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There's a wonderful quote which can be applied to situations such as this:
Never try to explain who you are to someone who is committed to misunderstanding you.
Occasionally you meet someone who is genuinely interested in your decision to become vegan and is open to change. Unfortunately those people are incredibly rare. More often than not, you will meet those who are invested in defending their own choices and in critising yours. Many people LOVE to argue their case given a chance. It's human nature. By entering into that you achieve nothing accept frustration and misery for yourself.
I use the tactic that others have mentioned. I don't bring up my choices in conversation unless it happens naturally or we are in a resturant for example. I make clear that I don't judge other people's choices and I simply focus on my own reasons. This approach can often inadvertently have far more influential affects than trying to argue your case with someone who has no interest in understanding and is keen to argue for the sake of it or to defend their own position.
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