1. Vocabulary
1) Flexitarian
Flexitarians are those who eat mostly a vegetarian diet, but occasionally eat meat.
2) Pollo vegetarian
Pollo vegetarians are those who avoid to eat red meat and fish but eat chicken.
3) Pescatarian
Pescatarians are those who abstain from eating all meat and animal flesh with the exception of fish.
4) Lacto-ovo vegetarian
Lacto-ovo vegetarians are those who do not eat beef, pork, poultry, fish, shellfish or animal flesh of any kind, but do eat eggs and dairy products.
5) Vegan
Vegans are those who do not eat meat of any kind, eggs, dairy products, processed foods containing animal-derived ingredients such as gelatin, sugar and some wines.
6) Meatless Monday
Meatless Monday is an international campaign that encourages people not to eat meat on Mondays in order to improve their health and to protect the environment.
7) Veggie pride
Veggie pride is an international event that celebrates vegetarianism.
8) Cardiovascular disease (CVD)
A cardiovascular disease is a group of disorders related to the heart and blood vessels mainly caused by unhealthy diet, inactivity, tobacco, and too much alcohol.
9) Vitamin B12
Vitamin B12 is a nutrient that is important for the nervous system and blood formation, being absorbed through mainly animal protein.
10) PETA
An animal right organization which supports the slogan "Animals are not ours to eat, wear, experiment on, use for entertainment, and abuse"
2. Discussion Questions
1) Many people argue that vegetarians are irrational since they value of animals over plants. What is your opinion on this statement? If you were a vegetarian, how would you defend yourself?
2) Vegetarians in Korea often express their hardships at their workplaces. They argue that that is because of the strong group mentality of Koreans. Have you ever suffered from this kind of group mentality?
3) With exception for nutrition purpose, many vegetarians are trying to stop eating meat in order to protect the environment. What do think you can do in your normal life in order to keep the environment?
4) There seems to be a lot of people who decide to be vegetarians for their health. Have you ever tried to stay fit or develop your body? What kind of differences did you experience?
5) Compared to Europe and America, Korean vegetarians are so small in the number. Is it related to our dietary composition, religion, social customs or any other factor?
6) Generally, subculture members tend to gather and form a group. Some people who are not part of the subculture feel aversion to those groups since they think subculture members might try to convert them. To what extent is it OK for subculture members express their creed and belief?
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