Was I being ignorant to my vegetarian friend?

Technically you were ignorant of her vegetarian status, but how would you have known? You, however, weren't being inconsiderate. She stated that a little rudely. Just let it go. Things don't come across as they're meant to in text. Or maybe she's just rude.

I think you're reading way too much into it.

Why would you be wrong for suggesting that someone try a famous hamburger? I don't get it. You said you didn't know she was a vegetarian.

And, yes, her response was snarky, to belabor the obvious.

You're putting too much energy and effort into analyzing her response.
However, I am offended about how you described that burger. Now I'm hungry. See what you've done?

To be totally honest, I think she was being a little *****y and "holier-than-thou" - lots of vegetarians are like reformed smokers, and they can't help but put a little passive aggressive twist into their communication about thier lifestyle.

I worked with a woman who would say things to me like:* " No, no I don't mind that you eat meat. Me, I *love* animals so I don't eat them - but *you*, you go ahead and do whatever you want. No judgement from me!"

This while sitting at my table, enjoying a perfectly divine vegan meal that I had prepared for her, with my undeniably adored dog and cat nearby.

Your friend should have at least thanked you for trying

BUT - whatever her motivation, best to shrug it off.

I think you're reading to much into what she said.
It wasn't rude, she probably thought you knew she was a vegetarian, hence her response~

I am not overly sensitive to things such as this

posting it on here kinda shows that you are.

Uuuummm...don't you know that vegans are superior to the rest of us, and we should all be aware of their veganism? You should check the register before you go trying to give recommendations on food. How dare you suggest that she should eat something with meat in it? The poor girl is probably still trembling at the thought of your suggestion. I hope that she can still enjoy her vacation. Uuummm, where did you say that I could find that burger? It sounds pretty awesome.

Do you really have nothing else to do, so you clutter up the boards with this? Seriously. Go weigh a pound of baby back ribs, and a pound of tofu....and see which weighs more.

Cheerio!

^ this is a fine example of someone being ignorant / rude. find something better to do than trolling these boards. perhaps you could weigh a pound of courtesy against a pound of idiocy and see which one you're lacking.

op: what you said to your friend was just you being friendly and helpful, i'm sure. the response from your friend sounds a little rude, but it's hard to know how things are meant online and i think someone already said facebook is a breeding ground for passive-aggressive behaviour so i wouldn't sweat over it.

suggesting meat to a vegetarian isn't like suggesting pork to a muslim (unless of course they're vegie for religious purposes) so really i wouldn't be worried about if you've done something wrong. surely it's just the same as suggesting a cheeseburger to someone who doesn't like cheese or a chocolate bar to someone who doesn't like chocolate?

If you didn't know she was vegetarian, you did absolutely nothing wrong. And even if you did know and had a brain fart, you did nothing wrong. Are you sure her response wasn't just being sort of silly, though? I can't tell from what you posted that she was actually offended. It's tough with writing on FB or message boards and things.

I'm veg for moral reasons (I just feel bad eating meat) and when I went to the fair with my BF and some friends last year, we walked through the cow barn and they kept going on and on about how good they taste and saying really awful things. THAT was insensitive! lol But I laughed and told them they were mean and that was it.