Be flexible.

Argue or accept that it's "better" to be partially- or mostly-vegetarian than non-vegetarian.

There are reasons why it's sometimes difficult to be vegetarian:

• Eat at a restaurant (in some countries whose restaurants don't support vegetarians)
• Eating in someone else's home as their guest

These are also times when a vegetarian's "demands" and "abnormality" can trouble others (or put others to extra trouble).

For some people these barriers are too high: higher than is worthwhile. It may be better if these people be permitted to be "flexitarian".

  Some examples of a flexitarian habit could include, off the top of my head:

• Vegetarian when eating alone, but share what other people are having when eating with others
• Vegetarian when eating alone, but ask for an omelette when at a restaurant
• Have fish when there's no other choice (e.g. on 10 occasions in 20 years)
• Have vegetable soup without causing a scene about what kind of stock it might be made from

Also (optionally) be cool about it. If you go around lecturing people, if you come across as weird or pushy, that might not be seen as a good advertisement for your social group (i.e. for vegetarians). I'm sorry to say that, about what may be a passionately-held conviction of yours (and/or mine) ... but!

Be flexible.

Argue or accept that it's "better" to be partially- or mostly-vegetarian than non-vegetarian.

There are reasons why it's sometimes difficult to be vegetarian:

• Eat at a restaurant (in some countries whose restaurants don't support vegetarians)
• Eating in someone else's home as their guest

These are also times when a vegetarian's "demands" and "abnormality" can trouble others (or put others to extra trouble).

For some people these barriers are too high: higher than is worthwhile. It may be better if these people be permitted to be flexitarian or flex-vegan (selective vegan). Some examples of flexitarian or flex-vegan are as follows:

• Vegetarian when eating alone, but share what other people are having when eating with others
• Vegetarian when eating alone, but ask for an omelette when at a restaurant
• Have fish once in a blue moon when vegan options are severely lacking or non-existant
• Have vegetable soup without causing a scene about what kind of stock it might be made from

Also, try to be cool about it. If we go around lecturing people, if we come across as weird or pushy, that might not be good for the animal rights movement.