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Funny story about rural neighbors

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Arkaroth

Jan 31, 2008
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Where I live is a community of mostly Amish people. Amish is a culture of people who live basically like its the 1800's. No electricity, everyone drives buggys/rides horses, wears straw hats and old fashioned clothes, etc. Religious.

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Well anyways, we practice in this cottage place on my property, and one day we are playing and this Amish kid busts in who's about 17. He asks to watch us play to our surprise (well not so much me, I grew up hanging out with local Amish kids) and we play through some stuff that would seem pretty funny to play to an Amish kid (Burzum, Mayhem... we are a black metal band.) When we are done he talks about coming back the next practice and maybe bringing a friend or two. I said I didn't mind as long as they didn't stay long... but to my surprise he didn't return. I found out later that he ran away to leave the Amish, and become "english". We got a sound complaint from his father later on, it said he didn't mind the muisc "until what happened". He seems to think are music converted his son!
 
#3
They go on rumspringa when they turn 16 dont they? Rumspringa is when they get to go out and do anything they want for a few years and decide if they want to come back to the Amish.

"no matter how mixxed up someone is you know they still love their kids y'know."

I'm sure they love their kids no matter what but the Amish don't play, if you leave you are "shunned" by the entire Amish community, they will literally act like you were never there and your family wont have any further contact with you.


I grew up with Pennsylvania Dutch grandparents, they rocked.
 
#4
Quadcam said:
They go on rumspringa when they turn 16 dont they? Rumspringa is when they get to go out and do anything they want for a few years and decide if they want to come back to the Amish.
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I was thinking the same thing.

Maybe the teen wasn't going to partake in rumspringa and become an "english" for a bit (ie. drink, party, do drugs, drive cars, watch tv, play video games, yada ... yada), then changed his mind. Thats all I can figure.
 
#5
Quadcam said:
They go on rumspringa when they turn 16 dont they? Rumspringa is when they get to go out and do anything they want for a few years and decide if they want to come back to the Amish.

"no matter how mixxed up someone is you know they still love their kids y'know."

I'm sure they love their kids no matter what but the Amish don't play, if you leave you are "shunned" by the entire Amish community, they will literally act like you were never there and your family wont have any further contact with you.


I grew up with Pennsylvania Dutch grandparents, they rocked.
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ah I don't realy know a whole lot on the subject; the situation sucks either way.
 
#7
Thats too bad for the kid. I normally think being born into a religious community isn't fair for the kids, but I repect Amish because they let their kids see the outside world, and make a decision themselves, rather than never letting them know anything else.

I couldn't imagine living without modern luxuries, but more power to them if they enjoy the way they live, I think it's great!
 
#9
Am I the only one who thinks its a cool story?

You made something click telling him he wasnt living the way he wanted. You changed his life for the better. If his parents dont love him because of it, they are being hypocritical against their own religion.

To each their own.
 
#10
To each his own and all, but ... IMO, the "shunning" part is indefensible.
Just because someone opts for a different lifestyle or faith than the one he or she was taught to believe when growing up doesn't mean that that person should be cut off from the love of his or her family.
To me, that's a lose-lose for everyone involved.
 
#11
Jordasch said:
Am I the only one who thinks its a cool story?

You made something click telling him he wasnt living the way he wanted. You changed his life for the better. If his parents dont love him because of it, they are being hypocritical against their own religion.

To each their own.
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I thought it was a really cool story. Black metal saved a little amish kid. However, I don't think they "told" him anything. They just made some pretty noises.
 
#12
I couldnt live that extreme, I mean I could but I wouldn't want to. However,religion aside , the Amish pretty much have the right idea, they are totally self sufficient, they dont waste things, they work hard, everyone helps everyone else and they dont rely on the government for help. They arent opposed to electricity just the power grid system, 80% of Amish families in Ohio have solar panels

If the rest of us could follow just the basic principals that the Amish do the world we be a much better place. They are the original "green living" people.

I mean I do a lot of stuff like that, I keep chickens so I have fresh eggs and meat without all the hormones, I have a bunch of fruit trees apples, bananas, oranges, peaches, grapes, figs..etc, a garden because the veggies in the grocery store are disgusting..especially those sad excuses for tomatoes. I compost most of the leftover stuff and put that back into the garden, since I started doing that I probably only have half the trash I used to but I'm nowhere near as self sufficient as the Amish
 
#13
ErebusBass said:
I thought it was a really cool story. Black metal saved a little amish kid. However, I don't think they "told" him anything. They just made some pretty noises.
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Ah, thats not what I meant. I forgot the , between click and telling. ;)

Let me fix it.


Jordasch said:
Am I the only one who thinks its a cool story?

You made something click, telling him he wasnt living the way he wanted. You changed his life for the better. If his parents dont love him because of it, they are being hypocritical against their own religion.

To each their own.
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My mistake, I can see what you meant.
 
#14
Quadcam said:
They go on rumspringa when they turn 16 dont they? Rumspringa is when they get to go out and do anything they want for a few years and decide if they want to come back to the Amish.

"no matter how mixxed up someone is you know they still love their kids y'know."

I'm sure they love their kids no matter what but the Amish don't play, if you leave you are "shunned" by the entire Amish community, they will literally act like you were never there and your family wont have any further contact with you.


I grew up with Pennsylvania Dutch grandparents, they rocked.
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I asked him about Rumspringa, he said they don't have it around here. In Amish communities whoever the local preacher guy is makes the rules. So I guess that's how it goes.
 

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