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Do you automatically associate "Amish" with wholesome quality when applied to food and craft?

Asked by ibstubro (18804points) June 24th, 2015

It seems to be a popular marketing ploy in the Midwest.

Quite frankly, we had a country auction a couple of years back and the Amish that attended were disgustingly filthy and stank to high heaven. It largely put me off the notion of Amish = wholesome.

I once discussed this with a friend on Askville who lived in the much touted “Amish Country”. She found the sect in her area largely annoying, always wanting to use her phone, bum rides and unwashed. She had been told by an Amish man that body odor was a sign of hard work and that God prized hard work. Therefore, the more you stink, the more God loves you.

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