who would watch my TV?

I've seen some Amish people at Wal-Mart.

no but i have watched the film kingpin which is really funny

What do you call an Amish guy with his hand up a horses ass? ~ A mechanic!

It's interesting, especially when you consider that the implication of their beliefs is that their particular god was clearly okay with technology when it was tools and structures, but less so with the advent of electricity.
I don't really mind them, since they don't proselytize much, if at all, though I don't know enough about them to know if I approve of their culture in other regards.

I don't know enough about the Amish way of life to have a proper opinion about it. I like the notion that salvation isn't a guaranteed right and that it has to be earned. I also like that they don't have to go around telling everybody how God is great. They just live their life in their way, disconnected from the outside world happy as they are. While I am not religious myself, they live the way that they want to and they should not be condemned for that.

As for living the way they do, I guess I could enjoy it for a while. I'm not completely reliant on technology, however it would mean that I could not know who The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Queen, Michael Jackson and Elton John are. I wouldn't be able to deal with people outside of my community because I wouldn't understand any cultural references. But if I was born into that life I guess I'd just cope.

Sorry for the long post. I wish I was more educated about the lifestyle, but i wish that of every group within each religion, because I want to be as sensitive and respectful as I can to their way of life, even if I hold a completely polar view.

Barry

We have a fairly good sized Amish community near here, I sometimes see the women shopping at the grocery store wearing their ultra-conservative dresses and bonnets.

Some stores here sell Amish made stuff, but I wouldn't want to live like they do.

I work in the tech telecommunication industry so I'm going to say no. but clearly I'm biased.