After passing through Amish Country I've become fascinated by the Amish. Who are they? What is their religion? Why do they look so old fashioned? On the Saturday morning that I saw aload of them they were all dressed similarly with shirts, mostly in one of two shades of blue, with brown waistcoats & matching trousers. All wore wide-brimmed hats of straw & all had beards, mostly long. Travelling by pony & trap they looked straight out of the 19th century, or, dare I say it.... Hobbit land!!
They really are curious looking. In the long hours of cycling I can't help but wonder what kind of lives they have. If they don't drive cars & farm their land manually, without machinery then what kind of houses do they live in? Do they have electricity. If so do they watch TV or listen to the Radio. Is MC Hammer in their top 40, or is their musical taste a touch more 'rustic'? I reckon they listen to ZZ Top on the quiet!!
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