Japanese React to AMISH PEOPLE

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[Choppylovechoppy]

Guys I have Patreon where I post mostly travel blogs in Japan and updates on what i'm up to in real time, and I just want to make more friends from the US so when I get to visit USA I could meet many of you ! I will appreciate it from the bottom of my heart !

[mattzukowski]

A fun Amish fact... like other Mennonites they are pacifists and refuse to fight in wars. This was an issue during WW-II however their "conscientious objection" was accepted and were given work in mental hospitals. They raised quality of care for the mentally ill. This was not totally selfless as schizophrenia is a bit more common in Amish/Mennonite communities.

[Dannib]

Don't worry about mis pronouncing things. Everyone comes across words they've never heard spoken out loud. Love videos and seeing things from a different perspective

[harrisonhamer]

Growing up in the US, this diversity always seemed so normal. But getting older and looking outwards, it starts to become clear that the US's diversity really something special. Of course it leads to a bunch of internal struggles, but I think it's worth it.

[Stevecupcakes]

I actually live fairly close to Lancaster and it's very cool to see a kind of window to the past through the Amish. There's some fantastic Amish businesses of all kinds that are definitely worth dropping by and supporting whenever I go by, I even got my dog from an Amish dog breeder.

[cheshire]

I live in Oregon and we have Amish and Mennonite communities here. My bf lived with a Mennonite family in foster care and he adored them. We still get Christmas cards from them and their family is huge!

[perdidoatlantic]

Amish made furniture is very nice. I have a lot. It’s very beautiful & well made. And very heavy solid oak.

[keeganbrakhage]

I grew up in a small town in Tennessee pretty close to an amish community. It was cool seeing horse drawn carriages lol. They had a nearby shop that sold really good meats and cheeses, among other things.

[ThomasBarbarossa]

The Amish are Protestant and specifically descendants from the Anabaptist and Baptist church traditions.

[LunaLily]

My mom lives in a rural town in Indiana. Her neighbors are almost all Amish. They’re super nice and friendly. Her neighbor always brings over Amish cookies and sweets. I love seeing the horse and buggies, but a lot of people drive recklessly near them. *also they are fantastic builders. I know people that specifically seek out Amish builders.

Love your videos!

[akt-rex]

"It's interesting what they are wearing on their heads" .... they probably think the same about you.

[The_Gallowglass]

The Amish are all over the Midwest. I'm from Chicago, but I lived in a small town in Indiana. The Amish lived everywhere around that town out in the country. I used to hear the clip-clop of their horses on the street going by my bedroom window. They would go to town with their horse and buggies or with bicycles to get supplies. I'd even seen men on bicycles with their rifles and bows and arrows to go hunting, riding down the highway. There are different sects with slightly different beliefs.

The Amish around where I lived were allowed to take car rides from non-Amish and use electricity/phones, so long as it wasn't in their own home. They often had their own Amish phone booths out on the middle of some road in the country that they could use to find work, when the farm season was over. They're not anti-technology, but they believe that humans should not be so dependent on technology and creature comforts. They think it leads us to idleness, laziness, and wickedness (which I can agree with to a degree). I even worked with some Amish and Mennonites in a wood workshop and they use electricity and power tools regularly. It was a means to an end for them and when they go home they leave all that behind so they can focus on their family and friends.

[momoftwoorthree]

People pronounce it both ways, so no worries on pronunciation
I enjoyed hearing your thoughts on it. Lots of good questions!!!

[calebnorstrom]

If you plan to travel to the US Lancaster Pennsylvania is a great place to visit. Took a vacation over there for a week and absolutely loved it. The Amish aren't as unfriendly as he made them out to be though. They won't be happy if you try to run up and snap photos of them like they are some zoo animals but, if you walk up and genuinely try and have a conversation with them they will for the most part be very polite and friendly. Also be warned about there baking skills. They ruined me after I tried there Amish chocolate fudge and no fudge will ever compare after you taste theirs.

[devlinmorin]

The great mystery of the Amish is how they avoid boredom.

[larrybrennan]

I travel by train quite a bit - this summer I did 8, 500 miles by Amtrak from Florida to California and back - and it us quite common to see Amish on trains, especially in the North, the Midwest, and the West. There are colonies of Amish throughout the US, even here in Florida. They are usually found in more rural areas or small towns. There are even businesses that provide them with the equipmemt they need, like horse drawn plows and other farm implements.

[JasonJrake]

There’s a good book called “Better Off, ” about a man who took his family and lived with the Amish for a few years.

He gets into the pros and cons of their life, and how to try it yourself.

Edit: spelling corrected.

[shannonspoelman]

I am a Christian who lives in Michigan, and I have often thought that the lifestyle, not necessarily the theology, of the Amish just really appeals to me. Living in a community, making your own food, knocking on your neighbors door instead of texting--it sounds really appealing. I know we are called to live in the world, not of it, but sometimes I wish I could get away from the pressures of always having my phone on me and being unindicted information and entertainment at our fingertips at all times. I sometimes think I was born in the wrong era...

[asabizarre]

Oh hey I work in Lancaster! 😁 I have Pennsylvania Dutch family so whenever I visit the Amish Market or see them in public I can sometimes understand their PA Dutch! It's nothing strange to spot an Amish or Mennonite person around especially in a buggy

[GingerOpalArt]

Where I live in Southern Idaho we have a large-ish Mennonite community, which are similar to the Amish. Our Mennonites do drive cars, because everything is spaced so far apart here it would take them all day just to get to work by horse. They also use cell phones, but only to talk to each other. They only use technology that helps them get through their day, like tractors and sewing machines, because they grow all their own food and make all their own clothes. But technology for entertainment is not allowed. They don't use instruments in their music (I forgot why this is). One of my Mennonite co-workers explained they sing everything acapella.

The men don't stand out in public because their dress code fits in pretty well with the standard button-up shirt and nicely trimmed beard. The women however do stand out because of the little cap they wear on their hair and their old-fashioned dresses. I saw them a lot because I worked at a fabric store and they loved to pick cloth with fun patterns to make their simple dresses out of.

The only time I've met an Amish person who was from Pennsylvania was when I was a waitress. The restaurant was by the freeway so we served a lot of out-of-towners. He had the Abe Lincoln beard, the suspenders, the wide-brimmed hat and everything of a stereotypical Amish person. He had a great sense of humor and a fun personality. His wife and kids rushed out so I didn't get to meet them. :( Anyway, then he paid with giant wad of all $2 bills, which are rarely seen in the U.S. anymore. They must be somewhat common in the Amish community, since his wallet was loaded with them! (This event occurred about 15 years ago so I don't know if this is still the case.) That's my only experience with the Amish, but it sure was fun to meet them. And even though he looked stereotypically Amish, his family was traveling across the country in a car. I don't know if he was the driver, and I don't know their story, but it was definitely a contrasting image of old times and modern.