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": "assistant", "content": "I am a vegetarian.  the roots of vegetarianism comes from civilization of ancient india and greece."}, {"role": "user", "content": "that's interesting.  Why did you become a vegetarian?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Most health related reasons though others do it for completely different reasons such as cultural, political or environmental reasons."}, {"role": "user", "content": "what would be some political reasons?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Its just one of many reasons.  Some people are even vegan and choose not to eat anything that comes from an animal at all.  Do you eat meat?"}, {"role": "user", "content": "I do eat meat - I love all parts of cows and pigs!  Bacon on everything!  Is your whole family vegetarian?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I used to aswell!! No just me.  Though it is believed that up to 4% of the western world are now actually vegetarian."}, {"role": "user", "content": "I had no idea - that's a lot.  What's the difference between vegan and vegetarian?"}]