so when I look at these logos these are not actually Amish owned and operated
not actually Amish owned and operated
not actually Amish owned and operated stores they’re actually English people
stores they’re actually English people
stores they’re actually English people using the Amish name Wow that is it
using the Amish name Wow that is it
using the Amish name Wow that is it write up the fact that English stores
write up the fact that English stores
write up the fact that English stores are using the Amish name to sell their
are using the Amish name to sell their
are using the Amish name to sell their goods is misleading and it bothers me
goods is misleading and it bothers me
goods is misleading and it bothers me tell me what’s inside this store just
tell me what’s inside this store just
tell me what’s inside this store just opened up and I’m really interested to
opened up and I’m really interested to
opened up and I’m really interested to see what’s in here
see what’s in here
see what’s in here let’s go see what they got hi how are
let’s go see what they got hi how are
let’s go see what they got hi how are you I can speculate that this was not
you I can speculate that this was not
you I can speculate that this was not made on an Amish farm in an Amish wood
made on an Amish farm in an Amish wood
made on an Amish farm in an Amish wood shop I’m looking at the things in this
shop I’m looking at the things in this
shop I’m looking at the things in this store and I’m realizing that although
store and I’m realizing that although
store and I’m realizing that although they’re promoting Amish things they’re
they’re promoting Amish things they’re
they’re promoting Amish things they’re not necessarily made by Amish people
not necessarily made by Amish people
not necessarily made by Amish people they’re really using the Amish name to
they’re really using the Amish name to
they’re really using the Amish name to make a buck for themselves Oh check it
make a buck for themselves Oh check it
make a buck for themselves Oh check it out it’s a bunch of quilts hanging back
out it’s a bunch of quilts hanging back
out it’s a bunch of quilts hanging back here I can actually tell by looking at
here I can actually tell by looking at
here I can actually tell by looking at Amish people made this this one here for
Amish people made this this one here for
Amish people made this this one here for example you can actually see the pencil
example you can actually see the pencil
example you can actually see the pencil marks where they laid a pattern on top
marks where they laid a pattern on top
marks where they laid a pattern on top of it exactly with like here she went
of it exactly with like here she went
of it exactly with like here she went outside of the lines a little bit what I
outside of the lines a little bit what I
outside of the lines a little bit what I really noticed is the brightness of this
really noticed is the brightness of this
really noticed is the brightness of this fabric that she chose
fabric that she chose
fabric that she chose yeah but the Amish don’t usually use
yeah but the Amish don’t usually use
yeah but the Amish don’t usually use such bright colors this is way too
such bright colors this is way too
such bright colors this is way too flashy to be kept in an Amish home
flashy to be kept in an Amish home
flashy to be kept in an Amish home they’re not allowed to hang this in
they’re not allowed to hang this in
they’re not allowed to hang this in their own homes on their own walls but
their own homes on their own walls but
their own homes on their own walls but they’re allowed to stitch it and sell it
they’re allowed to stitch it and sell it
they’re allowed to stitch it and sell it in stores too absolutely they know what
in stores too absolutely they know what
in stores too absolutely they know what we like I thought tourism would be a
we like I thought tourism would be a
we like I thought tourism would be a good thing for the Amish but instead I
good thing for the Amish but instead I
good thing for the Amish but instead I find the Amish are abandoning their
find the Amish are abandoning their
find the Amish are abandoning their traditions and peddling to the taste of
traditions and peddling to the taste of
traditions and peddling to the taste of English tourists we’re seeing more and
English tourists we’re seeing more and
English tourists we’re seeing more and more of this type of store not that it’s
more of this type of store not that it’s
more of this type of store not that it’s bad but it’s not Amish but more and more
bad but it’s not Amish but more and more
bad but it’s not Amish but more and more stores are opening up like this all the
stores are opening up like this all the
stores are opening up like this all the time
time
time where I grew up the Amish were
where I grew up the Amish were
where I grew up the Amish were determined to preserve their Amish
determined to preserve their Amish
determined to preserve their Amish values but in Berlin it’s just a little
values but in Berlin it’s just a little
values but in Berlin it’s just a little bit different
bit different
bit different Livan wants to show me the range of
Livan wants to show me the range of
Livan wants to show me the range of reaction to tourism among the Amish
reaction to tourism among the Amish
reaction to tourism among the Amish these are Swartzentruber these are the
these are Swartzentruber these are the
these are Swartzentruber these are the most austere group we have their concept
most austere group we have their concept
most austere group we have their concept of tourism I mean very little except for
of tourism I mean very little except for
of tourism I mean very little except for maybe basket making and maybe making
maybe basket making and maybe making
maybe basket making and maybe making quilts is that about the craziest thing
quilts is that about the craziest thing
quilts is that about the craziest thing you’ve ever seen he’s standing there
you’ve ever seen he’s standing there
you’ve ever seen he’s standing there holding his glove over his face and
holding his glove over his face and
holding his glove over his face and peeping off between it
peeping off between it
peeping off between it it’s amazing what they’ve been taught
it’s amazing what they’ve been taught
it’s amazing what they’ve been taught the Amish don’t allow themselves to be
the Amish don’t allow themselves to be
the Amish don’t allow themselves to be photographed because of one of the ten
photographed because of one of the ten
photographed because of one of the ten commandments thou shalt not have any
commandments thou shalt not have any
commandments thou shalt not have any graven images before me or any likeness
graven images before me or any likeness
graven images before me or any likeness of the heavens above or the earth
of the heavens above or the earth
of the heavens above or the earth beneath are the waters honor the earth
beneath are the waters honor the earth
beneath are the waters honor the earth over the last twenty years because
over the last twenty years because
over the last twenty years because there’s so many tourists coming by
there’s so many tourists coming by
there’s so many tourists coming by they’re trained to keep their face
they’re trained to keep their face
they’re trained to keep their face protected it’s just what they’re taught
protected it’s just what they’re taught
protected it’s just what they’re taught to do
to do
to do in the gift shop it seemed like the
in the gift shop it seemed like the
in the gift shop it seemed like the Amish were almost too willing to adapt
Amish were almost too willing to adapt
Amish were almost too willing to adapt to tourism and yet here there are Amish
to tourism and yet here there are Amish
to tourism and yet here there are Amish who don’t seem willing to adapt at all
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