April 19th, 2010 at 05:49am
They get annoyed because they perceive vegans/vegetarians as acting as morally superior I'm-better-than-you types. Which is a fault. Maybe some people do that, I wouldn't be surprised. But then again other people certainly act like that towards vegetarians because they think they're superior because they eat meat. There's abuse on both sides.
Personally I don't really think it's anyone else's business. It's a dietary choice, I'm not going to judge anyone for it. It doesn't bother me either way. Unless someone wants to start on me first, in which case I'd tell them to get tae fuck. I really like to think most people don't care unless someone provokes them first.
What's really funny is when omnivores tell us vegans are preachy and then they get preachy about meat-eating. (Also, you should definitely google "Defensive Omnivore Bingo.")