honey dip ... i agree with others - while i commend you for trying, and even being 'half' veggie is better than nothing, your comments in your op, whilst you are correct, are not the sort of thing you should start saying to your friends or colleagues etc - because they absolutely will defend themselves and laugh at you... and there is more of them obviously.
and if you are saying things like that - then having a kebab then id laugh too.
vegetarianism is big business now so i do not believe you get laughed at just for that - clearly no-one else does - so you must be doing something - or you just have some nasty people in your life.
i only ever talk about the ins and outs of being a veggie if i'm challenged about it.
i do not moan or preach or even comment unless they start being offensive to me.
i have even had meat eaters apologise to me for eating meat in my company etc, they are respectful about it - and i always say its not a problem... i don't particularly like it of course - but it does not upset me.