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?