Vegan woman writes a letter to her neighbor complaining about the "stink" of the meat they cook
As we grow up, mature and become more aware of all that surrounds us, we learn to respect others, to live together peacefully and to tolerate the behavior of others - whether we like it or not. Or, at least, this is how it should be.
These neighbors, unable to come to a compromise, found themselves at loggerheads - and internet users were also split over the issue.
via Skynews
Sarah is a wife and mother living in the northern suburb of Burns Beach. At a certain point, Sarah found herself compelled to send a letter to her neighbors.
Sarah explained that the smell of cooking meat wafting in from the neighbors was unbearable: Sarah and her whole family are vegans.
So, Sarah decided to write to her neighbors, politely requesting them to close the windows while cooking these "forbidden" meat products. On the envelope, Sarah wrote: "Please take the following message seriously, it is very important".
Jeff Hitchcock/Flickr - Not the actual photo
"Dear neighbor, could you please close the window facing my home while you cook meat? My family is vegan (we only eat plant-based foods) and the smell of the meat you cook makes us feel sick. We would appreciate your understanding. Thank you, Sarah, Wayne and kids." So reads the contents of Sarah's letter to her neighbors.
Sarah's neighbors, however, found her letter to be bizarre and immediately published it on a well-known Facebook group famous for showcasing examples of so-called "Karenicities". And it was here that a real controversy broke out.
Basically, vegans considered Sarah's request to be legitimate (and polite), while "carnivores", so to speak, found her request to be shocking. The episode rapidly deteriorated and was followed by more and more "heated" letter exchanges: there was even talk of taking legal action.
"It's so embarrassing"; "Go live in the woods if you can't tolerate something as ordinary as a neighbor's cooking"; "I'd fire up the barbecue and invite the whole neighborhood." These are amongst the "tamest" of the negative comments posted.
But many supported the vegan family, asserting that, for those who follow this lifestyle, the smell of cooking meat is really repugnant.
In short, the debate that the letters and posts sparked was anything but constructive and did nothing but sow further frustration. Perhaps a compromise between the two families could have been reached without too many sacrifices being made by both parties. What do you think about this issue?
