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If you want to watch a movie that gives you a small glimpse into the AMISH - watch a Harrison Ford movie called "Witness" while it's just a movie - It gives an IDEA of the community in general. And if you look close you will see "Aragorn" as an extra in the film..
If only you were taking Americans. We are the kind that wears masks and aren't prejudiced unless it's against particular voters then, well, we all know who is spreading The Rona
@@janeforan2093 Before calling people dumb or ignorant firstly go look up the internet yourself. Maybe even google Lancaster County Amish teen finds fame on TikTok video app
How nasty can you get? It's perfectly obvious that she is learning about the Amish. How much do you know about the thousands of subcultures that exist around the world?
The Amish and the Mennonites are a larger sect of Christianity called "Anabaptists". They are distinguished theologically for being pacifists, separatists, and only baptizing people who profess the faith (they don't baptize infants). Modern Baptists actually came out of the British Reformation alongside Presbyterians and Methodists, but they share some similar ideas with the Anabaptists. I myself grew up in the Church of the Brethren, which is a modern offshoot of the Mennonites. Interesting story - there were some Mennonites in southern Russia (today it is Ukraine) in the 1800s. They were there because of Catherine the Great. By 1870, their religious freedoms has eroded and Alexander II demanded that they join the military. Being pacifists, they chose to leave instead. Many of the came to Kansas and brought a very hardy wheat that they had developed. In the early 1920s there was a great famine in Russia in part due to the civil wars that had preceded it and also because of severe crop failures. Because of the Russian Mennonites in the US, the US was able to generate a surplus that feed 10 million Russian people a day. That might not have been necessary if the Russians hadn't driven off the Mennonites. They have a simple and disciplined lifestyle and they are able to thrive enough to help others as a result.
Thanks for the information. Mennonite family moved just down the road from my house last year and opened up some green houses growing food . Excellent produce and homemade jams or jelly depending on where you’re from are very delicious. They drive a minivan not horses which is good. Canadian winters are cold.
I had a sociology professor in college back in the day (mid-80s) who grew up Amish and left. He was the youngest of 12 boys and referred to himself as "the lending son" because whenever such-and-such a family who had six girls needed help with the haying, they'd go talk to his parents who would say, "We'll send Daniel. He won't be needed here anyway." He didn't talk too much about it, but his insights into subcultures and closed communities and outsiders were fascinating.
That's OK Joel & Lia would probably also be glad to leave in a few hours. Manual labor is a must for 18 hrs a day. So is extreme obedience to God, the Elders and your spouse. The shine would wear off VERY quickly.
I’m from California and visited Lancaster County PA with my parents back in 1999. It was amaaaaazing seeing an entire community of people existing separately from mainstream US culture. Horse n buggy’s, no electricity, traditional clothing. They make beautiful quilts and fantastic jams and breads. They sell these items to tourists. They were all very friendly....we made extra effort to not seem as though we were “gawking” at them.
@@Abby-yx4ff I’m pretty sure that’s true for PA, but from my experience there are more mennonite than Amish in certain areas so it changes the experience
Hi!! First off - I love you guys and your videos!! So, I actually used to be Amish, and I do want to say THANK YOU for speaking so respectfully of the Amish, most people just don't understand the lifestyle, so they make rude remarks about them. Okay, so we do have a choice to stay Amish or leave, obviously I chose to leave, and I did not get shunned.. not everybody does if they choose to leave. I have an amazing relationship with my parents who are still Amish, and a ton of Amish people who are still in my life. Lia - Although your concern about Amish kids not being able to experience Tik Tok made me laugh, I can promise you there are a ton of Amish kids on Tik Tok, Instagram, UA-cam, ect. It's really hard to explain the Amish lifestyle, but Amish people are really just like everybody else, they're not perfect .. they're just normal humans. Honestly, a lot of them have access to technology. As for jobs, where I'm from a lot of them work in RV Factories, and teenagers work anywhere from local stores to coffee shops. You should visit Shipshewana, Indiana! It's my hometown and a tourist town and also where a lot of Amish people live. There's so much more I could go into detail about, but hopefully this helped a little! If you see this comment and have any questions, please reply with them I would love to answer them! :)
With a name like Miller, I'm not surprised that you grew up Amish. Haha I'm from near Lancaster, PA, so I'm familiar with LOADS of German names. 😁 I think it's wunderbar that your parents were progressive enough to not shun you when you chose to leave!
Great comment! I don’t have an Amish background, but have lived and worked with the Amish community in Lancaster County, PA for years. Did you ever join the church?
It’s the “old order” Amish that don’t use technology, and my impression is the old order is shrinking. I grew up in Pennsylvania and had cousins that lived in “Amish country.” I also knew a couple that the husband used to be Amish but not old order.
I was Amish and my cousin Mennonite. As children, before we left, we wouldn't have been able to subscribe to you. I definitely wouldn't have known of TikTok haha. I have been excommunicated. It was rough then and now but I don't regret it. :)
I just don’t understand how your family could not want to see you just for not living the same way they do. But I am so sorry you went through that and I’m happy that you’re happy.
Hope, my great-grandmother took off the bonnet. Welcome to the "English" life. We still make shoo fly pie and chicken corn soup with rivels, even after all these years.
Great video. The Amish are well known for their craftsmanship in furniture, quilts, buildings, etc. However, their food is why most people visit the Amish country. It is incredibly fresh, delicious and like no other. ❤️xoxo❤️
Their baked goods...OMG! I'm on Keto now, so I can't partake. I live in Michigan, but once I traveled through Amish country in Pennsylvania and bought a bunch of fruit pies from them: peach, cherry, apple, blueberry, blackberry, etc. Come to think of it, it's part of the reason I'm on Keto! DE-LI-CIOUS (and no regrets)! LOL
Well where I live they buy unassembled furniture and then they assemble it. That way they can say they made it. Same thing with their pies they don’t home bake, they buy them and they take them out of the box and then they sell them that’s what they do here.
There is a farmers market near my home in PA that is primarily Amish merchants. Its the best place to buy very fresh meat and produce. They have beautiful handcrafted furniture and I can guarantee they make all their baked goods from scratch. You can watch them do the mixing and baking behind the counter. And the smells are amazing! They have an incredible work ethic and are generally some of the kindest nicest people you will ever meet.
I remember watching that a while back and there was season after that called returning Amish where some of them become Amish again but I never saw that one
I’m pretty sure the first interview they show is from the show Breaking Amish. Her name was Kate. I think her father was high up in the church because she got a slap on the wrist for getting arrested. She wanted to leave the community to become a model.
I’m in Indiana and live near many Amish. They are great builders and I love them more than “English” builders because they tend to be very honest and kind. We’ve had the Amish redo our roof and fix our barn.
The Amish make beutiful furniture. I live in Ohio, about 30 minutes from Amish country. When my daughter was newborn, 20 years ago, I bought her an Amish-made highchair in Amish country. It was the best piece of furniture I have ever bought! Very expensive, but worth the money!
The Amish do wear shoes 😅. The Amish males, only grow a beard out once they are married. And women are not allowed to show their ankles or elbows. My grandpa lives in an area of Ohio that has quite a bit of Amish.
The beard thing is by area. Some areas do not have the men grow their beard out only after they are married. Its matters how progressive the Bishop allows the assembly to be and how strictly they follow the ordnung.
@@shadowkissed2370 Actually the whole Amish thing started in the Mennonite church. Jacob Ammon wanted to keep the beards and shun another group didnt-Mr Ammon and his supporters. So when you see a group of men without beards and the women are dressed plain they are Mennonites. Beard Amish.
@@danettecadzow9837 The Mennonite church (named after Menno Simons) was not named "Mennonite" until after the Amish broke off from them. Jacob Ammon and his followers didn't break off because "they wanted to keep the beards" they broke off and started the Amish community because they felt that the Anabaptist community they were part of was not following closely enough to there founding principles (a lot had to do with being stricter with punishments). There are plenty of Amish that wear a beard while not being married and vice verse. Like I said it depends on the area they are in and how much they follow the old world rules. All Amish do not follow the ordnung to the same extent. I know this because I have lived in several different Amish communities in several states. For example: in Ohio Mennonite men will wear beards without mustaches just like the Amish and dress exactly like them. So it is very hard to tell them apart in this Amish area of Ohio. A couple ways to tell is most Mennonites use cars and speak in English while the Amish mainly speak in "Pennsylvania dutch". The Amish wear solid muted color "plain" dresses no matter which community they are in ( though some communities allow more colors than others) and in some communities the Mennonite women wear floral patterned "plain" dresses. There are even differences in Amish women's head coverings in different area's.
@@shadowkissed2370 I'm well aware of the Amish communities. I live in the mother district aka Lancaster, PA, I studied them while getting an Anthropology degree, professor was an PA Dutch scholar and yes Ammon was annoyed about beards and shunning weird factoids that aren't usually taught to outsiders, and my Nana was PA Dutch from a long line of PA Dutch who could freely converse with Amish. And have grown up eating and making PADutch food and using Dutchified English all my life. There are 3 types of Amish-generally Old Order no modern conveniences dress in very basic clothes very traditional, reformish will interact with the English more will be passengers in cars, but still meet in homes for church like the Old Order, and use buggies for the majority of their transportation, then there is the Beechy Amish who meet in a church, drive cars-which the used to paint the chrome parts black and will hold jobs in some non traditional Amish employers, but they will still dress similarly to the other Amish. Yes there are different crossovers and state differences but those are generally the culture. If you want I could go into how you can tell the district by the color of the buggies the use. Oh and Ive never seen and Amish nor Mennonite with a mustache its considered to prideful unless of course they are reformed Mennonite...
@@danettecadzow9837 I never said any of them wear mustaches. Also, you are not the only person that has studied the Amish in college, have lived among them for many years (Lancaster among other communities), and have family that is and was Amish. By the way you just countered your own first comment "So when you see a group of men without beards and the women are dressed plain they are Mennonites. Beard Amish" with "Yes there are different crossovers and state differences but those are generally the culture"
I’m with Joel; I’ve always admired the Amish for their choices. I wouldn’t want to live like they do, but there’s something to be said for their discipline.
Watch the movie "Witness" where an Amish boy witnesses a murder and Harrison Ford lives with the Amish to protect him. It gives a good insight into their daily life.
If you've never seen the movie Witness, starring Harrison Ford and Kelly McGillis, You should watch it. It's all about a Philadelphia detective who has to go into hiding in Amish Pennsylvania.
Hokie94CPA totally unlike any Amish in real life, that movie makes the female Amish character, Kelly McGillis, out to be some sort of slut! not real life at all!
Yeah, and they're only open during the day. They have large skylights in their general stores for lighting. And they use old fashioned hand cranked cash registers to do business. Women are allowed to be cashiers, at least the Wisconsin Amish stores I've been to.
@@aprilkurtz1589 ... same here in PA. I drove up to an Amish store recently, I wasn't sure it was open because it was so dark inside. It was. The young girl came out of her home next door to wait on us.
There’s also a very famous market in Philadelphia called Reading terminal. It’s in Center city. Many Amish families have booths set up where they sell the most delicious foods
I'm not sure they'd be cool with all the filming. Some non-Western peoples were not thrilled with photography, "Steal your soul" or whatever. Amish might condemn it as "Vanity". That self-conscious plainness was adopted by some devotees of "The '60s".
@@tomfrazier1103 Some are ok with filming. There's a Veterinarian show on Animal Planet or Nat-Geo Wild called "The Incredible Dr. Pol". He's from mid-Michigan. He is often times called out to Amish Farms to treat their horses. They just fuzz out their face but you see the cameras close to them. I'd guess it's family by family that agree with this or not.
@@neitan6891 Mennonites might not be "Xtreme" enough. This kind of "Experience tourism" has been around a while. Settled "Normal" people are irritated by being adopted as "Cool" by the popular kids, Richard Gere & Buddhists, Madonna and her Kabbala &c. GTFAFM Boomer flakiness adopted by subsequent generations. Sensei Kreese in Karate Kid.
Travelled on the Queen Mary 2 from NYC to UK and a large group of Amish were also onboard. Chatted with them and they were headed to Germany to study their history.
That’s really interesting because of course they would take a ship and not a plane across the Atlantic. I bet they probably would prefer it if it were a tall ship but not too many of those going across anymore.
The Amish community is quite common here in Ohio. When driving, you're always having to look out for their buggies on the country roads. They make great food too & eating at one of their restaurants is always a special meal (not all that healthy, but good! 😎)
It's a lot the same situation in Ontario Amish/Mennonite country. The area around Waterloo was largely settled by Pennsylvania Mennonites and has still about the largest concentration of them.
“Do Amish people wear shoes?” 🙃😆 Yes, they do. However, (I live in Lancaster County) we have one Amish lady who walks around town with no shoes and a carries a long stick.
These Two SERIOUSLY need a Good Old American Road Trip! Like a whole Month to Travel from place to place! Nearly Every State is Different. A Day here or there, a few days here and move on to the next place... Joel and Lia need to make it back to America, hopefully sooner than later! After the U.S. settles our "issues" we can welcome tourists, again!
If you like to live like the Amish for simple living. You should visit some native American tribes. Our tribe do not live in houses. We stay in teepees even in winter. No electricity. No vehicle. Do not recieve mail. We still make our clothes and shoes with animal hides. We make utensils with animal bones. Varies from tribe to tribe. We don't farm. Some tribes are rich with casinos. Some not.
Ooof...I’m not sure about strong values. I’m one of the only “English” who live on my road. I get Megan’s Law update emails from the police. Many of the added sex offender registry individuals are Amish.
Of course, not all Amish are perfect. I think their cultural values have a lot of admirable qualities. But any group will always have some bad apples, unfortunately.
When you live in a repressed society, it promotes all the unfortunate abuses. When women are totally subservient, there are no checks and balances to the way of life. It is merely a window in how all society was several hundred years ago and why things have changed. Do they use modern medicine?
nasens I’ve been reading the Kate Burkholder series by Linda Castillo, about an ex-Amish police detective living near where she was raised. The author does a nice job of portraying positive and negative aspects of the culture - and abuse comes up in a couple of the books. 📚
Yea Amish people are really nice caring people, and I been to Amish town Pennsylvania twice and they really live a simple non technology life because they believe it’s sinful but normally they live a basic life 😌👍💯
I had some of my favorite childhood memories in the “Amish Country”. The Amish near where I live make money from tourism. The women run restaurants ,bakeries and shops.
D Taylor Their candies and baked goods are amazing and extremely sweet but satisfying ,so most people will get sick if they overindulge. I have never seen a morbidly obese Amish person so I am sure that they are disciplined with their diets as well.
Never saw it, but read the novelization. Wouldn't mind seeing it one of these days. Various sects of Christian pacifists came to North and South America in the 18th & 19th Centuries. The French Kingdom pioneered various mass conscriptions. Republics & Empires took that ball & ran. Some people ran away from that. Our first conscription was for our Civil War, and exceptions were my made for pacifists.
The Amish in Iowa serve homemade pie and ice cream each day during RAGBRAI, a week-long bike ride across the state. Stopping each day for it is a highlight of the ride for me. Wonderful people.
I was so ready to pounce on you guys about your Amish video because I was sure you were going to put them down (they're some of the best, most hardest working people I've met in my life) but then you were respectful & kind & I was totally wrong
It's "shoe-fly pie." Amish are well-known for their handmade furniture and quilts. There are a number of films which show the Amish life. The most famous is "Witness," which is actually based on a true story. Also, "Saving Sarah Cain," "The Shunning," "The Confession, " and "The Reckoning."
Amish country is fascinating. We went there on vacation when I lived in NJ. Stayed in the town of Bird in Hand. My 14 year old twin boys loved it because of the delicious all you can eat restaurants. We toured a farm and bought quilts.
Some doing Rumspringa might subscribe. It’s a period of time about when they turn 16 when they go out into “the world” and do whatever they want for an unspecified period of time. Then they make the decision to stay in the world or go back to the Amish community, get baptized, and join the church and live an Amish life.
@ukkr it is limited. About 4 years and then you are normally pushed to make a choice to get baptized or leave the community. More so because 16 - 20 is around the courting and marriage age so 20+ and not being married is considered taboo. I might be wrong but I think if a Amish woman isn't married by the time she is 25-30 she is considered a spinster (dont know their word for it) and is likely never to be married because it is harder to "date" when you are older. That and the longer they are in Rumspringa the more chance they will lean towards leaving the church. They cant do "what ever they want" during Rumspringa it is still looked down upon if they have sex before marriage and do a few other things that are considered sinful.
When I was in boot camp, around my 4th week in, I was asked to help a new recruit. She had been Amish and decided not to return to her community. She didn't talk about her life there except in the most general terms. Of course she was having some difficulties but she wanted to learn how to live like the "english". I was happy to help her. She went on to complete boot camp and became a yeoman. Wonderful woman.
There is an Amish community in a town called Shipshewana in Indiana, you two should definitely visit. I went when I was younger and an Amish family opened up their home to give us “outsiders” a Amish dinner experience. It was very cool. The Amish are so intriguing to me so it was cool to have a conversation and experience a little of their life.
I've been around Amish farmers all my life. There are many things about them that seem strange at first, but then you begin to see the wisdom of their retro lifestyle. There are always lots of kids and most seem as happy as non-Amish kids. A year ago I met a big group of New Order Amish and they were driving cars. I was stunned. seem quite happy
My favorite thing I've seen in Amish Country was an Amish girl roller skating down the road. With the long dress it looked like she was just gliding along the roadway, almost ghost like.
I live across the river from Lancaster. They are amazing people very friendly and loving. (At least that Ive met) check out Central PA its a mixing pot within the Whole mixing pot. They used to come to Lowes for building materials. I'm Puerto Rican Dominican and Afro-American. Never had a bad experience with Amish. Ohhhh and their food is so good! Visit please you'll love it. I remember going home to NJ and we'd pass them on the buggies lol really beautiful people just misunderstood.
Guys...this is sooo up my alley!! You have questions you can ask me. Boy that sounds conceited 😅. My family come from Amish. My grandma was a Yoder. I’m from Pennsylvania originally. I even know some PA Dutch. I’ve offered before, and the offer still stands- I take you to places in PA including Lancaster and show you around. Again, ask away if you’ve got questions. I’ll send a video to you if you’d like with me saying some of the Amish words and phrases.
@@jennifernapalo3192 I grew up in York County & spent plenty of time in Lancaster. I now live over in Franklin County & we have a pile of Yoders here, too! 🤣 We even have a spattering of Amish in the northern part of the county with plenty of Mennos & Anabaptists in the central part.
I think you two would really enjoy the American TV reality series called “Breaking Amish” as it’s a real peek into their lives. It focuses on young adult’s Rumspringer journeys and how sometimes it doesn’t work out and they’re excommunicated.
95 to 100% probably has a lot to do with the fear of having to survive on your own with no support and separation from family. So it isnt just the lifestyle that keeps people in the Amish community. Its fear of leaving it.
But,You guys dont know that.And actually how would they know that about being on their own if they've never experienced it? Its funny how American teenagers despite being taken care of by Mom and Dad they still can't wait to get out on their own they think that they can do it.And they end up realizing that it's much harder than they thought.And they only know that after the fact.No,These kids arent anxious to live outside of their lifestyle and there isn't anything wrong with that.Its just like many of us Americans cant imagine living any lifestyle but our own.Why can't they feel that way about theirs?
Lexykins2691 Not all Amish communities have Rumspringa. I am in Chicago, and there are many Amish in Wisconsin, Illinois and Indiana. I have always been under the impression that Rumspringa is more of a Pennsylvania Amish thing, and even then it is more for the boys.
The Amish gain weight too and exercise also. I know a lot of people think Amish only eat the food they grow or butcher, but that is not true. They actually eat food straight from the grocery store just like all of us. Which means they eat fattening foods just like all of us.
All I can think about while watching this is that episode of Schitt’s Creek when David runs away and lives with that Amish family for a few days. If y’all see this you should check it out! It’s a great show
My friend owned a bar/concert venue in Missouri and the Amish community near by had one car. The same two old guys would come into town for certain supplies and they always came into the bar with their moonshine. There was agreement about no pictures. Lol also a lot of the young men that left joined the lower level bull riding circuit. My old boss was from Indiana and her grandfather left the Amish. She could speak the language.
I used to work for a large home improvement chain in college and worked the returns desk. Once, an older Amish gentlemen came in to return an item without a receipt, which we require a photo ID to process. I’ll never forget him saying the only ID he had was a fishing license! He was very nice; I had to smile at the simplicity. This was in Michigan which has some heavier Amish populations, too. More in the central lower peninsula.
I live in Indiana and we have many Amish communities here. They interact with non-Amish more than you might think, because they run stores and restaurants open to the public. Always kind and friendly people! Some want to quibble with their religious beliefs, but several years ago in PA an Amish schoolhouse was shot up by a deranged non-Amish gunman, and several children were killed before he killed himself. Before the day was over, the grieving Amish community were caring for the nearby family of the gunman - so strong is their belief in forgiveness! I will never forget that.
You should see the movie called "Witness" staring Harrison Ford, filmed in 1985. It’s about an Amish woman who takes her little boy with her into the city on needed business, and while there the boy witnesses a murder. The boy is then in great danger because the murderers know he witnessed them. Harrison Ford plays an agent who goes under cover, dressing as Amish and staying with this family on their farm to protect the child and try to catch the murderers when they come for the boy. It’s great and very suspenseful!
I'm Lutheran PA Dutch, not Amish or Mennonite. We're called Dutch because the people of a large swath of Europe, including what's now called Germany, were historically called Dutch. The word was not limited to the people of the Netherlands when the PA Dutch first settled in PA, and the country of Germany didn't exist. I know where you got your explanation, but it's not correct. PA Dutch speak Deitsch, which is mutually unintelligible with standard German (Deutsch). By the way, these Amish reality shows are mostly fake. Some of the characters' really butcher the language.
@@dutchray8880 LOL you reminded me of my PA Dutch Nana who was Lutheran, would interpret what the Amish were saying when she would visit my brother in Lancaster. Her family were in the Allentown area since the late 1600's early 1700's. She could hold a conversation with the Amish. Surprised the heck out of me didn't know she could speak it.
@@danettecadzow9837 Hey, I'm originally from Emmaus and I was born in the Allentown Hospital. I have relatives all over Lehigh and Berks counties. Allentown and Reading have become real shitholes over the years...Lancaster too. It's a real shame.
@@dutchray8880 I got some ducks in Emmaus also ate at pretty good diner there. Nice little town. Unfortunately Allentown and Reading aren't as pretty as they once were. There is gentrification going on in Lancaster and Allentown/Bethlehem areas. Reading is trying but not being real successful at it. Lancaster were I live is probably the nicest, but is also the smallest and didn't have the industry the other areas had. Its what happens when a huge industry implodes like steel.
@@danettecadzow9837 Wow, I lived in Coatesville and worked at Brandywine Hospital in the late 80s, while doing grad school at WCU. Coatesville was a dying town even back then...yeah, the steel industry. It didn't affect the Amish though. They'll keep going if the rest of civilization collapses...they probably would barely notice. I actually dated a young lady who broke away from the Amish Church, and it was probably the best thing that ever happened to her...not me dating her, but leaving the Amish Church.
I have an Amish community about an hour from me that I drive through for work every other week. Amazing to see the horse and buggies and so many bicycles. They have a “bulk” store with amazing foods, jams, honey, cured meats and bread products. They also have a small cafe that serves the most amazing soups. Wonderful place
Growing up in PA, I 100% have words in my vernacular that are Dutch that I had no idea weren’t regular English until I moved away from home. I can’t speak Dutch, but it definitely affected my community’s slang.
Morgantown Pennsylvania here Berks County. Yes I have a hard time talking to Google because Google does not understand what I'm saying and I'm Stephanie speaking English my accent dries it nuts. Lol
I live in Oklahoma and there are a lot of Amish community’s here even some down the road my family has known the Amish people near us for ever we go to eat at their house in which they open up and cook for big family’s their whole family will cook including the smaller children and they’d serve us in there big dinning rooms the food the dinners consisted of was mainly things like thanksgiving food my favorite was the chicken soup 😌
Hello fellow okie!! I too have been around the Amish communities out in the western part of the state. Most are Mennonite and not even close to as strict as the groups in say Penn. I mostly was around them and the Church of the first born. I always remember I was in love with sugar cookies one of my former coworkers would make, she had been a part of the Mennonites. My mouth is watering just thinking about them now.
Joel, I don’t want to burst your bubble, but I’ve worked in many Amish homes assisting in home births and there is a dark side to their lives that you really don’t want to know.
There are dark sides to every lifestyle. Amish are very authoritarian and breaking their rules carry harsh punishments. Iam sure there's also abuse to spouses and children. Making them no different than the rest of society
Valorie Thomas Amish communities also have higher than normal amounts of birth defects due to inbreeding. They do not marry outside of the Amish community, and generations of inbreeding have led to genetic defects. Where I live you often see families in their buggies parked at Walmart and they keep the challenged kids in the buggy while the others go in to shop. This is especially true of the “old order” Amish that has stricter rules. They only wear black and navy blue clothing, no decorations of any kind on their clothes, and they even fought to not have to put a state required slow-moving vehicle placard (bright orange triangle) on their buggies because it was too fancy.
You need to watch the movie “The Witness” with Harrison Ford. It is about a cop that hides out with the Amish to protect a little Amish boy that sees a murder. It shows their way of life.
This opens up a whole new category for y’all Like what subcultures does the U.K. have? I’m trying to think of what groups other than the Amish and mennonites we have here
The language that Amish people speak is called "Pennsylvania Dutch" It's variant of German, and the term "Pennsylvania Dutch" was a perversion of "Pennsylvania Deutsche" as people originally thought that it was a variant of Dutch, not German
Romanticizing any type of lifestyle is not a good thing. Living near the Amish in Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Delaware I have learned a lot about their life. I am going to try to address some of the things people are talking about here. As everyone is saying they are a very tight community. They are offten friendly (you still get your mean and angry people that are among the Amish like anywhere else) and are very hard workers. Because of the inbreeding issues they often allow marriage outside the Amish community if the Englisher is willing to become Amish. However, that depends on their Bishop and the assembly they live in (some Bishops will only allow strict following of the ordnung and old world rules). With anything you will see dark sides that counter the light sides. Because they are a tight community they are very close lipped and do not speak about their hardships or things being done to them. The only main authority they see is their bishop and other leaders of their church. They often will not report any wrong doing's from other Amish nor from Englisher's unless their Bishop allows them to. Some Amish have disgusting puppy mills just like the millions of Englisher's that slip under the law. However there are many who do breed dogs that care deeply about their safety and well-being so grouping all Amish in with those that run "disgusting puppy mills" is like grouping all Englisher pet owners as animal abusers or all animal rescues as being disgusting as PETA. Sexual and physical abuse is not often reported depending on the progression of the church and the ordnung it follows. Again though, this happens in many many Englisher communities as well. In fact a lot of the time when someone speaks out in the mainstream communities about being sexually and physically abused it is swept under the rug and nothing is done about it. I am a victim of this and I know many more victims that have dealt with the same thing as myself in the Englisher communities.
I live in NJ and the Amish in Lancaster PA have incredible products and food, they come to Columbus Farmers Market in NJ each week they are good people.
@@michaelhurley3171 I live in Burlington, now from LBI. My friend owns the outdoor produce stand at the Mart, all the shops have great products, food and crafts. I do like Petes Pizza over Kate and Al's though
@@mrlatenightdrinker3962 Cool. I live in NH now. But lived in NJ for about 25 years. Miss it. Especially Great Adventure and the beaches.That flea market was huge!
I’ve been to Lancaster in Pennsylvania. The town has a huge amish population. It’s such a cool place. There are horse buggies on the roads. You could be at the bank and see a horse and buggie at the atm. It’s really cool.
I just stopped by an Amish family a few hours ago to buy garden produce, tomatoes today. This family operate a machine, welding, repair shop and a large vegetable garden and greenhouse.Today the wife was speaking a mix of English and what sounded German on the phone. I’m from west central Illinois. What I’ve noticed about this family is they don’t seem burdened by what we’ve been taught to see as material necessities. I know they cope with every day problems, but I see this family as a true example of some kind of deeper fulfillment that is being lost in western society. I think that’s why their communities usually thrive. I’ve been through Lancaster County Pennsylvania several times and I think you would really enjoy seeing it. It is a place where I see teams of horses pulling a modern John Deere corn planter over these beautiful patchwork of fields. Always enjoy what the two of you post.
Haha yes! My hometown paper even reports them w the other dui's. They get busted for stealing from the drugstore too, mostly teenagers taking booze and feminine products.
My sister-in-law was born Amish. She left the main community when she was 18 and eventually married my brother, and now she runs a home cleaning business in Iowa City. The Amish community here in Iowa is a tad more lax than in some other areas, and they do a lot of business with normal people. She's still in contact with her family, most of whom have actually left the Amish as they've gone along, though her mother is still very traditional. However, we have some Amish who live in my area just over the border in Minnesota who are VERY traditional, to the point that if you approach them, they turn their backs to you and bow their heads, refusing all contact. Even the shop owners act like this. You can hand them money, but they remain mostly silent and refuse small talk. We actually left an Amish shop once because they would not answer a very polite question about the price of a quilt that had it's tag fall off.
Is your sister-in-law from Kalona. They seem relatively open. I grew up near Hazleton. They seemed very strict back in the 80's I haven't been back there since so don't know what the community is like now.
The next time you guys are are able to travel to the U S you really have to try authentic Amish food. It really the best comfort food you will ever eat.
I live in NW Pennsylvania. We have three different german speaing populations in our area. The first is Mennonite. Mennonites are the most modern population. They use electricity for lighting, and even refrigeration, farm equipment, like tractors and trucks, etc. The farmer I worked for hired a Mennonite as his head milker on his dairy farm. The second population is the Pennsylvania Dutch. At one point, after he no longer employed the Mennonite, he took in two Pennsylvania Dutch boys. They claimed they were being abused, having to work about 12 hours a day in their family woodworking operation. Running a woodworking shop is a permissible use of electricity for the Pennsylvania Dutch. My employer took these boys in, and filed for legal guardianship. After the courts awarded him legal guardianship, their younger brother came to jon them. eventually my employer adopted two of the boys. The oldest did not want to be adopted, because he considered himself too old to be adopted. Dale has been an adult for decades now and is the only one of the boys still living with my former boss. BTW, my name is also Dale, so they distinguished between the two of us by calling me Dummy Dale. With an IQ of 163 I could care less about being called dummy. The only real contact I had with the Amish was after the killer tornado that went through Atlanta back in the 1980s. I joined a cleanup crew that went into the Amish community to help them clean up after the tornado. We also helped them get in the hay off the fields after this devastating event.
I live in Michigan and we had a horrible flood this spring. We have a lot of Amish in our area and they came and helped and fed the people who were displaced or had lots of damage.
We have Amish here in Oklahoma. They have stores and restaurants. They also set up tents selling food at lots of events. Here in Sand Springs, Oklahoma where I live every April we have the Herbal Affair and the Amish come. Their food is so amazing!!! The line to the tent never stops!!
I live in Illinois, a few years ago I moved out of the Chicago area to a more rural area. It so happens there is a Mennonite community nearby, and when I first moved here I was taken aback by seeing them in their traditional garb shopping at walmart. A rather unusual sight for me.
I lived in rural Indiana as a young girl. We became friends with an Amish Family we met at a horse auction. We were just invited to their home many times and got to experience their ways first hand. I felt very fortunate for that experience ! This family worked very hard but they did enjoy playing games as well. They had 13 kids last I saw of them.
I live in philly it’s common to see Amish ppl riding a horse and buggy when you leave the city and go to other parts of PA. My aunt lives across the street from an Amish couple who are more laid back but wear traditional clothes.
I love the looks on your faces when watching Amish in the initial frame before you click on the vlog. We lived next to an Amish community in the southern US and people would buy bread and cake but they especially bought fine saddles and strong tools.
My grandparents used to own a trailer they kept at a campground near Lancaster, PA. Spent alot of time in "Amish Country", and it really is great. Fresh foods, quality items to buy, and of course the peace and beauty of the rolling hills :) Also, while it is massively sweet, shoo-fly pie (wet bottom) is a definite must!
Great video as usual Legends. I was actually talking to friend of mine yesterday about the Amish. I live in Kentucky and there is an Amish community South of where I live. The men are great at building houses and barns and the women do a lot of canning and making jams and jellies as well as pickles. I also was born and raised in Pennsylvania so I am also familiar with the Pennsylvania Dutch. I can guarantee you that if you have the Amish build your house it is definitely going to last. The same can be said of any furniture that they build and it will not be light by any means. Thank you for your interest and as always I look forward to your videos.
Not true. We had a tornado come through Atlanta, and one Amish man had his house burn down the year before the tornado. When the tornado was coming, he sat on his porch watching it come. People tried to get him to leave, but he stated that if the Good Lord saw fit to take his house twice, he was going with it. There was nothing left of his house after the tornado. There is no guarantee that a house is going to last just because the Amish build it.
Hi Joel and Lia!! I love your videos and have been following you for a couple of years now. I was so happy to see this video pop up. I live in around Grabill, Indiana where a lot of Amish live. You might as well say that I live among the Amish community. When driving we have to slow down and go around the Amish because they travel in their horse and buggies. I shop in stores where the Amish shop. I drive by all the Amish farms everyday. It is definitely an interesting lifestyle to say the least. If you are ever interested in coming out this way, I would love to show you around. :) - Lisa
Interesting. I think most of the Amish are in Pennsylvania and Ohio but there are some in Michigan. I grew up in Michigan. I didn't know anything about them other than they didn't use much technology. Every now and then if you were out in the country you might get behind one of their horse and buggy's. My housemate is from Canada and he had Mennonites where he grew up. He said they could justify a radio so they could listen to the crop reports. Yes, a very interesting group of people. Hard working people.
John Ley I live in Pennsylvania and I see the Amish all the time. Also How come you said housemate I have never heard the term housemate I use roommate
@@gnsports3720 Oh, roommate is the norm and flows better off the tongue but we try to distinguish between a "relationship" roommate sharing a bedroom and platonic friends sharing a house. Kind of like Joel refers to Lucy as his "flat mate". We're best friends and have been for almost 30 years. People have always thought we were in a relationship so we go out of our way to make sure people know we're not. LOL I've only been to PA twice... once to drive through on the way to NYC and the other to visit a friend in Greensburg (suburb of Pittsburgh). That's when I lived in Michigan. I'm in Dallas now.
The way the Amish build barns it’s absolutely amazing! They are also to take it apart years later and totally move it and put it back together somewhere else!
Amish is such a special qnd unique community, but sadly with social media and modern fashion, etc. LOTS of Amish are starting to convert. Many of the kids don't know how to speak Pennsylvania Dutch anymore, just English. Things are drastically changing in their communities.
I grew up in Northeast Indiana, and right in the middle of Amish Country. When the men wear a beard they are married. Plus they don't have a church. They have a special horse pulled wagon and church is performed at a different home every week. I got to go to an Amish wedding at someone's farm. We always bought our eggs, vegetables, and maple syrup. High quality organic food. Amish leave school after 8th grade. If an Amish person chooses to leave the church they usually become Mennonite.
Growing up I would visit my grandparents in Pennsylvania and there's this train in Lancaster County that you can ride on that takes you through Amish country and Amish people are all around. I was once staired at by a young Amish girl for about 10 min and it was crazy to see the difference between the two of us with us being around the same age. I recommend you visit if you can (obviously not rn but sometime) it's really cool!
Absolutely enjoyed this video - I went college, both undergraduate and some graduate, in Amish country - Lebanon County, PA / in undergraduate we were required to take a comparative course on the the Amish versus Japanese society
You want to know all about the Amish, from the Amish, Good Luck! I'm surprised that you found a Documentary Segment with a member. Amish stray away from electric machinery and electronics in general. As a kid, growing up in Indiana, I loved seeing their horse and carriages on the road. Just a few months ago I saw some at the local sporting/ outdoors store. Ten of them gathered to venture out for supplies and had someone else drive them in an extension van with a trailer, for supplies. Some WILL be IN a vehicle but they do not usually drive. The Amish are Well Known for the Best Wood Working Skills!! They do sell a lot of Furniture.
No zippers in their clothing, buttons only! Some will ride in cars but mostly horse & buggy The Amish framed our home. They do very good/quality work! They had a driver bring them to our home in a van Last time I was up in Northern Indiana. I saw many young Amish people with cell phones! They were working in many stores/bakeries I have heard that they are involved in illegal puppy mills Once I saw a pregnant 🤰🏽 Amish lady riding a bicycle with a child on the handle bars and another child on the back. You don’t see fat Amish. I think it a rather rough life. I forgot... they make their children dolls. They don’t put a face on the dolls (bc of their religious beliefs). They sell the dolls in shops in Amish country.
Buttons? What kind of fancy Amish people did you grow up around? The Amish community near my hometown in Indiana would never wear something as flashy as buttons. Hook and eye closures only.
The Amish here in Delaware aren’t permitted to ride bicycles, but they are permitted to skate or ride scooters. They keep generators to run their electrical appliances and most keep their cell phones and other devices in their mailboxes or barns. I think many who leave the Amish community do so because they don’t like the hypocrisy.
Great video. There is an Amish community in Sarasota, Florida where I live. They moved here to establish a winter vacation destination for Northern Amish families. (Yes, they do take vacations!) The community in Sarasota expanded and they are a noticeable presence in the area. I see Amish families at the beach and riding adult tricycles around town. There’s a good article about them in the April 17, 2018 New Yorker magazine.
While many of the positives about the Amish are true - every animal lover in the USA knows how badly they mistreat animals. We're on our 3rd rescue from these horrid places. Google 'Amish puppy mills' for a good look at their dark side.
I was going to post the same thing! They treat their animals like workers and only useful for money. Their horses are constantly run on the hard roads which causes road founder, a crippling and deadly disease. They are also one of the largest breeders of puppy mills.
sitntrot I’ll never forget the day that I saw a horse and carriage in the HOT sun. You could tell that the horse needed hydrating. He looked extremely uncomfortable. It was in the sun before and after we left the store. That alone was over a half hour. 😡😡😡
@@sitntrot It also causes ringbone, which I've heard is very painful. They use mostly Standardbred ex-trotting horses for their buggies, as they are a gentle breed of horse, and they are already trained to pull a sulky. I have never seen the Amish run their buggy horses, as Standardbred horses are bred to not run, and are not allowed to run when they're training for racing.
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Hey mates, I am a Mennonite who lives in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. If you ever have any questions, just let me know.
Joseph Kling my fancy are Mennonites too
Joseph Kling *family
If you want to watch a movie that gives you a small glimpse into the AMISH - watch a Harrison Ford movie called "Witness" while it's just a movie - It gives an IDEA of the community in general. And if you look close you will see "Aragorn" as an extra in the film..
If only you were taking Americans. We are the kind that wears masks and aren't prejudiced unless it's against particular voters then, well, we all know who is spreading The Rona
"I would love to follow an Amish Vlogger." I don't think she gets it....
Lia is very dumb and ignorant.
🤣🤣🤣 I was dying when she said that!
@@janeforan2093 Before calling people dumb or ignorant firstly go look up the internet yourself. Maybe even google Lancaster County Amish teen finds fame on TikTok video app
She was joking.
How nasty can you get? It's perfectly obvious that she is learning about the Amish. How much do you know about the thousands of subcultures that exist around the world?
Hand to God, nobody builds a better barn or cabinet than the Amish. Amazing crafts people
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That’s a fact! They are without a doubt the best craftsmen!
They sell good snacks at the outdoor flea markets too
Not to mention fresh eggs and angel food cakes!!
The Amish built my three car garage in half a day. They're amazing.
Excellent carpenters and home builders as well
The Amish and the Mennonites are a larger sect of Christianity called "Anabaptists". They are distinguished theologically for being pacifists, separatists, and only baptizing people who profess the faith (they don't baptize infants). Modern Baptists actually came out of the British Reformation alongside Presbyterians and Methodists, but they share some similar ideas with the Anabaptists. I myself grew up in the Church of the Brethren, which is a modern offshoot of the Mennonites.
Interesting story - there were some Mennonites in southern Russia (today it is Ukraine) in the 1800s. They were there because of Catherine the Great. By 1870, their religious freedoms has eroded and Alexander II demanded that they join the military. Being pacifists, they chose to leave instead. Many of the came to Kansas and brought a very hardy wheat that they had developed. In the early 1920s there was a great famine in Russia in part due to the civil wars that had preceded it and also because of severe crop failures. Because of the Russian Mennonites in the US, the US was able to generate a surplus that feed 10 million Russian people a day. That might not have been necessary if the Russians hadn't driven off the Mennonites. They have a simple and disciplined lifestyle and they are able to thrive enough to help others as a result.
thank you , that was quite interesting!
Very interesting history! Thanks!
So many groups of people came here because the rulers of "Old countries" were so harsh, in Europe, Asia, Africa and Cuba.
I attended a Mennonite Brethren seminary. I came to greatly appreciate their history and theology.
Thanks for the information. Mennonite family moved just down the road from my house last year and opened up some green houses growing food . Excellent produce and homemade jams or jelly depending on where you’re from are very delicious. They drive a minivan not horses which is good. Canadian winters are cold.
I had a sociology professor in college back in the day (mid-80s) who grew up Amish and left. He was the youngest of 12 boys and referred to himself as "the lending son" because whenever such-and-such a family who had six girls needed help with the haying, they'd go talk to his parents who would say, "We'll send Daniel. He won't be needed here anyway." He didn't talk too much about it, but his insights into subcultures and closed communities and outsiders were fascinating.
If Joel and Lia ever went to live with the Amish, those poor people would be begging them to leave after just a few hours. Lol.
Hahahaha for sure! lol
LOL so true
ha ha! so true!
That's OK Joel & Lia would probably also be glad to leave in a few hours. Manual labor is a must for 18 hrs a day. So is extreme obedience to God, the Elders and your spouse. The shine would wear off VERY quickly.
😂🤣😂🤣
I’m from California and visited Lancaster County PA with my parents back in 1999. It was amaaaaazing seeing an entire community of people existing separately from mainstream US culture. Horse n buggy’s, no electricity, traditional clothing. They make beautiful quilts and fantastic jams and breads. They sell these items to tourists. They were all very friendly....we made extra effort to not seem as though we were “gawking” at them.
They’ve definitely changed a bit since then! Still loads who do the traditional Amish loving, but so many have begun to allow certain Morten things!
Yes and my family was part amish. Amish made things are very hardy products and good quality. Heck we even have dinner together
Dont be fooled. Idk about Pennsylvania, but where live ex-amish get disowned for leaving the community, and that is wrong.
@@Abby-yx4ff yeah they shunned and aren’t aloud to ever come in contact with their family
@@Abby-yx4ff I’m pretty sure that’s true for PA, but from my experience there are more mennonite than Amish in certain areas so it changes the experience
Hi!! First off - I love you guys and your videos!! So, I actually used to be Amish, and I do want to say THANK YOU for speaking so respectfully of the Amish, most people just don't understand the lifestyle, so they make rude remarks about them. Okay, so we do have a choice to stay Amish or leave, obviously I chose to leave, and I did not get shunned.. not everybody does if they choose to leave. I have an amazing relationship with my parents who are still Amish, and a ton of Amish people who are still in my life. Lia - Although your concern about Amish kids not being able to experience Tik Tok made me laugh, I can promise you there are a ton of Amish kids on Tik Tok, Instagram, UA-cam, ect. It's really hard to explain the Amish lifestyle, but Amish people are really just like everybody else, they're not perfect .. they're just normal humans. Honestly, a lot of them have access to technology. As for jobs, where I'm from a lot of them work in RV Factories, and teenagers work anywhere from local stores to coffee shops. You should visit Shipshewana, Indiana! It's my hometown and a tourist town and also where a lot of Amish people live. There's so much more I could go into detail about, but hopefully this helped a little! If you see this comment and have any questions, please reply with them I would love to answer them! :)
With a name like Miller, I'm not surprised that you grew up Amish. Haha I'm from near Lancaster, PA, so I'm familiar with LOADS of German names. 😁 I think it's wunderbar that your parents were progressive enough to not shun you when you chose to leave!
Great comment! I don’t have an Amish background, but have lived and worked with the Amish community in Lancaster County, PA for years. Did you ever join the church?
It’s the “old order” Amish that don’t use technology, and my impression is the old order is shrinking. I grew up in Pennsylvania and had cousins that lived in “Amish country.” I also knew a couple that the husband used to be Amish but not old order.
Heather Evans Haha, right!! Tons and tons of Miller’s where I live. And I know, I’m incredibly lucky with the family I have!
Titi17 No, I did not. :) But, I do know quite a few who did join the church and left.
I was Amish and my cousin Mennonite. As children, before we left, we wouldn't have been able to subscribe to you. I definitely wouldn't have known of TikTok haha.
I have been excommunicated.
It was rough then and now but I don't regret it. :)
I just don’t understand how your family could not want to see you just for not living the same way they do. But I am so sorry you went through that and I’m happy that you’re happy.
@@laurawenrick1524 I don't get it either. lol
And thx fam❤️
I’m so sorry but I support your choice!
@@missmarvelous110 aww thank you. That's very kind :)
Hope, my great-grandmother took off the bonnet. Welcome to the "English" life. We still make shoo fly pie and chicken corn soup with rivels, even after all these years.
Great video. The Amish are well known for their craftsmanship in furniture, quilts, buildings, etc. However, their food is why most people visit the Amish country. It is incredibly fresh, delicious and like no other. ❤️xoxo❤️
I have an Amish made bedroom set. It will last for many lifetimes.
i buy only amish made belts all other belts will break on you in no time.
Their baked goods...OMG! I'm on Keto now, so I can't partake. I live in Michigan, but once I traveled through Amish country in Pennsylvania and bought a bunch of fruit pies from them: peach, cherry, apple, blueberry, blackberry, etc. Come to think of it, it's part of the reason I'm on Keto! DE-LI-CIOUS (and no regrets)! LOL
Well where I live they buy unassembled furniture and then they assemble it. That way they can say they made it. Same thing with their pies they don’t home bake, they buy them and they take them out of the box and then they sell them that’s what they do here.
There is a farmers market near my home in PA that is primarily Amish merchants. Its the best place to buy very fresh meat and produce. They have beautiful handcrafted furniture and I can guarantee they make all their baked goods from scratch. You can watch them do the mixing and baking behind the counter. And the smells are amazing! They have an incredible work ethic and are generally some of the kindest nicest people you will ever meet.
There’s an old TV show ( probably about 8-10 years ago) titled “Breaking Amish.” You’ll probably find episodes on UA-cam.
I remember watching that a while back and there was season after that called returning Amish where some of them become Amish again but I never saw that one
I’m pretty sure the first interview they show is from the show Breaking Amish. Her name was Kate. I think her father was high up in the church because she got a slap on the wrist for getting arrested. She wanted to leave the community to become a model.
I live in a mainly Mennonite town in Ohio.
They actually built our roof when it collapsed. They are known for very nice (expensive) furniture.
I’m in Indiana and live near many Amish. They are great builders and I love them more than “English” builders because they tend to be very honest and kind. We’ve had the Amish redo our roof and fix our barn.
They are so kind and do things with such quality and care. Very inspiring.
I’m in Cincinnati. People make trips to buy butter, furniture from the Amish. High quality, hand man items. No chemicals.
The Amish make beutiful furniture. I live in Ohio, about 30 minutes from Amish country. When my daughter was newborn, 20 years ago, I bought her an Amish-made highchair in Amish country. It was the best piece of furniture I have ever bought! Very expensive, but worth the money!
I adore Amish furniture! Especially the chairs.
They don’t wear flashy clothes because they don’t want to focus on themselves or attracting others, everything is for God
And if they all wear the same clothes they are all on the same level. No other Amish person are better or worse.
I wear flashy clothes and I'm Amish🏀🤠😎🥇
@@michaelmiller9300 do you commonly watch UA-cam as a practicing Amish individual?
@@mermaid1717 ya I watch UA-cam every day
The Amish do wear shoes 😅. The Amish males, only grow a beard out once they are married. And women are not allowed to show their ankles or elbows. My grandpa lives in an area of Ohio that has quite a bit of Amish.
The beard thing is by area. Some areas do not have the men grow their beard out only after they are married. Its matters how progressive the Bishop allows the assembly to be and how strictly they follow the ordnung.
@@shadowkissed2370 Actually the whole Amish thing started in the Mennonite church. Jacob Ammon wanted to keep the beards and shun another group didnt-Mr Ammon and his supporters. So when you see a group of men without beards and the women are dressed plain they are Mennonites. Beard Amish.
@@danettecadzow9837 The Mennonite church (named after Menno Simons) was not named "Mennonite" until after the Amish broke off from them. Jacob Ammon and his followers didn't break off because "they wanted to keep the beards" they broke off and started the Amish community because they felt that the Anabaptist community they were part of was not following closely enough to there founding principles (a lot had to do with being stricter with punishments). There are plenty of Amish that wear a beard while not being married and vice verse. Like I said it depends on the area they are in and how much they follow the old world rules. All Amish do not follow the ordnung to the same extent. I know this because I have lived in several different Amish communities in several states. For example: in Ohio Mennonite men will wear beards without mustaches just like the Amish and dress exactly like them. So it is very hard to tell them apart in this Amish area of Ohio. A couple ways to tell is most Mennonites use cars and speak in English while the Amish mainly speak in "Pennsylvania dutch". The Amish wear solid muted color "plain" dresses no matter which community they are in ( though some communities allow more colors than others) and in some communities the Mennonite women wear floral patterned "plain" dresses. There are even differences in Amish women's head coverings in different area's.
@@shadowkissed2370 I'm well aware of the Amish communities. I live in the mother district aka Lancaster, PA, I studied them while getting an Anthropology degree, professor was an PA Dutch scholar and yes Ammon was annoyed about beards and shunning weird factoids that aren't usually taught to outsiders, and my Nana was PA Dutch from a long line of PA Dutch who could freely converse with Amish. And have grown up eating and making PADutch food and using Dutchified English all my life. There are 3 types of Amish-generally Old Order no modern conveniences dress in very basic clothes very traditional, reformish will interact with the English more will be passengers in cars, but still meet in homes for church like the Old Order, and use buggies for the majority of their transportation, then there is the Beechy Amish who meet in a church, drive cars-which the used to paint the chrome parts black and will hold jobs in some non traditional Amish employers, but they will still dress similarly to the other Amish. Yes there are different crossovers and state differences but those are generally the culture. If you want I could go into how you can tell the district by the color of the buggies the use. Oh and Ive never seen and Amish nor Mennonite with a mustache its considered to prideful unless of course they are reformed Mennonite...
@@danettecadzow9837 I never said any of them wear mustaches. Also, you are not the only person that has studied the Amish in college, have lived among them for many years (Lancaster among other communities), and have family that is and was Amish. By the way you just countered your own first comment "So when you see a group of men without beards and the women are dressed plain they are Mennonites. Beard Amish" with "Yes there are different crossovers and state differences but those are generally the culture"
I’m with Joel; I’ve always admired the Amish for their choices. I wouldn’t want to live like they do, but there’s something to be said for their discipline.
Watch the movie "Witness" where an Amish boy witnesses a murder and Harrison Ford lives with the Amish to protect him. It gives a good insight into their daily life.
One of my all time fave movies, so good
Great movie!!
I prefer Kingpin.
Yes, a great way to begin understanding them plus it's a great movie
"For Richer or Poorer" is my favorite.
If you've never seen the movie Witness, starring Harrison Ford and Kelly McGillis, You should watch it. It's all about a Philadelphia detective who has to go into hiding in Amish Pennsylvania.
Hokie94CPA totally unlike any Amish in real life, that movie makes the female Amish character, Kelly McGillis, out to be some sort of slut! not real life at all!
The Amish own their businesses like a general store, where they sell many items
Yeah, and they're only open during the day. They have large skylights in their general stores for lighting. And they use old fashioned hand cranked cash registers to do business. Women are allowed to be cashiers, at least the Wisconsin Amish stores I've been to.
@@aprilkurtz1589 ... same here in PA. I drove up to an Amish store recently, I wasn't sure it was open because it was so dark inside. It was. The young girl came out of her home next door to wait on us.
There’s also a very famous market in Philadelphia called Reading terminal. It’s in Center city. Many Amish families have booths set up where they sell the most delicious foods
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witness_(1985_film)
The Amish are incredible carpenters too... I’ve seen the most amazing wood floors which are a work of art in my mind...
Yaaass!!! Joel & Lia: Amish for a Month. I would watch the heck out of that!
Neitan
We all would!!
I'm not sure they'd be cool with all the filming. Some non-Western peoples were not thrilled with photography, "Steal your soul" or whatever. Amish might condemn it as "Vanity". That self-conscious plainness was adopted by some devotees of "The '60s".
@@tomfrazier1103 They could always stay with Mennonites
@@tomfrazier1103 Some are ok with filming. There's a Veterinarian show on Animal Planet or Nat-Geo Wild called "The Incredible Dr. Pol". He's from mid-Michigan. He is often times called out to Amish Farms to treat their horses. They just fuzz out their face but you see the cameras close to them. I'd guess it's family by family that agree with this or not.
@@neitan6891 Mennonites might not be "Xtreme" enough. This kind of "Experience tourism" has been around a while. Settled "Normal" people are irritated by being adopted as "Cool" by the popular kids, Richard Gere & Buddhists, Madonna and her Kabbala &c. GTFAFM Boomer flakiness adopted by subsequent generations. Sensei Kreese in Karate Kid.
Travelled on the Queen Mary 2 from NYC to UK and a large group of Amish were also onboard. Chatted with them and they were headed to Germany to study their history.
That’s really interesting because of course they would take a ship and not a plane across the Atlantic. I bet they probably would prefer it if it were a tall ship but not too many of those going across anymore.
Similarly, whenever I take Amtrak, there are a number of Amish/Mennonite people on the train.
You guys are awesome!!! I suggested it and y’all listened!!
The Amish community is quite common here in Ohio. When driving, you're always having to look out for their buggies on the country roads. They make great food too & eating at one of their restaurants is always a special meal (not all that healthy, but good! 😎)
It's a lot the same situation in Ontario Amish/Mennonite country. The area around Waterloo was largely settled by Pennsylvania Mennonites and has still about the largest concentration of them.
“Do Amish people wear shoes?” 🙃😆 Yes, they do. However, (I live in Lancaster County) we have one Amish lady who walks around town with no shoes and a carries a long stick.
Amish country is very beautiful. I've visited many times. I'm glad you're doing this. Looking forward to it.
These Two SERIOUSLY need a Good Old American Road Trip! Like a whole Month to Travel from place to place! Nearly Every State is Different. A Day here or there, a few days here and move on to the next place... Joel and Lia need to make it back to America, hopefully sooner than later! After the U.S. settles our "issues" we can welcome tourists, again!
If you like to live like the Amish for simple living.
You should visit some native American tribes.
Our tribe do not live in houses. We stay in teepees even in winter. No electricity. No vehicle. Do not recieve mail.
We still make our clothes and shoes with animal hides.
We make utensils with animal bones. Varies from tribe to tribe. We don't farm. Some tribes are rich with casinos. Some not.
May i ask, which tribe are you from?
My husbands tribe literally lives like everyone else. I’m curious what tribe your from? Much respect!
@@stacyfarmer7656 . Xirinian Tribe.
I think there is a lot we can learn from the Amish. A nonviolent people who have strong values and aren’t materialistic.
Ooof...I’m not sure about strong values. I’m one of the only “English” who live on my road. I get Megan’s Law update emails from the police. Many of the added sex offender registry individuals are Amish.
They covet land for sure.
Of course, not all Amish are perfect. I think their cultural values have a lot of admirable qualities. But any group will always have some bad apples, unfortunately.
When you live in a repressed society, it promotes all the unfortunate abuses. When women are totally subservient, there are no checks and balances to the way of life. It is merely a window in how all society was several hundred years ago and why things have changed. Do they use modern medicine?
nasens I’ve been reading the Kate Burkholder series by Linda Castillo, about an ex-Amish police detective living near where she was raised. The author does a nice job of portraying positive and negative aspects of the culture - and abuse comes up in a couple of the books. 📚
Yea Amish people are really nice caring people, and I been to Amish town Pennsylvania twice and they really live a simple non technology life because they believe it’s sinful but normally they live a basic life 😌👍💯
I had some of my favorite childhood memories in the “Amish Country”. The Amish near where I live make money from tourism. The women run restaurants ,bakeries and shops.
Do they bake really sweet items? That seems like it might go along with the bright colors... too indulgent.
I love visiting Amish Restaurants!
@@dtaylor939 the food is delicious and definitely plenty of sweets.
Homemade desserts from scratch. Very good. They sell at farmers markets around here.
D Taylor Their candies and baked goods are amazing and extremely sweet but satisfying ,so most people will get sick if they overindulge. I have never seen a morbidly obese Amish person so I am sure that they are disciplined with their diets as well.
There is a movie called 'Witness' starring Harrison Ford. It is a great movie and set in an Amish community. It is a thriller. Please see it.
Never saw it, but read the novelization. Wouldn't mind seeing it one of these days. Various sects of Christian pacifists came to North and South America in the 18th & 19th Centuries. The French Kingdom pioneered various mass conscriptions. Republics & Empires took that ball & ran. Some people ran away from that. Our first conscription was for our Civil War, and exceptions were my made for pacifists.
The Amish in Iowa serve homemade pie and ice cream each day during RAGBRAI, a week-long bike ride across the state. Stopping each day for it is a highlight of the ride for me. Wonderful people.
Wonderful people who make DELICIOUS FOOD!!!
I was so ready to pounce on you guys about your Amish video because I was sure you were going to put them down (they're some of the best, most hardest working people I've met in my life) but then you were respectful & kind & I was totally wrong
Poor Lia does not seem overly excited about spending a significant amount of time with the Amish!
As a woman many aspects wouldn’t be very enjoyable!
This is funny! I myself grew up Amish and I love your channel! Amish are still just human beings.
It's "shoe-fly pie." Amish are well-known for their handmade furniture and quilts. There are a number of films which show the Amish life. The most famous is "Witness," which is actually based on a true story. Also, "Saving Sarah Cain," "The Shunning," "The Confession, " and "The Reckoning."
Seth Green (Scott in Austin Powers movies) plays Amish in a comedy movie "Sex Drive".
Spelled shoo-fly though 😂 Name comes from the sweet molasses attracting flies (you say "shoo! Shoo, flies!")
@@lsportner Thanks! I have never seen it spelled. That makes sense.
Yeah. Horrible crimes go unpunished and worsen, due to allegations and punitive decisions being kept within the community. Not of the US laws.
Amish country is fascinating. We went there on vacation when I lived in NJ. Stayed in the town of Bird in Hand. My 14 year old twin boys loved it because of the delicious all you can eat restaurants. We toured a farm and bought quilts.
Some doing Rumspringa might subscribe. It’s a period of time about when they turn 16 when they go out into “the world” and do whatever they want for an unspecified period of time. Then they make the decision to stay in the world or go back to the Amish community, get baptized, and join the church and live an Amish life.
@ukkr it is limited. About 4 years and then you are normally pushed to make a choice to get baptized or leave the community. More so because 16 - 20 is around the courting and marriage age so 20+ and not being married is considered taboo. I might be wrong but I think if a Amish woman isn't married by the time she is 25-30 she is considered a spinster (dont know their word for it) and is likely never to be married because it is harder to "date" when you are older. That and the longer they are in Rumspringa the more chance they will lean towards leaving the church. They cant do "what ever they want" during Rumspringa it is still looked down upon if they have sex before marriage and do a few other things that are considered sinful.
I was just going to say that but checked to see if someone else did. They DO have a choice.
When I was in boot camp, around my 4th week in, I was asked to help a new recruit. She had been Amish and decided not to return to her community. She didn't talk about her life there except in the most general terms. Of course she was having some difficulties but she wanted to learn how to live like the "english". I was happy to help her. She went on to complete boot camp and became a yeoman. Wonderful woman.
@@shadowkissed2370 are they allowed to visit family if they leave the community or are they banned for life?
@@tanyamckinnon5376 it depends on the bishop and leaders of their church.
There is an Amish community in a town called Shipshewana in Indiana, you two should definitely visit. I went when I was younger and an Amish family opened up their home to give us “outsiders” a Amish dinner experience. It was very cool. The Amish are so intriguing to me so it was cool to have a conversation and experience a little of their life.
I've been around Amish farmers all my life. There are many things about them that seem strange at first, but then you begin to see the wisdom of their retro lifestyle. There are always lots of kids and most seem as happy as non-Amish kids. A year ago I met a big group of New Order Amish and they were driving cars. I was stunned.
seem quite happy
My favorite thing I've seen in Amish Country was an Amish girl roller skating down the road. With the long dress it looked like she was just gliding along the roadway, almost ghost like.
I've seen that too!! In Lancaster area, PA!
I was hoping you would do a video on the Amish.Being a Brit I haven’t heard much about the Amish community, so this was very interesting.
i've seen some Amish. It's definitely a culture shock.
I live across the river from Lancaster. They are amazing people very friendly and loving. (At least that Ive met) check out Central PA its a mixing pot within the Whole mixing pot. They used to come to Lowes for building materials. I'm Puerto Rican Dominican and Afro-American. Never had a bad experience with Amish. Ohhhh and their food is so good! Visit please you'll love it. I remember going home to NJ and we'd pass them on the buggies lol really beautiful people just misunderstood.
Guys...this is sooo up my alley!! You have questions you can ask me. Boy that sounds conceited 😅. My family come from Amish. My grandma was a Yoder. I’m from Pennsylvania originally. I even know some PA Dutch. I’ve offered before, and the offer still stands- I take you to places in PA including Lancaster and show you around. Again, ask away if you’ve got questions. I’ll send a video to you if you’d like with me saying some of the Amish words and phrases.
I've known Yoders.
Dale Splitstone oh yeah? There are many!😅
Well over half the members in Northern Indiana are either named Yoder or Miller.
@@jennifernapalo3192 I grew up in York County & spent plenty of time in Lancaster. I now live over in Franklin County & we have a pile of Yoders here, too! 🤣 We even have a spattering of Amish in the northern part of the county with plenty of Mennos & Anabaptists in the central part.
Jennifer Smith so true!!!😂😂 My great and great grandparents were also Zook and Peachy surnames.
I think you two would really enjoy the American TV reality series called “Breaking Amish” as it’s a real peek into their lives. It focuses on young adult’s Rumspringer journeys and how sometimes it doesn’t work out and they’re excommunicated.
95 to 100% probably has a lot to do with the fear of having to survive on your own with no support and separation from family. So it isnt just the lifestyle that keeps people in the Amish community. Its fear of leaving it.
When you grow up very sheltered in a isolated bubble world, anyone would
It would also be a shock if you are really sheltered but that is what rummspinger is for.
But,You guys dont know that.And actually how would they know that about being on their own if they've never experienced it? Its funny how American teenagers despite being taken care of by Mom and Dad they still can't wait to get out on their own they think that they can do it.And they end up realizing that it's much harder than they thought.And they only know that after the fact.No,These kids arent anxious to live outside of their lifestyle and there isn't anything wrong with that.Its just like many of us Americans cant imagine living any lifestyle but our own.Why can't they feel that way about theirs?
Lexykins2691 Not all Amish communities have Rumspringa. I am in Chicago, and there are many Amish in Wisconsin, Illinois and Indiana. I have always been under the impression that Rumspringa is more of a Pennsylvania Amish thing, and even then it is more for the boys.
@@maryannebrown2385 I did not know that
The Amish gain weight too and exercise also. I know a lot of people think Amish only eat the food they grow or butcher, but that is not true. They actually eat food straight from the grocery store just like all of us. Which means they eat fattening foods just like all of us.
yup, the amount of junk food they buy when going to the grocery store is surprising!
All I can think about while watching this is that episode of Schitt’s Creek when David runs away and lives with that Amish family for a few days. If y’all see this you should check it out! It’s a great show
@B R - OMG! That was hilarious. David actually broke an Amish’s will. That’s our David! lol!
My friend owned a bar/concert venue in Missouri and the Amish community near by had one car. The same two old guys would come into town for certain supplies and they always came into the bar with their moonshine. There was agreement about no pictures. Lol also a lot of the young men that left joined the lower level bull riding circuit. My old boss was from Indiana and her grandfather left the Amish. She could speak the language.
I used to work for a large home improvement chain in college and worked the returns desk. Once, an older Amish gentlemen came in to return an item without a receipt, which we require a photo ID to process. I’ll never forget him saying the only ID he had was a fishing license! He was very nice; I had to smile at the simplicity.
This was in Michigan which has some heavier Amish populations, too. More in the central lower peninsula.
Yes, we have many Amish in Hillsdale and Branch Counties.....
anyone with a fishing licence is an honest person.
I live in Indiana and we have many Amish communities here. They interact with non-Amish more than you might think, because they run stores and restaurants open to the public. Always kind and friendly people! Some want to quibble with their religious beliefs, but several years ago in PA an Amish schoolhouse was shot up by a deranged non-Amish gunman, and several children were killed before he killed himself. Before the day was over, the grieving Amish community were caring for the nearby family of the gunman - so strong is their belief in forgiveness! I will never forget that.
I completely remember that! So sad and unexpected.
I'm here in Da Region and that killing came to mind. So, so sad. So hard for the Amish, NOT wanting to involve the Feds into their lives, ever!
You should see the movie called "Witness" staring Harrison Ford, filmed in 1985. It’s about an Amish woman who takes her little boy with her into the city on needed business, and while there the boy witnesses a murder. The boy is then in great danger because the murderers know he witnessed them. Harrison Ford plays an agent who goes under cover, dressing as Amish and staying with this family on their farm to protect the child and try to catch the murderers when they come for the boy. It’s great and very suspenseful!
Excellent movie!
Great barn raising scene.
I grew up around a lot of Amish communities, I absolutely love them
The Pennsylvania Amish are called Dutch after the German word for German - Deutsch. English speaking Americans translated that to Dutch.
I'm Lutheran PA Dutch, not Amish or Mennonite. We're called Dutch because the people of a large swath of Europe, including what's now called Germany, were historically called Dutch. The word was not limited to the people of the Netherlands when the PA Dutch first settled in PA, and the country of Germany didn't exist. I know where you got your explanation, but it's not correct. PA Dutch speak Deitsch, which is mutually unintelligible with standard German (Deutsch). By the way, these Amish reality shows are mostly fake. Some of the characters' really butcher the language.
@@dutchray8880 LOL you reminded me of my PA Dutch Nana who was Lutheran, would interpret what the Amish were saying when she would visit my brother in Lancaster. Her family were in the Allentown area since the late 1600's early 1700's. She could hold a conversation with the Amish. Surprised the heck out of me didn't know she could speak it.
@@danettecadzow9837 Hey, I'm originally from Emmaus and I was born in the Allentown Hospital. I have relatives all over Lehigh and Berks counties. Allentown and Reading have become real shitholes over the years...Lancaster too. It's a real shame.
@@dutchray8880 I got some ducks in Emmaus also ate at pretty good diner there. Nice little town. Unfortunately Allentown and Reading aren't as pretty as they once were. There is gentrification going on in Lancaster and Allentown/Bethlehem areas. Reading is trying but not being real successful at it. Lancaster were I live is probably the nicest, but is also the smallest and didn't have the industry the other areas had. Its what happens when a huge industry implodes like steel.
@@danettecadzow9837 Wow, I lived in Coatesville and worked at Brandywine Hospital in the late 80s, while doing grad school at WCU. Coatesville was a dying town even back then...yeah, the steel industry. It didn't affect the Amish though. They'll keep going if the rest of civilization collapses...they probably would barely notice. I actually dated a young lady who broke away from the Amish Church, and it was probably the best thing that ever happened to her...not me dating her, but leaving the Amish Church.
I have an Amish community about an hour from me that I drive through for work every other week. Amazing to see the horse and buggies and so many bicycles. They have a “bulk” store with amazing foods, jams, honey, cured meats and bread products. They also have a small cafe that serves the most amazing soups. Wonderful place
Growing up in PA, I 100% have words in my vernacular that are Dutch that I had no idea weren’t regular English until I moved away from home. I can’t speak Dutch, but it definitely affected my community’s slang.
Morgantown Pennsylvania here Berks County. Yes I have a hard time talking to Google because Google does not understand what I'm saying and I'm Stephanie speaking English my accent dries it nuts. Lol
Absolutely and we kinda slurge are words like them in central pa
I live in Oklahoma and there are a lot of Amish community’s here even some down the road my family has known the Amish people near us for ever we go to eat at their house in which they open up and cook for big family’s their whole family will cook including the smaller children and they’d serve us in there big dinning rooms the food the dinners consisted of was mainly things like thanksgiving food my favorite was the chicken soup 😌
Hello fellow okie!! I too have been around the Amish communities out in the western part of the state. Most are Mennonite and not even close to as strict as the groups in say Penn. I mostly was around them and the Church of the first born. I always remember I was in love with sugar cookies one of my former coworkers would make, she had been a part of the Mennonites. My mouth is watering just thinking about them now.
Joel, I don’t want to burst your bubble, but I’ve worked in many Amish homes assisting in home births and there is a dark side to their lives that you really don’t want to know.
There are dark sides to every lifestyle. Amish are very authoritarian and breaking their rules carry harsh punishments. Iam sure there's also abuse to spouses and children. Making them no different than the rest of society
Yes, because they are such an insulated community and have their own internal system of justice.
L Idlett You’re quite right. There are reasons why they keep so many secrets.
Valorie Thomas Amish communities also have higher than normal amounts of birth defects due to inbreeding. They do not marry outside of the Amish community, and generations of inbreeding have led to genetic defects. Where I live you often see families in their buggies parked at Walmart and they keep the challenged kids in the buggy while the others go in to shop. This is especially true of the “old order” Amish that has stricter rules. They only wear black and navy blue clothing, no decorations of any kind on their clothes, and they even fought to not have to put a state required slow-moving vehicle placard (bright orange triangle) on their buggies because it was too fancy.
Do they have birth certificates? Are the individual Amish registered with the state?
You need to watch the movie “The Witness” with Harrison Ford. It is about a cop that hides out with the Amish to protect a little Amish boy that sees a murder. It shows their way of life.
Lia: Where is the shop for that clothing? 😂😂😂
Yes - definitely homemade. 😄
This opens up a whole new category for y’all
Like what subcultures does the U.K. have?
I’m trying to think of what groups other than the Amish and mennonites we have here
The various Indigenous peoples have retained a lot of their culture.
The Cayjuns (?) of Louisiana.
Wiccans.
I can only think of mormons but they are quite different from the Amish or Mennonites
The language that Amish people speak is called "Pennsylvania Dutch"
It's variant of German, and the term "Pennsylvania Dutch" was a perversion of "Pennsylvania Deutsche" as people originally thought that it was a variant of Dutch, not German
Not to be too pedantic, but "corruption" would be a better verb choice than "perversion."
Deutschland means Germany.
@@JGW845 well, you know what I meant
Romanticizing any type of lifestyle is not a good thing. Living near the Amish in Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Delaware I have learned a lot about their life. I am going to try to address some of the things people are talking about here. As everyone is saying they are a very tight community. They are offten friendly (you still get your mean and angry people that are among the Amish like anywhere else) and are very hard workers. Because of the inbreeding issues they often allow marriage outside the Amish community if the Englisher is willing to become Amish. However, that depends on their Bishop and the assembly they live in (some Bishops will only allow strict following of the ordnung and old world rules). With anything you will see dark sides that counter the light sides. Because they are a tight community they are very close lipped and do not speak about their hardships or things being done to them. The only main authority they see is their bishop and other leaders of their church. They often will not report any wrong doing's from other Amish nor from Englisher's unless their Bishop allows them to. Some Amish have disgusting puppy mills just like the millions of Englisher's that slip under the law. However there are many who do breed dogs that care deeply about their safety and well-being so grouping all Amish in with those that run "disgusting puppy mills" is like grouping all Englisher pet owners as animal abusers or all animal rescues as being disgusting as PETA. Sexual and physical abuse is not often reported depending on the progression of the church and the ordnung it follows. Again though, this happens in many many Englisher communities as well. In fact a lot of the time when someone speaks out in the mainstream communities about being sexually and physically abused it is swept under the rug and nothing is done about it. I am a victim of this and I know many more victims that have dealt with the same thing as myself in the Englisher communities.
I live in NJ and the Amish in Lancaster PA have incredible products and food, they come to Columbus Farmers Market in NJ each week they are good people.
I been to Columbus market many times. Used to live in Bordentown.
@@michaelhurley3171 I live in Burlington, now from LBI. My friend owns the outdoor produce stand at the Mart, all the shops have great products, food and crafts. I do like Petes Pizza over Kate and Al's though
@@mrlatenightdrinker3962 Cool. I live in NH now. But lived in NJ for about 25 years. Miss it. Especially Great Adventure and the beaches.That flea market was huge!
I’ve been to Lancaster in Pennsylvania. The town has a huge amish population. It’s such a cool place. There are horse buggies on the roads. You could be at the bank and see a horse and buggie at the atm. It’s really cool.
There are also buggy stalls at many shopping places so the horses can rest out of the sun. 😊
It snows in Pennsylvania, etc so yes the Amish wear shoes. They don’t have electricity!
Julie Barlow many use propane for heat and some do use electricity, like battery operated lamps
they also have started using solar, at least the ones around where i live that my mom drives for
I just stopped by an Amish family a few hours ago to buy garden produce, tomatoes today. This family operate a machine, welding, repair shop and a large vegetable garden and greenhouse.Today the wife was speaking a mix of English and what sounded German on the phone. I’m from west central Illinois. What I’ve noticed about this family is they don’t seem burdened by what we’ve been taught to see as material necessities. I know they cope with every day problems, but I see this family as a true example of some kind of deeper fulfillment that is being lost in western society. I think that’s why their communities usually thrive. I’ve been through Lancaster County Pennsylvania several times and I think you would really enjoy seeing it. It is a place where I see teams of horses pulling a modern John Deere corn planter over these beautiful patchwork of fields. Always enjoy what the two of you post.
A few have been arrested for drunk driving their horse and buggy! 😳
A horse will get you home safe & sound.
Haha yes! My hometown paper even reports them w the other dui's. They get busted for stealing from the drugstore too, mostly teenagers taking booze and feminine products.
My sister-in-law was born Amish. She left the main community when she was 18 and eventually married my brother, and now she runs a home cleaning business in Iowa City. The Amish community here in Iowa is a tad more lax than in some other areas, and they do a lot of business with normal people. She's still in contact with her family, most of whom have actually left the Amish as they've gone along, though her mother is still very traditional. However, we have some Amish who live in my area just over the border in Minnesota who are VERY traditional, to the point that if you approach them, they turn their backs to you and bow their heads, refusing all contact. Even the shop owners act like this. You can hand them money, but they remain mostly silent and refuse small talk. We actually left an Amish shop once because they would not answer a very polite question about the price of a quilt that had it's tag fall off.
Is your sister-in-law from Kalona. They seem relatively open. I grew up near Hazleton. They seemed very strict back in the 80's I haven't been back there since so don't know what the community is like now.
@@lmagoddess Yep, she and her family are from Kolona. Their farm was just a few miles out from the town.
The next time you guys are are able to travel to the U S you really have to try authentic Amish food. It really the best comfort food you will ever eat.
Burnt butter noodles!!! I coukd stick my face in the pan & hoover it all! 🤣
Heather Evans brown butter noodles
They make the best deserts ever whoopie pies,Shoefly pie In Mifflin County Pa. they make the most amazing pumpkin pie you'll ever have.
I'm impressed with how much Joel, as a Brit, knew about the American Amish just off the top of his head. Well done!
I live in NW Pennsylvania. We have three different german speaing populations in our area.
The first is Mennonite. Mennonites are the most modern population. They use electricity for lighting, and even refrigeration, farm equipment, like tractors and trucks, etc. The farmer I worked for hired a Mennonite as his head milker on his dairy farm.
The second population is the Pennsylvania Dutch. At one point, after he no longer employed the Mennonite, he took in two Pennsylvania Dutch boys. They claimed they were being abused, having to work about 12 hours a day in their family woodworking operation. Running a woodworking shop is a permissible use of electricity for the Pennsylvania Dutch. My employer took these boys in, and filed for legal guardianship. After the courts awarded him legal guardianship, their younger brother came to jon them. eventually my employer adopted two of the boys. The oldest did not want to be adopted, because he considered himself too old to be adopted.
Dale has been an adult for decades now and is the only one of the boys still living with my former boss. BTW, my name is also Dale, so they distinguished between the two of us by calling me Dummy Dale. With an IQ of 163 I could care less about being called dummy.
The only real contact I had with the Amish was after the killer tornado that went through Atlanta back in the 1980s. I joined a cleanup crew that went into the Amish community to help them clean up after the tornado. We also helped them get in the hay off the fields after this devastating event.
I live in Michigan and we had a horrible flood this spring. We have a lot of Amish in our area and they came and helped and fed the people who were displaced or had lots of damage.
Joel pronouncing, "Ontario Canada is EVERYTHING!"
Yass! Thought the same ;)
I'm gonna have to rewind. Missed it I guess
I live in a small Amish town! Come on over to Nappanee, IN. We'll show you around our Amish community!
2:48 All of Canada has just been triggered.
We have Amish here in Oklahoma. They have stores and restaurants. They also set up tents selling food at lots of events. Here in Sand Springs, Oklahoma where I live every April we have the Herbal Affair and the Amish come. Their food is so amazing!!! The line to the tent never stops!!
When I lived in Colorado, there was a Mennonite community. It's very similar to Amish but they drive cars and use some electricity.
And Mennonites are allowed to have running water in their homes too
@@karlsmith2570 I didnt know that. I occasionally saw them in the grocery store and then at the farmer's market selling goods.
I live in Illinois, a few years ago I moved out of the Chicago area to a more rural area. It so happens there is a Mennonite community nearby, and when I first moved here I was taken aback by seeing them in their traditional garb shopping at walmart. A rather unusual sight for me.
I lived in rural Indiana as a young girl. We became friends with an Amish Family we met at a horse auction. We were just invited to their home many times and got to experience their ways first hand. I felt very fortunate for that experience ! This family worked very hard but they did enjoy playing games as well. They had 13 kids last I saw of them.
I live in philly it’s common to see Amish ppl riding a horse and buggy when you leave the city and go to other parts of PA. My aunt lives across the street from an Amish couple who are more laid back but wear traditional clothes.
@Jerry Wolfe "clothes" not clothhes
I love the looks on your faces when watching Amish in the initial frame before you click on the vlog. We lived next to an Amish community in the southern US and people would buy bread and cake but they especially bought fine saddles and strong tools.
Joel was very well informed on this topic, impressive.
I really like Joel’s haircut.
My grandparents used to own a trailer they kept at a campground near Lancaster, PA. Spent alot of time in "Amish Country", and it really is great. Fresh foods, quality items to buy, and of course the peace and beauty of the rolling hills :) Also, while it is massively sweet, shoo-fly pie (wet bottom) is a definite must!
Great video as usual Legends. I was actually talking to friend of mine yesterday about the Amish. I live in Kentucky and there is an Amish community South of where I live. The men are great at building houses and barns and the women do a lot of canning and making jams and jellies as well as pickles. I also was born and raised in Pennsylvania so I am also familiar with the Pennsylvania Dutch. I can guarantee you that if you have the Amish build your house it is definitely going to last. The same can be said of any furniture that they build and it will not be light by any means. Thank you for your interest and as always I look forward to your videos.
Not true. We had a tornado come through Atlanta, and one Amish man had his house burn down the year before the tornado. When the tornado was coming, he sat on his porch watching it come. People tried to get him to leave, but he stated that if the Good Lord saw fit to take his house twice, he was going with it. There was nothing left of his house after the tornado.
There is no guarantee that a house is going to last just because the Amish build it.
David Pascoe
That’s true. They build my home 11 years ago. We are very pleased. Expensive but worth every penny!
Hi Joel and Lia!! I love your videos and have been following you for a couple of years now. I was so happy to see this video pop up. I live in around Grabill, Indiana where a lot of Amish live. You might as well say that I live among the Amish community. When driving we have to slow down and go around the Amish because they travel in their horse and buggies. I shop in stores where the Amish shop. I drive by all the Amish farms everyday. It is definitely an interesting lifestyle to say the least. If you are ever interested in coming out this way, I would love to show you around. :)
- Lisa
Interesting. I think most of the Amish are in Pennsylvania and Ohio but there are some in Michigan. I grew up in Michigan. I didn't know anything about them other than they didn't use much technology. Every now and then if you were out in the country you might get behind one of their horse and buggy's. My housemate is from Canada and he had Mennonites where he grew up. He said they could justify a radio so they could listen to the crop reports. Yes, a very interesting group of people. Hard working people.
John Ley I live in Pennsylvania and I see the Amish all the time. Also How come you said housemate I have never heard the term housemate I use roommate
@@gnsports3720 Oh, roommate is the norm and flows better off the tongue but we try to distinguish between a "relationship" roommate sharing a bedroom and platonic friends sharing a house. Kind of like Joel refers to Lucy as his "flat mate". We're best friends and have been for almost 30 years. People have always thought we were in a relationship so we go out of our way to make sure people know we're not. LOL I've only been to PA twice... once to drive through on the way to NYC and the other to visit a friend in Greensburg (suburb of Pittsburgh). That's when I lived in Michigan. I'm in Dallas now.
I am from Iowa and we have an Amish community as well as an Amish furniture store. They make fabulous baked goods as well!
John Ley hey I’m in Dallas too! Actually at the mo I’m in Gloucestershire, but I live near Dallas ❤️🇺🇸🇬🇧
@@MagentaOtterTravels Well, not fair. I wish I was in Gloucestershire, too! I actually live in Addison.
The way the Amish build barns it’s absolutely amazing! They are also to take it apart years later and totally move it and put it back together somewhere else!
Amish is such a special qnd unique community, but sadly with social media and modern fashion, etc. LOTS of Amish are starting to convert. Many of the kids don't know how to speak Pennsylvania Dutch anymore, just English. Things are drastically changing in their communities.
I grew up in Northeast Indiana, and right in the middle of Amish Country. When the men wear a beard they are married. Plus they don't have a church. They have a special horse pulled wagon and church is performed at a different home every week. I got to go to an Amish wedding at someone's farm. We always bought our eggs, vegetables, and maple syrup. High quality organic food. Amish leave school after 8th grade. If an Amish person chooses to leave the church they usually become Mennonite.
Amish furniture is a big industry. Might be the most well known
Growing up I would visit my grandparents in Pennsylvania and there's this train in Lancaster County that you can ride on that takes you through Amish country and Amish people are all around. I was once staired at by a young Amish girl for about 10 min and it was crazy to see the difference between the two of us with us being around the same age. I recommend you visit if you can (obviously not rn but sometime) it's really cool!
Some of the Amish people make beautiful wood rocking chairs and like products❤
I live in Indiana, and we LOVE our Amish and Mennonite communities.
Yes we do. I don’t have any in my county but I run into them now and again. They are always very polite.
You must watch Weird Al Yankovic’s “Amish Paradise”
Absolutely enjoyed this video - I went college, both undergraduate and some graduate, in Amish country - Lebanon County, PA / in undergraduate we were required to take a comparative course on the the Amish versus Japanese society
I'm Amish and have a secret phone so I can watch Joel & Lia videos.
😂🤣
I doubt that.
You would be surprised how many Amish have smart phones...
Titi17 I’ve always heard they can use them if they don’t own them. But they have no electricity so how do they charge them?
Pat Gardner some amish have started using solar energy as electricity
You want to know all about the Amish, from the Amish, Good Luck! I'm surprised that you found a Documentary Segment with a member. Amish stray away from electric machinery and electronics in general. As a kid, growing up in Indiana, I loved seeing their horse and carriages on the road. Just a few months ago I saw some at the local sporting/ outdoors store. Ten of them gathered to venture out for supplies and had someone else drive them in an extension van with a trailer, for supplies. Some WILL be IN a vehicle but they do not usually drive. The Amish are Well Known for the Best Wood Working Skills!! They do sell a lot of Furniture.
Fun. I didn’t know the videos are Friday’s now.
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Hollybeth BB Hi Holly
Super friendly, simple people. They love
Each other. Love the land. It’s a way of life to
Be revered.
No zippers in their clothing, buttons only!
Some will ride in cars but mostly horse & buggy
The Amish framed our home. They do very good/quality work!
They had a driver bring them to our home in a van
Last time I was up in Northern Indiana. I saw many young Amish people with cell phones!
They were working in many stores/bakeries
I have heard that they are involved in illegal puppy mills
Once I saw a pregnant 🤰🏽 Amish lady riding a bicycle with a child on the handle bars and another child on the back. You don’t see fat Amish. I think it a rather rough life.
I forgot... they make their children dolls. They don’t put a face on the dolls (bc of their religious beliefs). They sell the dolls in shops in Amish country.
Buttons? What kind of fancy Amish people did you grow up around? The Amish community near my hometown in Indiana would never wear something as flashy as buttons. Hook and eye closures only.
Yes, unfortunately, in Ohio, they are constantly trying to break puppy mills up. Very sad...not all of them are as good as they want you to think.
IDK606 our Amish women use only straight pins in their clothing, but some actually have secret stashes of comfortable clothes like track suits.
The Amish here in Delaware aren’t permitted to ride bicycles, but they are permitted to skate or ride scooters. They keep generators to run their electrical appliances and most keep their cell phones and other devices in their mailboxes or barns. I think many who leave the Amish community do so because they don’t like the hypocrisy.
IDK606
You know, I might be wrong about buttons. I thought I saw wooden buttons once 🤷♀️
Great video. There is an Amish community in Sarasota, Florida where I live. They moved here to establish a winter vacation destination for Northern Amish families. (Yes, they do take vacations!) The community in Sarasota expanded and they are a noticeable presence in the area. I see Amish families at the beach and riding adult tricycles around town. There’s a good article about them in the April 17, 2018 New Yorker magazine.
While many of the positives about the Amish are true - every animal lover in the USA knows how badly they mistreat animals. We're on our 3rd rescue from these horrid places. Google 'Amish puppy mills' for a good look at their dark side.
Totally agree...sad.
Patrick Duncan
Yes, sad but true
I was going to post the same thing! They treat their animals like workers and only useful for money. Their horses are constantly run on the hard roads which causes road founder, a crippling and deadly disease. They are also one of the largest breeders of puppy mills.
sitntrot I’ll never forget the day that I saw a horse and carriage in the HOT sun. You could tell that the horse needed hydrating. He looked extremely uncomfortable.
It was in the sun before and after we left the store. That alone was over a half hour. 😡😡😡
@@sitntrot It also causes ringbone, which I've heard is very painful. They use mostly Standardbred ex-trotting horses for their buggies, as they are a gentle breed of horse, and they are already trained to pull a sulky. I have never seen the Amish run their buggy horses, as Standardbred horses are bred to not run, and are not allowed to run when they're training for racing.