Jean Ahn answers “Would Korean people really react to...”

Jen asked this question about The Vegetarian:

Would Korean people really react to someone becoming a vegetarian as if it were unhealthy and incredibly weird?

Jean Ahn I am Korean but I do not find it weird or unhealthy to be vegetarian. One's diet is one's choice and call. I prefer vegetarian food to that of overly …moreI am Korean but I do not find it weird or unhealthy to be vegetarian. One's diet is one's choice and call. I prefer vegetarian food to that of overly highly diet leaning on meat. Maybe I think it this way because I lived in Singapore for more than half of my life and seen many people who chose to be vegetarian so it was not something new to me.(less)

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