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| Hansie was the most perfectly
delightful Amish buggy driver I could have had that day. About 2/3
of the way through the ride, I asked him if it was ok to take his
picture. Many Amish won't allow it. He appeared slightly
hesitant, but then quickly agreed, while admonishing that should we
approach other Amish, I should always ask to take their picture first.
During the ride, he was as curious about me, as I was about him, his family, his way of life. He could not believe I traveled alone, all the way from California to take a buggy ride in Amish Country. "Where are you from," he asked. When I responded, California, I quickly learned that he meant my ethnicity. I explained that my people were in this country in the early 1600s, and were Dutch. . .and hesitantly, I told him English too! The Amish are very distrusting of the English - but all "outsiders" are considered the English! |
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