A vegan resident in Australia raised a stink over her carnivorous neighbor's cooking and penned a letter in hopes of keeping the meaty fumes from her plant-eating fam.
The Hey Perth Facebook page obtained the following letters from a woman who wrote:
"Hello neighbour, could you please shut your side window when cooking please."
"My family are vegan (we eat only plant-based foods) and the smell of the meat you cook makes us feel sick and upset."
"We would appreciate your understanding. Thanks, Sarah, Wayne and kids."
Here is a screenshot of the letter.
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Another message emphasized:
"Important message."
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The note scrawled on the envelope read:
"Please take seriously."
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Facebook followers were not terribly sympathetic to the vegan family's plight.
One commenter who thought the complaint was petty, responded:
"I bet her mouth starts watering when old mate mows his lawn and she gets a whiff of that deliciously fresh cut grass but!"
Another said:
"That’s it I’d be putting a leg of lamb on the Weber today they can smell it all day long."
One user joked:
"Set up a Meating."
And some snark for good measure.
A same reply is enough. Dear neighbour, please shut your windows when you cook veggies as I am carnivore (eat meat only) and the smell of the cooked veggies is offensive to me .
The story made it over to Twitter via Daily Loud where replies were kinder.
\u201cVegan sent a letter to her neighbor asking him to close windows when he cooks meat: \u201cthe meat you cook makes us feel sick and upset\u201d\u201d— Daily Loud (@Daily Loud) 1683773560
Some felt it was a reasonable request.
\u201c@DailyLoud If I smell any kind of food coming from my neighbors I'll be pissed too. \nIt's like noise, smoke, or anything: keep it within the boundaries of your space, and do not create any inconvenience to others.\u201d— Daily Loud (@Daily Loud) 1683773560
\u201c@DailyLoud On the one hand, most reasonable vegan. On the other hand, are their windows broken?\u201d— Daily Loud (@Daily Loud) 1683773560
Even Hannity ran with it, promising a segment on his show about this very important "news" story.
\u201cVEGAN HAS BEEF WITH NEIGHBOR: A vegan in Australia sent a nasty letter to their neighbor, complaining that the smell of a BBQ made them sick. TONIGHT on "Hannity," @JimmyFailla and @DagenMcDowell will get to the heart of this juicy story.\u201d— Sean Hannity (@Sean Hannity) 1683852640
Which was met with mockery from Hannity's own fans.
\u201c@seanhannity @jimmyfailla @dagenmcdowell Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha\u2026.really hard hitting news tonight? Hey I thought everyone was boycotting your network?\u201d— Sean Hannity (@Sean Hannity) 1683852640
\u201c@seanhannity @jimmyfailla @dagenmcdowell Covering the big stories Down Under!!\u201d— Sean Hannity (@Sean Hannity) 1683852640
So, what do you think, Team Vegan or Team Meat?