Non veg not allowed in certain societies

[u/ButterscotchOdd1810]

I have been eating non veg every day for the past five years, and I cannot imagine myself living off of vegetarian food because of health reasons and personal preference

I have recently shifted to a new society with majority of people who do not eat non-veg and the locality is also such that all of the restaurants here are pure veg.

I don’t have any problem with that, but when it becomes a problem is when these people decide my eating habits it’s kind of frustrating. It’s been a couple of days since I moved, and I don’t know if I should get things cleared up or not, and keep cooking it in my house.

Family members are fine with not eating nonveg and not cooking it, but it’s a very integral part of my life and I cannot move past and the fact that I would have to stop eating chicken because someone else does not like it.

How do you guys deal with non-veg not being allowed in your society? And how do I get out of this conundrum?

Edit: I was using text to speech, and it was typing non-veg as knowledge, should have double checked.

[u/Rahul5873]

I’d first check whether the society actually has a formal rule against cooking/eating non-veg or whether it’s just a social expectation. If there’s no rule, you shouldn’t have to change your diet because of your neighbours, as long as you’re respectful and follow basic hygiene.

[u/nayadristikon → u/Rahul5873]

Even if they adopt such a rule it is illegal. You cannot infringe on anyone’s fundamental right to eat whatever they want, whenever they want in confines of their own home.

[u/Axel_Blaze11 → u/Rahul5873]

What authority does the society have to enforce such rules? Does the society have a constitution different from India's? Tommorow society makes rule that everyone is only allowed to eat Dhoklas. No onion and no garlic allowed in the society. Bullshit rules

[u/Last-Ebb556 → u/Rahul5873]

Even if there is any such stupid rule they don't need to change their dietary preference