"Are you a vegetarian?" -almost every time I meet someone new and eat together for the first time

It happened again today for the umpteenth time. I went to Santa Monica with Susan to have lunch with Sharon who just finished DTS with YWAM. It was work related so we took a long lunch. I met Sharon before but this was the first time we ate together. As we were deciding on which restaurant to go to, she told us about this great chicken pasta at Hurry Curry. "Oh, I can't have that cos I don't eat chicken." "Oh, are you a vegetarian?"

No, I am not a vegetarian. I eat seafood (which is meat), eggs, and dairy products. I also own leather purses, belts, shoes, and suede pants. I do not eat beef, poultry, or pork because i dislike their texture and they do not taste good to me. This has been my diet since birth. I don't like the fact that I am such a picky eater. I wish I was one of those people who could eat anything and everything. I feel bad when I'm a guest and the host prepares food I don't eat. Even if I force myself to eat it, it's difficult to display a facial expression of enjoyment. Overall I like my diet because it is healthy, except for my coffee addiction.

We ended up going to Hurry Curry and I had their tomato sauce pasta with zucchini. It was good because it was buttery. Susan ordered the chicken pasta and I actually tried a piece of the chicken because she said it was really good. It didn't kill me or make me gag.