Comments on: Escaping the Amish – Part 1 http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2008/07/15/escaping-the-amish-part-1/ Tim Ferriss's 4-Hour Workweek and Lifestyle Design Blog Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:39:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Joe in Missouri http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2008/07/15/escaping-the-amish-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-111867 Joe in Missouri Fri, 18 Nov 2011 03:02:54 +0000 http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/?p=387#comment-111867 Thanks for your story Torah. I live in the midst of a large Amish community (Seymour MO) and am thankful for your insight. I do feel for the lack of a worldly education (not a guberment education) that the Amish do not get. My Amish friend sprays Roundup in his garden all the time and had not heard anything about roundup causing cancer or being dangerous. They have no means to learn about many important things. It makes me sad at times. But then again many of my English friends are not educated at all even with all the opportunities they have. And as you said there are many wonderful things about the self sufficient life style. I think in the coming hard times I am going to rely on the knowledge of the Amish a lot. God Bless Joe Thanks for your story Torah.
I live in the midst of a large Amish community (Seymour MO) and am thankful for your insight. I do feel for the lack of a worldly education (not a guberment education) that the Amish do not get. My Amish friend sprays Roundup in his garden all the time and had not heard anything about roundup causing cancer or being dangerous. They have no means to learn about many important things. It makes me sad at times. But then again many of my English friends are not educated at all even with all the opportunities they have.

And as you said there are many wonderful things about the self sufficient life style. I think in the coming hard times I am going to rely on the knowledge of the Amish a lot.

God Bless
Joe

]]> By: Roger Rheinheimer http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2008/07/15/escaping-the-amish-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-110941 Roger Rheinheimer Fri, 04 Nov 2011 17:23:23 +0000 http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/?p=387#comment-110941 Amish Forever – The Stranger, is my latest release of Amish fiction, co-authored with Crystal Linn. It is a serialized publication, much like the old radio series (for those of us old enough to remember those). We plan to release a new volume on Amazon about once a month, 4,000-6,000 words in length. I’m having a ball writing it, and am trying to get the word out. Roger Amish Forever – The Stranger, is my latest release of Amish fiction, co-authored with Crystal Linn. It is a serialized publication, much like the old radio series (for those of us old enough to remember those). We plan to release a new volume on Amazon about once a month, 4,000-6,000 words in length. I’m having a ball writing it, and am trying to get the word out.

Roger

]]> By: Hans Mast http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2008/07/15/escaping-the-amish-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-110858 Hans Mast Thu, 03 Nov 2011 20:10:23 +0000 http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/?p=387#comment-110858 rinnswimmer, I assume your professor is Donald Kraybill? rinnswimmer, I assume your professor is Donald Kraybill?

]]> By: rinnswimmer http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2008/07/15/escaping-the-amish-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-110672 rinnswimmer Wed, 02 Nov 2011 02:45:51 +0000 http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/?p=387#comment-110672 I'm currently taking a class on the Amish, and my professor is the leading Amish scholar in the world. I have read almost 3 of his books and 2-3 by others on the Amish. And many of these are written from personal experience with the Amish (i.e., he has lots of local Amish friends). This girl's experience is saddening but is NOT a generic, standard Amish experience. I've talked to people who have left the Amish because it was stifling and those who love the community and are very dedicated to their way of life. "Amish" is NOT a dialect. In Pennsylvania and some other states, they speak Pennsylvania Dutch, which evolved from German. Amish youth DO have a choice to stick with the Amish or not. They are pressured to remain but there are a good number (although a small proportion overall) who leave. Although, as in any culture, you will find Amish who are argumentative or otherwise "non-peaceful," the Amish are largely a peaceful folk who keep to themselves. Read the book Amish Grace, written about the Nickel Mines shooting. The Amish exhibit an amazing ability to forgive VERY quickly. Yes, there are situations where Amish life seems far from ideal or fair. But is modern society perfect? FAR from it. Do not assume that one girl's experience applies to all Amish. I’m currently taking a class on the Amish, and my professor is the leading Amish scholar in the world. I have read almost 3 of his books and 2-3 by others on the Amish. And many of these are written from personal experience with the Amish (i.e., he has lots of local Amish friends). This girl’s experience is saddening but is NOT a generic, standard Amish experience. I’ve talked to people who have left the Amish because it was stifling and those who love the community and are very dedicated to their way of life.

“Amish” is NOT a dialect. In Pennsylvania and some other states, they speak Pennsylvania Dutch, which evolved from German.

Amish youth DO have a choice to stick with the Amish or not. They are pressured to remain but there are a good number (although a small proportion overall) who leave.

Although, as in any culture, you will find Amish who are argumentative or otherwise “non-peaceful,” the Amish are largely a peaceful folk who keep to themselves. Read the book Amish Grace, written about the Nickel Mines shooting. The Amish exhibit an amazing ability to forgive VERY quickly.

Yes, there are situations where Amish life seems far from ideal or fair. But is modern society perfect? FAR from it. Do not assume that one girl’s experience applies to all Amish.

]]> By: Laura http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2008/07/15/escaping-the-amish-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-107292 Laura Tue, 13 Sep 2011 18:56:35 +0000 http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/?p=387#comment-107292 I live in central PA, on the edge of "Dutch Country". The language is referred to as Pannsilfaani Deitsch, misunderstood as "Pennsylvania Dutch". In fact it has been a written language since at least the 19th century. The Boonastiel stories are in Deitsch. The spelling was erratic until a Penn State German Professor and his colleague systematized the spelling. This spelling, Buffington-Barba, is based on German letter sounds. Another spelling is, I believe, the Ohio spelling, based on English letter sounds. Es Nei Teshtament, the New Testament, is available with Ohio Deitsch in the middle, and King James English on the far sides. I live in central PA, on the edge of “Dutch Country”. The language is referred to as Pannsilfaani Deitsch, misunderstood as “Pennsylvania Dutch”. In fact it has been a written language since at least the 19th century. The Boonastiel stories are in Deitsch. The spelling was erratic until a Penn State German Professor and his colleague systematized the spelling. This spelling, Buffington-Barba, is based on German letter sounds. Another spelling is, I believe, the Ohio spelling, based on English letter sounds. Es Nei Teshtament, the New Testament, is available with Ohio Deitsch in the middle, and King James English on the far sides.

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