--- Michael Perelman <michael at ecst.csuchico.edu> wrote:
> Interesting, in W. Pennsylvania, we used the terms
> (probably in ignorance) Amish &
> Pennsylvania Dutch interchangeably.
>
> On Tue, Apr 18, 2006 at 11:51:08AM -0400, Wojtek
> Sokolowski wrote:
> >
> >
> > Huh? My wife is pure-bred Pennsylvania Dutch very
> familiar with the region
> > (Berks and Lancaster counties & environs)- and
> this is definitely not the
> > story I hear from her or, for that matter, see
> myself. You must be thinking
> > of the Amish - who are of German origin, but who
> maintain a separate society
> > for religious reasons. But I do not think anyone
> would take them for
> > Pennsylvania Dutch.
> >
>
> --
> Michael Perelman
> Economics Department
> California State University
> Chico, CA 95929
>
> Tel. 530-898-5321
> E-Mail michael at ecst.csuchico.edu
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