This one fellow & I would hang out a lot, we would share stories of growing up, things we did, regular guy talk. I asked him if did not eat meat because of his religion, he replied; "no, we never had meat, could not afford it. A family member had a plantation and we ate what we grew"
He never developed a taste for meat.
Another notable and noble thing I recognized is that they look back on the abject poverty that they grew in as humorous and pleasant.
Going to grade school in shifts, studying at night by the light of streetlamp because they did have electricity in their home, etc... laughing about the industrious things they did to get ahead and help support their families...
I have a number of Indian (from the subcontinent that is)
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All you hadda say was, “Dot not feather”