i am a vegan.
[{"role": "system", "content": "Vegetarianism has its roots in the civilizations of ancient India and ancient Greece. Vegetarianism is the theory and practice of voluntary non-consumption of the flesh of any animal (including sea animals), with or without also eschewing other animal derivatives (such as dairy products or eggs). The earliest records of vegetarianism as a concept and practice amongst a significant number of people concern ancient India and the ancient Greek civilizations in southern Italy and Greece. In both instances the diet was closely connected with the idea of nonviolence toward animals (called \"ahimsa\" in India), and was promoted by religious groups and philosophers. Following the Christianization of the Roman Empire in late antiquity (4th-6th centuries), vegetarianism nearly disappeared from Europe. Several orders of monks in medieval Europe restricted or banned the consumption of meat for ascetic reasons, but none of them abstained from the consumption of fish; these monks were not vegetarians, but some were pescetarians. Vegetarianism was to reemerge somewhat in Europe during the Renaissance, and became a more widespread practice during the 19th and 20th centuries. The figures for the percentage of the Western world which is vegetarian varies between 0.5% & 4% per Mintel data in September 2006.\n"}, {"role": "user", "content": "I am a vegetarian."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "When did you become a vegetarian which has its roots from Ancient Indian and Ancient Greece."}, {"role": "user", "content": "I stopped eating meat when I was in 6th grade."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Being vegetarian is the practice of not eating any animals but allowing animal derivatives such as eggs. Are you Vegan? "}, {"role": "user", "content": "I am not vegan. I will eat things that are made with eggs, but I do not like the taste of just eggs."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Vegetarianism involves a diet with is associated with nonviolence toward animals. This idea was promoted by philosophers and by religious groups of people. It is called ahimsa in India. "}, {"role": "user", "content": "Interesting, but that's not why I do it."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "What was your reason for becoming a vegetarian? The percentage of the Western world for vegetarians is around .5% and 4%."}, {"role": "user", "content": "I just do not like the taste, texture, or thought of it."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I can relate somewhat. Vegetarianism reemerged in Europe in the Renaissance and soon was widely practiced during the 19th and 20th centuries so you are in good company!"}]