me & my friends want to be exchanged students in Italy for 5 weeks...but im a vegan???
I realllllllllly want to go to Italy as an exchanged student for 5 weeks with my mates. But im a vegan and i dont know how i will survive there, and italy loves their food so i dont wanna seem rude... grr what shud i do?
Vegetarian & Vegan - 9 Answers
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1 :
Goodness, I would think they have fruit and veggies in Italy, not to mention PASTA
2 :
You should be OK as there's plenty of good food there, meat or no meat. You'll more likely be out of place if you don't smoke !!
3 :
You'll be ok, lots of different foods there and VERY GOOD PASTA!!!
4 :
Hi, I gave a thumbs down to two people for saying ''pasta''. Many pasta's are non vegan, they contain eggs or milk. :-)
5 :
Don't let this stop you. It's not like being vegan is some sort of disability that would render you incapable of enjoying this experience. FYI - Fresh pasta generally has eggs. Dried pasta is generally vegan. Learn a little Italian so you can explain what you do and do not eat. If you're worried about offending people and are OK with a little white lying, you can say you're allergic to dairy and eggs, that's not unheard of. Kind of sad that people will respect someone's allergies but not their personal food choices, but sometimes that's how it goes. Good luck!
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Try and find out where you'll be in Italy in advance, and try and find out a bit about foods and what's available in that area. That should make it a bit easier to plan for any difficulties. Might also help to learn the Italian phrases for "I am vegan" and "no animal products" etc. if you have to explain. As long as youre polite and respectful, don't be apologetic. You have as much right to have your lifestyle as anybody else.
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Italian cuisine is no where what The states have recognized it as. Italian cuisine mainly consists of fresh fruit, fresh veggies, and pasta's. We have embellished our thoughts of Italian cuisine in the U.S. as compared to the real Italian cuisine. Aside from that, you will have better luck with en tree's out there as compared to the U.S. Good luck and enjoy!
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Here is the reality. You cannot go and move into a host's home for five weeks and expect them to cater to your diet. You may or may not be able to live five weeks on a vegan diet. You may have to compromise from time to time and just eat vegetarian. Also, it would be quite rude of you to expect them to buy the items you need each day to get your protein. Italians embrace food both meat and vegetables and different parts of the country eat very differently. So unless you are planning packing a lot of euros to give the family to provide you wiht your soy, flaxseed crap or whatever, I wouldn't expect it. If you cannot risk not eating vegan, then I would suggest staying home so you do not offend anyone and cause an international incident with your rigid ways.
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If you cannot find a vegan family over there you should stay home. Sometimes we cannot have it our way.
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