Amish

They came to William penn's colony of Pennsylvania originally beginning in the late 1600's. Pennsylvania, unlike other british colonies, offered religious freedom for all and not just for the original settlers. Pennsylvania was founded by William penn as a quaker colony, but all were welcomed. The Quakers (or" society of friends" or just "friends" as they refer to themselves) came from England.

Definitely Yes.. in some communities more than others out of frustration and depression... From my experience and involvement.. approximately 65-70% explore options outside the marriage and community .. usually women ages 30-45.. or after 4-5 children realize they are trapped and being used as domestic maids, servants and baby machines ..

They spoke a dialect of West Central German (and a few still do, within their communities). The "Pennsylvania Dutch" were Germans from the Palatinate and western Switzerland. The English colonists began calling them "Pennsylvania Dutch" because the word for German (in German) is "Deutcsh".

While is it true that many of them came down the Rhine from the Palatinate and boarded ships from Amsterdam, they were not from Holland and they did not speak Dutch.

They rely predominantly on their fellow Amish and raise their own livestock, grow their own crops, build their own buildings and usually do not rely on the USA government. They usually don't even have to pay taxes. They also have their own schools and train their own in carpentry, farming, baking, sewing, etc.

An English is someone who did not grow up in an Amish family - even if they grew up in China and don't speak English.

If you grew up in an Amish family, speaking Amish as your native language, is Amish, even if they never join the church.

Someone who leaves the church after becoming a church member are shunned, but they never becomes English. They are still Amish.

In most languages, there are words that mean "one of us" and other words that mean "not one of us". Almost always, there is an element of trustworthiness and civilized behavior implicit in the semantics. The N-word is the most reviled word in the language, despite literally just meaning "black." Montenegro is the Black Mountain of what used to be Yugoslavia, and finch feed used to be sold as Niger seed; now it's labelled "Black Thistle". If native Americans had been a little more successful in getting athletic teams to change their names, we might recognize that "Redskin" is equally offensive. After all, pirates and buccaneers are also dishonest, violent and treacherous, the native didn't choose to be inhuman, he was born that way.

But interestingly, the shunned are still considered Amish; they may be backsliders, but they are still recognized as inherently "one of us" and not one of those (pitiful?) English. Whether this is being nice to the shunned, or nasty to the English, is a judgment each of us decides for himself.

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Amish kids get out of school earlier then Naugatuck people is because Amish people have gardens they have to take care of and Naugatuck does not. Amish people also get out earlier is because people plant gardens and the extra good people get to help and people who are bad in school get sold

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All states have an age when children may leave school. That is the age when Amish children drop out of school. In this state it is 16.

Frequently Amish children do not start school in First Grade until they are 7.

The Amish value work done with ones hands more than work done with a pencil and a piece of paper. They learn carpentry and other useful manual skills.

Today when a college diploma means that a person is unemployed and one hundred thousand dollars in debt. His Amish neighbor is adding to his house.

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I was wondering the same thing and found an explanation on the flags of the world website.

The flag of the Pennsylvania Germans (sometime called 'the Pennsylvania Dutch', incorrectly, of course). "Die Pennsylfaanisch Deitsch Faahne" created by "Die Grossdaadi Grundsow Lodge" (The Grandfather Groundhog Lodge) and co-sponsored by other affiliated Pennsylvania German organizations. Dedicated Oct.6, 1989 in Lehigh County Courthouse, Allentown, Pennsylvania.

"COLORS: It is not just a coincidence that the Pennsylvania German flag uses the red, white and blue colors. It signifies that in spite of the ethnic backgrounds, we are first of all and foremost loyal and devoted Americans.

OTHER SYMBOLS on the flag:

SAILING SHIP 'CONCORD' - commemorates the journey from Krefeld to Germantown in 1683, the start of a great migration of German speaking people in search of greater religious freedom and better social and economic conditions in a new area of the world.

KEYSTONE - the symbol of Pennsylvania, the principal and permanent settlement for the majority of early German migrants.

CHURCH - indicative of the devoutness of the Pennsylvania Germans whose religious convictions were a strong motivating force in their daily lives.

PLOW - symbolizes probably the most predominant of Pennsylvania German professions, the farmer. The plow further symbolizes the Pennsylvania German farm as a source of food for state and nation.

HEART & TULIP - represents the great skills and contributions of the Pennsylvania Germans in the field of arts and crafts.

CONESTOGA WAGON - symbolizes the Pennsylvania German's contribution to the need for transportation. The"Ship of Inland Commerce", as it became known, played a very important role in the Revolutionary War under the guidance of Pennsylvania German teamsters. It also played a tremendous role in the westward expansion of our nation.

DIALECT EXPRESSION - "Liewer Gott Im Himmel Drin Loss Uns Deitsche Was Mir Sin" "Dear God in Heaven, Leave Us Germans What We Are", implying "Let us keep our traditional ways". This dialect expression symbolizes the main instrument of communication used by the Pennsylvania Germans in their everyday social and economic associations."

Amish life is very traditional, almost like life was 150 years ago. This means that gender roles are also very traditional. For women, custom dictates that they will not have careers or work outside the home. Their primary role is as wife and mother. Women are expected to perform domestic duties, such as cooking and cleaning and sewing. Amish girls are allowed to go to school, but only till the 8th grade. (The same is true for Amish boys.) Unmarried young women are allowed to be teachers, but early marriage and having a family are the norm.

For the most part, the men have the same gender roles you might have seen on the frontier in the mid-1800s. Men are considered the head of the family, and make the major decisions; women are expected to obey them. Because men are the ones who support the family, they are the ones who work outside the home, in occupations like farming, building and construction of fences or homes (but only within the community), artisan and craft-work, and raising and caring for animals (since the Amish reject most modern technology, the care of horses is important, since they are used for transportation). Men are also the religious leaders and direct the worship services.

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There are a signifucant number of peope in communities near the Amish who are hostile to them.Security taxes, and donoy collect Socecurity, as the Amish have an equivalet system. This is true as well of school teachers and public librarians in many states, and it used to be true for Merchant Mariners and Railroad Retirement workers, and is still true of the US military.

Others complain that the Amish don't pay retail. If one farmer needs something,he comtacts his neighbors and negotiates a massive purchase at a better price.

There ae complaints that horses and buggies break down roads. In fact, the overweight loads of semis crack asphalt down to the sibstructure, and when water penetrates and freezes, that causes most damage to rural roads.

There are complaints that the Amish stink. Well, they don't use deodirant, and they don't have air conditioning, and they sometimes get the "exhaust" from their horses on their feet. And, like the English, some are less clean than others.

Some dislike the Amish because the feel they are better tan the rest of us. This one, though, seems mostly expressed by people tha almost ANYONE would feel better than. The Amish generally are fairly nice people who don't put on airs or gossip. They don't have the "nyah, nyah, I'm saved and you're not" attitude of many fundamentalists.

Any statement made about a group is likely untrue for some membes of that group. Most English have a better opinion of the Amish than they deseve, imagining them to be especially holy people. That's another sticking point among the anti-plain, but the plain sects just consider theselves as ordinary people, and those who deal daily among the Amish generally concur

So yeah, thereis SOME bigotr, but it doesn't rise to the level of hatred of African-Americans, Gypsies, and American Indians, or even the Jewish.

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Amish friendship bread starter can last in the freezer for about 3 to 6 months when properly stored in an airtight container or freezer bag. To maintain its quality, it's best to use it within the first few months. When you're ready to use it, simply thaw it in the refrigerator and allow it to come back to room temperature before using.

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The Amish rarely participate in politics.

Mark Souder, who attends Emmanuel Community Church, part of Church the United Brethren in Christ. The Brethern are not a plain sect, but they are an anabaptist group closely related to the plain. He had to get permission from his church to seek political office, and it was not given easily. Had he not established a sparkling reputation as operator of Souder's, a family-owned general store featuring premium furniture before a regional recession forced it out of business, he likely would have been denied permission.

And when George W, Bush met with Amish workers of a Lancaster County business to solicit their support as a presidential candidate, the move occupied the interest of the Lancaster New Era newspaper, with some national attention as well, because the Amish typically do not even register to vote, taking it as an extension of the injunction against suing, or even testifying at trial. (The Amish are going to court increasingly to protect their first-amendment rights, an act that is still uncommon all these many years after the Yoder case in the Supreme Court.)

A further reason there are no Amish mayors is that it's a municipal office, and most cities do not allow the keeping of horses, and will not allow the occupancy of houses that are not wired for electricity and plumbed for municipal water, effectively prohibiting the Amish from living within the city. That's undoubtedly unconstitutional, but the Amish have little reason to desire city life.

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Foothill's Amish Furniture and Clayborn Amish Furniture are two stores in South Carolina that have Amish furniture. Their prices are pretty affordable and the quality is, of course, excellent.