Amish Communities

United States
September 5, 2015 7:07pm CST
I live in a small village that has many Amish communities around it. I'm sure many of you that live in other countries don't know about our "Plain" people. I so enjoy sitting on my porch and seeing them go by in their buggies. Or to watch a Barn Raising. Many days, like today a young man gallops by bareback on his horse.
Fascinating facts about the lives of these Americans, also known as the Pennsylvania Dutch.
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Judy Story
@jstory07 (139779)
• Roseburg, Oregon
6 Sep 15
I have only heard stoies about them. I have never seen any. Hopefully someday.
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WhatsHerName
@PrarieStyle (2486)
• United States
6 Sep 15
It's wonderful, like going back in time.
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Jabo
@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
11 Sep 15
Thanks for the information - I didn't know that they don't speak English.
WhatsHerName
@PrarieStyle (2486)
• United States
12 Sep 15
They speak English. They also speak broken German or Dutch. Their children don't learn English though until they are older.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (471968)
• Switzerland
12 Sep 15
@jaboUK They speak Swiss German Janet, Amish community has a Swiss origin. The Amish take its name from a Swiss Mennonite leader, Jakob Ammann. It is strange that there are no Amish outside US and Canada.
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Jabo
@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
12 Sep 15
@LadyDuck Yes I find that very odd that they are only found in America and Canada. You'd think some of them would have remained in their home country.
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Arthur Chappell
@arthurchappell (44998)
• Preston, England
2 Oct 15
The Harrison Ford movie Witness helped bring knowledge of the Amish to a global community and it is a very good movie.
Silvermist
@silvermist (19702)
• India
4 Mar 16
@PrarieStyle Some years back I saw a documentary about the Amish people on TV.It was very enlightening.
Anna
@LadyDuck (471968)
• Switzerland
6 Sep 15
I have heard and read about Amish, they are not p resent in our country.
WhatsHerName
@PrarieStyle (2486)
• United States
12 Sep 15
Nope, only America is blessed with them.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (471968)
• Switzerland
12 Sep 15
@PrarieStyle Do you know that the dialect spoken by the Amish is the Swiss German? I know that there are no Amish communities outside the United States and Canada.
Judy Evans
@JudyEv (341725)
• Rockingham, Australia
4 Mar 16
I have heard quite a bit about these people. You have to admire them for sticking to what they believe in.