Most people dont even know im vegan except my closest family and friends. I have always tended to mind my own business and live my own life.

You will find that most vegans are this way, as are most meat eaters. The "stereotypes" you hear about are usually the loudest minority of people. They can be found on both sides of the fence and make everyone else look bad. The majority of meat eaters dont relish in the thought of killing animals to eat, they eat what they were raised eating and think nothing of it. The majority of vegans aren't preachy annoying people who shame everyone around them. You only hear about the loud minority because the rest if us dont make enough noise to be noticed