so it is cool to eat beef. This thread shows how little Nepalese respect themselves and it is no wonder that nobody else respects Nepal or the Nepalis either. We are the poorest in the world and our culture and country is soon to be wiped out. There was a crisis all across Europe and the Islamic nations when a Danish newspaper drew a cartoon of Muhammad. Compare that with one of the cartoons in this thread which has parts of a cow labeled for eating...and that also on the picture of the cow with the drawings of hindu gods and goddesses on it. This shows how much we respect ourselves and how dissatisfied we are with our own culture and identity. I have never heard the Muslims boasting that they love pork or even arguing that it should be allowed. Not because they don't have the brains of some of the smart asses on this website but because there is something called honor, identity, tradition and self respect that make us human beings and people do care for that. It is only we Nepalis, destined to be refugees and slave of everyone who argue pointlessly against our own culture instead of engaging in something productive. I am not advocating that no one should eat beef. If that is the only thing available to you then what can anyone say. You have to live; you have to eat. But what I urge you Nepalis is that don't boast of it. Don't try to dismantle a good aspects of our society. If you want to exercise your freedom then speak against the evils of hinduism not against its best features.