Being a vegan is different from being a vegetarian. Vegans abstain from all meat production or by-products - breads, eggs, milk, cheese, honey, most beer, etc, etc.
Some vegans look at vegetarians with disgust.
I like indian, mexican and basic stir fries/pan-asian/thai. I found/find it easier to go without meat in those culinary diets than the typical North American one. It's also easier to go without if you don't live in the exurbs where every restaurant is a chain.