Eating Sheep

[Urbane Guerrilla]

Your friend's never seen tough country, Monster? Sheep-eating goes on oftenest in places that can't support cattle but have a major wool industry -- tell him about haggis sometime. The environs of Ann Arbor just ain't like that. A bit surprising, as you'd think Michigan winters would promote serious wool-growing on any sheep out in one.

[monster]

Originally Posted by Urbane Guerrilla

Your friend's never seen tough country, Monster? Sheep-eating goes on oftenest in places that can't support cattle but have a major wool industry -- tell him about haggis sometime. The environs of Ann Arbor just ain't like that. A bit surprising, as you'd think Michigan winters would promote serious wool-growing on any sheep out in one.

She's not overly-well travelled, no. But still a nice person, living where her family and her husband's family have lived for generations. If it weren't for a retired relative and hence free holidays in Florida, they'd probably never have left the state. Ever. And that's fine if it makes you comfortable. And now she knows that not only do people eat lamb, they love it too.

But we are well travelled and rarely see flocks of sheep here, but beef and dairy cattle galore.

If you ask a British school child to draw a field/farm. They'll most likey draw sheep. (Of course, they're fun and easy to draw too -little clouds with legs and smiles.)

[SteveDallas]

Originally Posted by monster

She's not overly-well travelled, no. But still a nice person, living where her family and her husband's family have lived for generations. If it weren't for a retired relative and hence free holidays in Florida, they'd probably never have left the state. Ever. And that's fine if it makes you comfortable. And now she knows that not only do people eat lamb, they love it too.

I'm not trying to be insulting... but what was her basis for disbelieving this? Are there other things they don't do where she lives, but they've read about or seen on TVs or movies, that she's skeptical of?