A huge chunk of the "Pennsylvania Dutch" Amish came from the Palatinate[1], which German dialect informs their speech, and explains why outsiders are collective

A huge chunk of the "Pennsylvania Dutch" Amish came from the Palatinate[1], which German dialect informs their speech, and explains why outsiders are collectively "The English". [1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palatinate_(region) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palatinate_(region)