A few, yes, but most don't succeed.
Yes, there are there of many Amish people.
You don't. The closest to Amish would be Mennonites. There are many of Mennonites that have different beliefs. Again You have to be Born Amish to be Amish. They do have good food and know how to save a buck.
Many old and new order Amish youth wear Hollister.
They can talk with the "English" (non-Amish) all they want.
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There are approximately 350,000 Amish individuals living in North America. Their population is growing due to high birth rates within their communities and a strong emphasis on maintaining their traditions and way of life. The majority of the Amish population resides in the United States, particularly in states like Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Indiana.
North Dakota was the center of US Hutterite settlement. Many moved north across the Canadian border when the state tried to limit their freedom to practice primitive Communism, but many remained. There are also many Amish, and most of the remaining Hutterite population has blended into the Amish community.
There are many Amish in Pennsylvania, but in other states and Canada as well. Pennsylvania is where they first settled as an invitation from William Penn.
The impact that a pluralistic society would have on businesses is good in the sense that there are different cultures living in one area. For example, in Pennsylvania, there are many small Amish towns, as well as normal cities surrounding them, the impact of the Amish people and the English people as they call it, is great since the Amish can sell their items to the businesses of the English people, giving the English businesses much profit and the Amish get the business from the English. Without such a society, English and Amish businesses would decline in finances, since the English need to pay little for Amish items and the Amish make out nice financially.
There are no Amish in washington state as of 2012.
Amish people are fundamentalist Mennonites, or Anabaptists. In Lancaster County, Pa, there are many people of German or Dutch descent, called Pennsylvania Dutch. However, being Pennsylvania Dutch does NOT automatically make you Amish. The Amish may be of similar descent, but these terms are NOT mutually inclusive. The Amish are a religious group that make certain lifestyle choices, not a nationality. As a result of the Holy Roman Empire, which engulfed Europe from the North Sea to the Mediterranean, Holland and Lorraine to Poland and Moravia, a large portion of "Germans," may actually be classified now with a more specific regional moniker. The Amish, founded by Jacob Amman in the latter 1600s, began emigration in the early 1800s as a result of religious persecution. Many "Dutch" emigrants came to America in the early 1800s, when the Holy Roman Empire still held a large amount of territory. It is accurate to call all of these people descendants of Germany, or Deutsch/ Dutch, since at the time, the place their ancestors lived was Germany, or Deutschland, but certainly not precise by modern geographical standards. Only a small percentage of these people are Amish, others may be Jews, Catholics, Quakers, Calvanists, etc.
Yes, Amish women typically breastfeed their babies. Breastfeeding is often viewed as a natural and important part of motherhood within the Amish community.