Hi folks!

I'm getting way ahead of myself with this question, but I've been wondering, do you consider how 'normal' your veg lifestyle and choices are within your neighbourhood when working out where to live and raise your family?

For example, I live in an area with few veg restaurants and generally a consumer-driven culture. I work in an area with the most veg restaurants in Melbourne and where there is a lot of alternative culture and lifestyle. I feel like when I have a family, I'll need to be more connected to my local community - eg. for mothers groups and activities with other families (whereas now as a single couple, we travel to the city to socialise, meeting friends in bars, etc). I imagine my disconnect with my local community re vegetarianism and environmentalism and anti-consumerism will matter more once we have a family and want to fit in to local structures and actually socialise with people in our suburb.

I just wondered if people would like to comment on whether their veg lifestyle influenced where they chose to live? or how they deal with different views of people in their local area.

Thanks!