Well, the problem with the standard diet is that people don't plan out their meals, and then they wonder why they have health problems. The problem being described is someone who stops eating meat and doesn't think to eat more than one or two types of fruit or vegetable.
And then the meat-eaters point and say, "See? I knew you couldn't last on that diet", and because this new vegetarian was somehow supposed to be an expert on vegetarian nutrition, the meat-eaters become convinced that a vegetarian diet isn't healthy.
Anytime you do something that puts you in the minority and requires a conscious decision, people question your actions/motives, and they expect you to know all of the answers. Whether you prefer Free/Open Source to proprietary programs or eat a vegan diet, you somehow become THE example to your friends and family of an entire movement or organization. If you can't just answer "simple" questions, your inability becomes proof that you are wrong, or at least that they are right.
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