What is it like to live in Amish communities?

A2A What you gain can be so much more than what you are giving up. No electricity, cars, telephone in the house, computers, or average American clothing are allowed. Not all Amish communities are the same.” The primary language is “Pennsylvania German. read more

You live in community (one reason to ban cars is to keep everyone living in close proximity). That was the best thing about being Amish. We were in Christian Amish communities. Life was strenuous (although much easier to stay in shape), but I appreciated the different pace of life. read more

But I think if people really want to know the truth about some of the things that happen in the Amish community, they need to read books that were published by people who grew up in the Amish community, and there are several of those books now.” Amazon now lists 1,504 results in its Amish romance category. read more

At home and in their community, the Amish in PA speak a dialect of German. This language, originally known as Pennsylvania Deutsch, has gradually become known as Pennsylvania German, or Pennsylvania Dutch. read more