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🗓️ 31 October 2022
⏱️ 25 minutes
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0:00.0 | This is of all studios production. |
0:07.0 | A few years ago, I drove out to a small county in Western Kentucky called Todd County. |
0:21.0 | It's home to the oldest Amish settlement in the state. |
0:24.0 | Yeah, it's mostly carpenters, farmers. They've been there for years. |
0:29.0 | Ever since I can remember growing up on New Todd County, |
0:32.0 | had a high Amish population, a men-high population. |
0:35.0 | So, every one of the communities familiar with them. |
0:38.0 | And what do you see? I mean, that other communities might not see. |
0:42.0 | Of course, in Buggies, you have to be careful when you're driving. |
0:45.0 | It's slower pace. There's a lot of manners, a lot of silvery. |
0:51.0 | You know, yes, thank you. Please, everyone smiling quite often. |
0:56.0 | According to the county's website, the Amish population in this part of Kentucky |
1:00.0 | is a new order Amish community that dresses plainly, uses a horse and buggy, |
1:06.0 | and speaks Pennsylvania Dutch. |
1:08.0 | But it's a little bit more liberal when it comes to technology. |
1:12.0 | That explains the tractors and other modern machinery I saw out in the fields. |
1:17.0 | Still, in many ways, it felt like I was entering a different world |
1:22.0 | than the one I live in every day. A world that revolves around peace and tranquility. |
1:27.0 | I think anybody can start where they are now. |
1:31.0 | No offense to your business, but get rid of the TV, get rid of the modern. |
1:37.0 | You know, just make some changes, you know, starting today. |
1:42.0 | That's the lifestyle Marjorie and Amish Yoder chose for themselves |
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