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> Nobody can leave the community of farmers and woodworkers because they're so dependent on it and they've never known anything else. Is that true? Rumspringa[
by w1ntermute 13y ago
> Nobody can leave the community of farmers and woodworkers because they're so dependent on it and they've never known anything else.
Is that true? Rumspringa[0] is specifically to allow exposure to the outside world.
0: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rumspringa http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rumspringa
- zhemao 13y agoYeah, I was about to reply with this. Also, the article states that the Amish are pretty well-informed about the outside world.
- mbreese 13y agoThere is a difference between being exposed to the outside world and being given the tools to successfully navigate it. Given their limited education, it's hard to imagine many Amish being successful in modern society.
- wpietri 13y agoIt may be hard to imagine, but it does happen: http://entertainment.time.com/2012/09/09/breaking-amish-one-ex-followers-true-story-of-moving-to-the-big-apple/ http://entertainment.time.com/2012/09/09/breaking-amish-one-...
- mbreese 13y agoAnd it was so rare that Time did a story on it. I'm not saying that it doesn't happen, and this guy gets lots of credit for attending/transferring to Columbia w/o a high school diploma. But that just underscores how difficult the transition can be.
- baddox 13y agoNo harder than to imagine an average American trying to be successful in an Amish community.