Interview With The Amish

Premeditating the oncoming interview I developed a series of twelve questions that I hoped would help me better understand the Amish people and

The one thing I learned more than any other from JB and his family about the Amish people is that there is much more than what is in front of your face. That each of the people we see on the side of the road believes in the same thing and will always believe that. Their faith and strong will have proven them through many centuries of persecution and will continue to provide them with its shelter.

there never changing way of life. I wanted to be able to sympathize with the man in the horse-drawn buggie on the side of the road and be able to see the world from their perspective. As we sat in one of the finished carriages in JBƒ­s barn I began my quest for enlightenment. First I asked, what are the main differences between the Amish and American cultures? He stated that the Amish teach separatism and that they are not allowed to go to war, take oaths, or hold any public offices. They are not allowed to use any kind of electrical element inside the home, E.G. telephones, computers, and televisions. Amish people focus a lot on togetherness, the whole community will be involved in what has been made popular by Hollywood as a ƒ±Barn Raising.ƒ° Farming and personal simplicity is the way of life. But when seen on the street the main differences between them and us is their forms of dress. The men wear dark suit-like clothing and the women wear long dresses and a bonnet.

He said that there are no hard feelings carried towards them. That they enjoy the tourism and that most people respect their privacy. He did say that Americans are very impatient. Ninth, how are the Amish communities changing with the flow of western civilization? This on I had to explain a little. JB finds that their communities are beginning to rely on the cash flow from the marketplaces and they are not as self-reliant as they have always been. He said, ƒ±a recession or depression would hurt us just as much as you.ƒ° Tenth, In what ways is the Amish community effected by the local and national governments? There really arenƒ­t any interactions between the two. ƒ±Except for my business and others who are in the public trade the government doesnƒ­t bug us much,ƒ° said JB. Eleventh, in what ways do people outside your culture stereotype your people? JB said that pa

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