Amish Community Facts & Secrets That May Surprise You

The Amish Don’t Think They’re the Best For the Amish people, being arrogant is a huge sin. You can see that in their choice to wear simple clothes and live a simple life – flashy goods and bragging is not for them. However, is their simple life a way to show they’re “better” than others?

Amish Love to Eat Together As we saw from the barn building above, a close sense of community is essential to the Amish way of life. One way that is shown is through eating meals together. As you can see from the picture below, the Amish love their potlucks.

Community Barn BuildingThe Amish community is well-known (and well-regarded) for being, well, a community. People help each other out to a remarkable degree. This can be readily seen in the building of a barn. When a neighbor needs a new barn built, the entire community will roll up their sleeves, head on over, and help out.

Amish Don't Promote Their Faith