in Britain it has become very accessible to become vegetarian. In fact, one of the biggest sausage producers now have their own vegetarian range
@@EasyEnglishVideos that's really great. What are your favourite veggie dishes? Do you or Isi have some favourite recipes? Are Cari and Janusz and Manuel veggie too?
I usually go out a lot to eat. These days i pick vegetarian and vegan options. And no, just because there are vegetarians doesnt mean they are fat. Im currently losing weight even though i eat out. I'd classify myself as vegetarian for health
Today's episode was very interesting so thanks a lot.
Having said that, I myself am not a vegetarian but I don't mind vegetarian food at all.
I just don't understand what the difference is between being vegetarian or vegan but that's another thing.
Vegan don't eat any animal products such as milk, eggs, honey etc
Vegetarians eat dairy products like milk and cheese. Vegans don't eat anything that is not plant-based.
Hello everyone, I want to find a friend from United Kingdom, please
You must translate the subtitles in Spanisch
Thanks for sharing . Is this the accent for people of Brighton ? Is it close to the Londoner one ?
I’d say that they all have a South East accent… it’s typically quite soft and the pronunciations are similar to that of a traditional London accent
@@EasyEnglishVideos appreciate your reply 👍🏼
Hey Mitch, I want an English Compitition between Easy Languages team, including the newest member of easy languages like Easy Czech, Easy Herbew etc. I hope you will do it soon. 🤗
Thanks,
I love this idea and will defo make it soon! Do you want another pronunciation video?
@@EasyEnglishVideos Yeah! If you can, I am very greatfull for that.
If I was veggie, my farmer grandpa would disown me lol 😏☺️🤭... I am gay and he never discriminated me for it but veggie I don't know mate 😜 🐷🐑🐂🐄🐎
Myself and Isi laughed so much at your comment 😜
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I'm pescetarian.
Helping the animals? Why eating their foods. 😂
I respect people who is vegetarians, but I think they feel they are better than others for being vegetarian. In my opinion, it's surrounding by advertising.
I have definitely met some very militant veggies, but then on the other hand, met some very stubborn meat eaters. 😂
It’s better to think about animals suffering rather than not giving a hoot about it…
I am vegetarian . But i like a lot fish .especially sardine 🥤🥤
Great!
Thanks Claudia 🙌
There is not an ethical way of killing…no one here mentioned animals! They talk about pork, beef, about meat…what about pigs, hens and cows?
I am vegan, not because it could be healthier, I am vegan for animals. And by the way, I love to eat, so many things delicious without sending beings to slaughterhouse…Much easier to eat vegan across the Channel , in France ( a « frog » here) we are getting better, but a lot to be done to find vegan restaurants, even if they always propose options.
We completely agree! Yeah, we were surprised that we didn't meet more vegetarians and vegans when doing the interviews. Brighton is ranked the most vegan-friendly city in UK and 24% of people in Brighton are vegan. It is very easy to be vegetarian or vegan here, we have so many amazing vegetarian and vegan restaurants and you will find really good options in supermarkets.
We often travel to France and we also struggled to find vegetarian/vegan options. We can only imagine that this will change over the upcoming years!
@@EasyEnglishVideos oh i must visit Brighton, I’ll make it a priority !
So will the vegetarian cool lady have salmon and break being a vegetarian for 48 years? Or does she think eating salmon still qualifies as vegetarian? 🤔🧐
I'm glad you noted this.
I’m an omnivore , I grow organic fruit and vegetables . I hunt, fish and raise a high percentage of the meat in my diet.
Awesome! I would just be very torn when I “needed” to kill an animal I would have raised and probably named. My grandfather raised rabbits and chicken I have seen him kill them and I would eat them and they were / are delicious. If I think of it though I do feel bad… they have feelings too… except for mice and rats. Those could all be exterminated. I am sorry and I know the snakes and owls would probably die because now they didn’t have anything else to eat but we could train them to be vegan and eat oats 🤪
I think vegetarians miss a great pleasure in their lives, personally I would have become carnivorous if it were possible 🤣🤣 Meanwhile the lady in sunglasses is really cool 😎😃