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I think I would say that cheese is not vegetarian and eggs are not vegetarian. well, at least not strictly vegetarian. I'm living in South India where there are a lot of vegetarians, to say the least, and they do not eat eggs or cheese. In fact, serving eggs in school became a big controversy because vegetarians did not want their children to watch other children eating eggs. Some places won't rent to non-veg people, though that may be a form of religious discrimination. And the veg places do not serve alcohol.

I moved here from San Francisco, and seeing veg here is a whole nother level compared to veg in the US.

The Jains do not appear to be starving though - I think they are allowed to eat fruit that has fallen to the ground and also are maybe required to eat whatever is given to them when they ask for food.