Litchfield, MI

spacecampaddict28 · Post by **spacecampaddict28** » Thu Jun 16, 2005 3:30 pm

well. i am in the glorious hometown of SpaceNerd (Lyn)....Litchfield, MI. Let's see....there are amish people who ride around in horse-drawn buggies! and no stoplights!

We have to drive 20 minutes to a stoplight....and there are lots of fields and cows and...machines I have never seen before. combines, tillers, and plows...oh my! haha I just thought I would share.

Space Nerd · Post by **Space Nerd** » Thu Jun 16, 2005 10:05 pm

This is one of those cultures that Sara just doesnt get...

spacy chick · Post by **spacy chick** » Fri Jun 17, 2005 3:05 pm

I used to live in Carlisle Pennsylvania and there were a lot of amish farms around us. Seeing horse-drawn buggies wasn't so uncommon there

LaRsOnAtRiXkIx · Post by **LaRsOnAtRiXkIx** » Fri Jun 17, 2005 9:04 pm

on my way to my old college in potsdam, new york which is the absolute middle of nowhere, i saw amish people trotting in their buggies down the road often. there was even an amish people crossing sign in one spot. very interesting. i saw a thing on 60 minutes once about amish people because they accidentally have incest a lot cuz its hard to find someone youre not related to somehow in a small community like that, so the kids were coming out with birth defects. it was sad.

Space Nerd · Post by **Space Nerd** » Fri Jun 17, 2005 9:47 pm

Its quite normal to see the Amish here. We all interact just fine... I dont know what y'all get so excited about.

cheshire · Post by **cheshire** » Sat Jun 18, 2005 9:54 am

because a lot of us have never been exposed to Amish life. The closest thing to an Amish person I've ever seen is a minonite.

tennisrox014 · Post by **tennisrox014** » Sat Jun 18, 2005 8:21 pm

I come from Cleveland originally and when my family would go into rural ohio we would see tons of them.

rycho626 · Post by **rycho626** » Sun Jun 19, 2005 3:16 pm

Ive seen amish ppl in penn. b4 but i hate whem people treat them like o yeah theres a bunch of them over there like theyre anmials it just annoyes me jesus christ its just a religion

Space Nerd · Post by **Space Nerd** » Mon Jun 20, 2005 9:05 pm

Relax. Amish culture is drastically different from ours. Its normal to be curious and if you ever notice they're curious about our culture too. The only problems arise when people treat them rudely. That doesnt happen here because we've all grown up beside them. If it seems to be an interesting culture to you i suggest that you look it up on the internet and check things out a little more. There is a lot more to Amish life than just what we see! I personally find their dialect amazing to listen to as they speak what could be considered a German and English hybrid that changes in nearly every community they have. Its very interesting to study.

Litchfield, MI

Have you seen amish people in horse-drawn buggies?

Litchfield, MI