richtaber
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Registered: Dec 2003
Location: Central New York State
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Here where I live in the central part of New York State, we have seen a huge influx of Amish in the last several years. The thing of it is, Amish are not all the same. There are quite a few different flavors of Amish throughout the country, such as Old Order, New Order, Beach, Andy Weaver, and Swartzenruber. Here in NY State, we seem to mostly see Old Order, New Order, Swartzentruber, and of course different versions of Mennonites. Some groups of Amish have little or nothing to do with other different groups of Amish, sometimes in the same area. I kind of wish that they did, because they are prone to a number of genetic disorders; having been all descended from 200 people. Whatever the case, they are like people anywhere else, some are real good and some ain't worth didly. There are a number of things that Amish do that I don't agree with, and a number of things that they do that I do see as being ok. I coonhunt with some of the Amish kids in the area, and they seem to be ok so far.
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