I'm not a vegetarian, are you?
I am, I refrain from eating meat out of respect for living creatures.
Then what is their purpose on the earth then?
I'm not sure but I am buddhist so I value virtue, morality, and moral discipline and that includes respecting all living creatures.
Oh, I can respect your views. How did you learn about Buddhism?
I was raised in a Korean Buddhist family. It's not exactly like Mahayana Buddhism. There are some similarities though.
That's very interesting. Did you grow up in the US or another country?
I was born in the US but I have dual citizenship in Korea since I lived there for many years growing up.
That's awesome that you have another view of the world then most people who just stay in one country for there whole life don't.
It is, I grew up with beautiful views of mountainous islands!