I had forgotten about how expensive Utopia was until you reminded me, I think my resentment of that was overwhelmed by my resentment about not being able to eat anything haha (especially since by 2001 I had a job so could afford not to care as much about cost). Looking back, you're right, it was more "get togethers amongst 20 something vegans", and less "drop in for a meal after a movie for vegetarian teens", even UWA students tended to be too poor to go there regularly. They just got very enthused about it when they did! And the vegans and vegetarians I knew tended to be either white or South East Asian which again influences things.
I meant to mention the Hare Krishnas and Anna Lakshmi but fell down a rabbit hole trying to figure out when and where they'd have been open and then forgot. In general I'm very glad you commented, sounds like your personal experiences are super relevant.
With fish and chips, there was one specific fish and chip place near UWA which would sell a single massive package of chips for a very low price given the size, so vegetarians would buy one as a group and share it then split the cost. I don't know how common that sort of deal is/was but I think the OP could plausibly invent a convenient fish and chip place with a good deal on chips as required.
It's funny you say veganism was very uncommon since you're probably right yet I knew SO MANY VEGANS, I think I knew more vegans than vegetarians. But uni students are not representative of wider culture, and there were a couple of VERY outspoken and influential vegans in my social circle who influenced the numbers and my perception.
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Date: 2024-04-19 01:29 pm (UTC)I meant to mention the Hare Krishnas and Anna Lakshmi but fell down a rabbit hole trying to figure out when and where they'd have been open and then forgot. In general I'm very glad you commented, sounds like your personal experiences are super relevant.
With fish and chips, there was one specific fish and chip place near UWA which would sell a single massive package of chips for a very low price given the size, so vegetarians would buy one as a group and share it then split the cost. I don't know how common that sort of deal is/was but I think the OP could plausibly invent a convenient fish and chip place with a good deal on chips as required.
It's funny you say veganism was very uncommon since you're probably right yet I knew SO MANY VEGANS, I think I knew more vegans than vegetarians. But uni students are not representative of wider culture, and there were a couple of VERY outspoken and influential vegans in my social circle who influenced the numbers and my perception.