Amish Country 

Preversing a traditional lifestyle isn't easy so they are doing well for themselves despite the constant change of a modern world.

Well many actually do go to nursing homes. I am a nurse and have seen it often!!

Hell to the no 😬 I would run so fast away from that community & never look back!

They’ll never read this so it’s safe to roast them AMISH IS CRINGE! YO AMISH PEOPLE? JOE MAMA!

I agree. I would love to live around the Amish and the Mennonites. They are proof that a society does better when just about everyone has the same core values and beliefs. Ruben was excellent in this interview, he is obviously well versed in his profession. Well done.

me too!!!

Agreed!!

Yolanda Lee amen

A lot of people think that, but you wouldn’t want to. You can start living that way without joining the community. Just be ok with working non stop from 4 or 5am until sundown, having no higher education and get used to repetitive and boring tasks as your only form of entertainment. They shun the outside world until they need it, and example is hospitals. It’s not as perfect as these people make it sound. I lived near an Amish community for several years and I heard some awful stories from women who left. They particularly have a hard life.

Savii Nicole you are just like me videos where ppl live in simple communities like this makes me feel so good and relax. I feel like im traveling out of this world 😢

Me too! I’m gonna pack up and move to Pennsylvania and become Amish. You’re welcome to come if you’d like

@Sam Kay A very intelligent comment. I can understand why people idealize the Amish lifestyle, but I doubt they are really aware of what it actually entails.

me too remember horses running slow or fast ,very soothing sound.on t.v shows.

@@timothylines3867 ok

savii Nicole I spent a few hours on an Amish farm yesterday and it was an amazing experience.

They dont except outsiders.You have to be born into the Amish.Thats the only way to be an Amish.

@@mazieg7072 You can still live in the area among them and interact with them. We have Amish friends who,we visit and they visit us. Trust me, they depend on the English to support their business and for transportation.

@@ontoyoualways9183 Had you bothered to see the remark I replied to, you wouldn't have wasted your time with that moot remark. I was referring to them wanting to join- "become" Amish after being an outsider/ English/outsider. My mother left the Amish as a teenager when she left for Rumspringa in Ohio. So I am extremely well versed about the Amish,aside from living not far from two vacinities of Amish and Mennonites. And they dont need us English/outsiders for transportation.They have and would much rather deal with Mennonites then 'others' or 'English'. Most (note I say most, not all,only deal with others or English when they have to.They much prefer dealing with Mennonites for the things they need that they are not permitted to have or use,by their laws. And they do NOT under any circumstances ever deal with anyone that left the AMISH,or their children even decades later regardless of the reason that they left even if it was their (the Amish's) fault. I have had positive and negative experiences with the Amish,but would never want to live under their rules.

You actually can become Amish. It's very rare and difficult since they speak their own dialect, but it's not forbidden to accept outsiders.

@@beethechange257 you just want argue for the sake to argue.Where did I ever say it's forbidden to accept outsiders as friends which is what I was referring to???you obviously like to turn words around.So show me!! And NO ONE is Ever accepted into the Amish who is not born into the amish.You are 100percent wrong. Keep believing that all you want. Being raised by an Amish mother I believe I know far more than you could ever even though you "talk" with some friendly ones.Believe me talking with some friendly Amish there is no possibility they would open up about all their hidden life styles.They are ALL forbidden to.If they told outsiders inside secrets they would be thrown out themselves without even a chance to defend themselves. If you knew as much as you proclaimed to know you would know that much.Even the friendly one have to be very careful and secretive.It depends on their and their immeduate families very existence to staying IN the Amish. They have to protect themselves and their families and lifestyles.You clearly know very little about the Amish.No matter how much you would question your Amish friends you would never get full honest answers.They can not answer you without putting themselves at risk. You really only know the basics.and to question them would only make them nervous and scare them."IF" you knew the Amish you would know All that. Sounds more like you've read some books and are now proclaiming to be a know it all.You say too many things that are not true.

So true. I'm not Amish but I drive my pony when I can and the cars are annoying and usually rude.

Also extremely dangerous.....

Gas emissions

if you look at the definition of cult, it describes every religion there is, You need to be careful of the dangerous ones and the Amish is not one of them. Open your mind and learn from them.

Corynne Christiansen I've been to Lancaster County, Pennsylvania and it's beautiful country!!!!!! I went in 1988 with a tour group. Yes, the Amish are very interesting.

Markus, you are an ignorant goof, likely living on some sort of social assistance.

Markus Williams silence is best for you rather than exposing your ignorance.

I have been around the Amish since I was 8 or 9. They are very unique the world would be a better place. And yes I do speak the pa dutch.

A beautiful message. :-) They are truly a loving people ... honouring Nature and respect of life. ♡

@Thunderbolt They can build windmills, still old technology so would stay true to their ways.

Thank you for sharing real truth. ♡ The world sorely needs it.

and not have their self photographed and even more less in a video. Fake news with paid actors.

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FORCED to marry their cousins. All marriages are arranged.

Markus Williams they aren’t a cult. I live in Lancaster county and love working with the Amish. They’re the nicest people and truly live an amazing life. The religion that they practice is based on an Amish German bible but they are allowed to leave at the age of 16 if they want. It’s not a cult at all.

correct, ignorant people call it a cult. I am in Ontario Canada, (NW) and love the people, and what they stand for. It is ignorant Liberals who are living in the real cult

@@wallabing Their marriages aren't arranged. They choose their spouses . . .

greg moffatt I think coronavirus has ruined that🥺

@Jo Gill YOU TELL EM HONEY. 😉

@Jo Gill Do you really want to talk about being uneducated honey? I'm a Republican and this is a cult. Maybe get yourself educated on the Amish life instead of believing these videos. I suggest you also take some history courses so you can see the past cult-like behaviors that have the very same tactics as the Amish community. The only difference is that the Amish don't kill people.

I love them too

Thunderbolt Sounds like you have a bad case of narcissism my friend. Careful humility doesn’t bite you in the arse.

I'm pretty sure they came originally from Switzerland......look it up

Most cultures developed skilled craftsmen, it was simply a necessity. However, many cultures have lost those skills because of the dependence on mass production and our industrial ways of life.

tony newsome yes your right

Swiss German

Exactly,but people think they're just borrowing them or it's just a one or two time deal.Not! Lol

There are all kinds of orders of Amish. Wearing diferentt clothing then another group. And their are groups of Smish that have diferent ways excrlted clothes cars phones. But do have chyfch laws to live by each day.

I live in the heart of this Amish settlement. A lot of what you say has some truth to it, but it's an attempt to distort the facts, overall. Some have cell phones and use computers, some own cars for business use only. The laundry comment is weird, since they haven't washed clothes by hand in generations, and most have washing machines at home. No dryers allowed. They will hang wash on long, high clothes lines in the driving rain, or pounding snow, if they need to. It drys eventually. They frequently use English taxi, van and local trucking services, since it's the practical way to do the job of going 20 miles to Costco, or shipping goods across the county. Nothing I discussed make them any less Amish, or less obedient to their beliefs.

@@louisehakanson4910 No, there are many different sects, of Amish Believers. Huge variations in rules for every aspect of daily living. The overall belief system, and hard rules like no cars for daily use, no driving vehicles on the road, no power lines to the house, etc. are the same everywhere, but a lot of the other stuff is open to the rulings of the bishops and elders. There are groups in my neighborhood that use tractors for field work, and others that are forbidden to do so. There are church groups in my neighborhood that allow pedal bikes, while most Lancaster county Amish forbid them. In the big valley area of central PA. there are at least three different types of Amish, and they dress in ways that, and drive buggies, that look totally distinct from each other.

Gojoin them, then.

We wouldn't have anything. Its a pointless existence.

Quite informative...have had a taste of this life. Much prefer lifes conveniences...outdoor toilets...no running water, no electricity...love farm life...nonsence restrictions no Bible bases! Manmade control suspression! Not for me...See lots of simarlarities in some cults, Love cooking canning n other coservation measures!

Joseph JayDee he is not ex amish. He never joined

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And rightly so (bitter) have you heard the stories? not all amish communities are good. Many are controlling and abusive. you shouldnt judge when you dont know the facts...

I would be bitter too if I was lied to all my life and then forced out of my community for having critical thinking skills but I would get over it and most do. There are a lot of ex-Amish who are not bitter but still hurt but they're not as media-worthy as the bitter, wild ones.

Judy K did you go to Amish home to have a dinner? I like to try Amish foods

It's not the zombie apocalypse you have to worry about, it is the return of Jesus Christ.. and from what I am learning about the Amish and what I know about the bible, they'll be in good shape on that day.

AND COCKROACHES

@@inTruthbyGrace the people on the bottom may be okay, the Bishops and leaders are going to the very hell they claim to fear.

And one of the reasons they will survive is they don't believe in things as nonsensical as zombie apocalypses.

No they won't. The Amish do not believe in violence so people would come raid them of their stuff.

The Amish community where this video was filmed is growing fast. There are currently 300 Amish operated, one room school houses here. The video claimed a population of 20-22K, currently that number stands at 38K. The local Amish community doubles in size, roughly every twenty years. Finding room for them all, in a county that has a huge population and an extremely strong economy, coupled with very strict land use rules and growth limits on all types of new building, is tough. There is no real chance for many Amish growing up today to continue the farming lifestyle. As a result, there number of fields that the Amish have gone into, to make a living, is stunning. Everything from manufacturing, and construction, to tourism, furniture building, retail sales, and dozens of other things.

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If you're willing to give up your electricity Smart phones gadgets tv's etc.

Till you got to live it. A lot of great traditions and wholesome living, but religious wise not that of Christian beliefs completely. Hmmmm it's their deal not for me.

how do they charge the buggy batteries

William Penn was a Quacker

Ray Fridley they don't like paying 60cent a mile

You know what you call a man dressed in black standing beside the road with his hand stuck up horses butt. A amish horse mechanic,

The Amish are not exactly "religious". It is a way of life. Their Bible is in German that they can't read since their language is Pennsylvania Dutch. They don't study the Bible. They follow the Bishops rules. Each order has different rules. Figure that out.

The kids are not members of the church until they make that decision. The Amish are Anabaptists-they do not believe in infant baptism. The young people are allowed for a time, much freedom-in their late teens and maybe early twenties.

AncestralBliss wrong. They are huge animal abusers. They are hypocrites in many ways. I live amongst them.

anabaptist means that they don't baptize infants. You are baptized as a young adult after you have been offered the choice to belong do the church or not. Look up the meaning of Rumspringa.

@@Clixremix616 look up "baptize"... it is the Greek word βαπτίζω in the Bible that means to *_submerge_* (not sprinkle)

Yep, just north of Intercourse, on the road to Centerville Supply Grocery.

Go at least once a year to Homes County in Ohio. I believe area is largest Amish & Mennonite. Stay in Amish Bed & Breakfast homes. Have some beautiful Amish furniture. Great woodcrafters , wonderful farms. We love the Amish. God Bless us all.

Gospetets

Really? Really? It is HOLMES County and if you actually lived here you might look at it another way. And do not god bless me.

Wendy Busby he God blessed you and I will too. You cannot stop us. You are blessed now with God given breath. If you hate God, you will be cursed in hell forever. Your choice, our choice.

May I make the following suggestions? (1) study your Bible (2) research the history of the Anabaptists. There are a lot of videos on youtube, History is very important to the Amish. (3) Goggle their weekly newspaper The Budget and get a 6 months subscrition. It will be very informative and helpful (4) If you can locate an Amish congregation near you, ask to meet with their leadership for guidance...if they are not available, try to find a Mennonite congregation. Hope this helps. Your age wont hinder you...remember the Amish/Mennonite life is a life and mindset based entirely on God and family. God bless youin your search.

no.

It’s not what you think it is. Looks great from the outside in but reality is totally different within the church. It’s all about control and conformity whether you agree or not. This is a cult at its essence. Trust me we just escaped.

I do too! I want to be part of a new order Amish church that reads their Bible in English and are kind to animals.

Yes anybody can become amish

Or maybe Mennonites?

I was raised Amish and now live in moberly Mo, it takes a lot of patience to drive for Amish.