I am vegan but I don’t know what that means.
Scene: Two friends out at lunch at an asian restaurant
Lady A: I don’t remember – are you vegan or vegetarian?
“Vegan” Lady: I’m vegan.
Lady A: I thought so. This place has a lot of great vegan and vegetarian stuff. Our whole family is vegetarian so I come here a lot.
“Vegan” Lady: I like to get [whatever entree] except with tofu.
Lady A: Oh, is that vegan? I am pretty sure it has egg in it. It actually might also have dairy, too.
“Vegan” Lady: Well, it is vegan if you get tofu instead of chicken.
Lady A: [sounding confused] Yeah, I know you can get it made vegetarian since I’ve ordered it before, I just wasn’t sure about vegan.
“Vegan” Lady: Tofu is vegan.
Lady A: Yeah, uh, but… yeah, see here? The menu says it has eggs in it. So it wouldn’t be vegan for you. Hm, how about we get [another entree] instead?
“Vegan” Lady: No no, [first entree] with tofu instead of chicken is good. It’s vegan if we get tofu.
Lady A: [awkwardly] uhm… okay… then…. We’ll just get that.