Anonymous asked: Who do you think would have a harder time joining an Amish community an “English” woman or man? First of all, it is not easy for an “English” person to join the Amish, whether you are a woman or a man. There are so many barriers. The language alone is a huge one, but that is not the […]
Anonymous asked: What makes Amish children act so well-behaved? I can answer this question from the point of view of having been an Amish child, from the point of view of having been a schoolteacher, and from the point of view of looking at the culture as a whole. First of all, like any other culture, it varies as to
Anonymous asked: What do Amish women talk about? In our culture we usually discuss “modern” or “worldly” things so what would some general topics of conversation be in Amish culture? This is actually a very good question because the answer reveals how the Amish are not so different from “English” people in many ways, yet their lifestyle is different. What
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It’s spring fever. That is what the name of it is. And when you’ve got it, you want – oh, you don’t quite know what it is you do want, but it just fairly makes your heart ache, you want it so! ~Mark Twain I love this quote; it is so true — about what to cook in the transition
Courtney asked: What town in Ohio did you grow up in? I Used to live in Hardin county so I was just wondering if it was there. Hardin County is south of my home community, which was in Geauga County. You were near the Holmes County community, which is the largest Amish community of all. The Geauga County community is
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The man who claims to be the boss in his own home will lie about other things as well. ~ Amish Proverb I found this quote on line and it made me chuckle. It sure sounds authentically Amish, so if someone made it up, that person sure knows the Amish (male) mindset well. It also shows the Amish sense of
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