[StAnDeliver]

"I attend Amish auctions and some communal activities with her as a guest. The are all very friendly and kind. They have many children and its normal that older siblings will be seen taking care of younger ones. I am struck how CALM and at ease their children are. Teenage boys in big groups are quiet, not boisterous, rambunctious or hyperactive. Their girls are not nervous or fidgety. They all have long attention spans and are socially adept."

They are polite as a rule but elders will scowl or ignore you if you have alcohol on your breath. Then I wonder why you set up your tray of delicious peanut brittle and cheese in front of a tavern (instead of setting up at the weekly farmer's market, which I still don't understand), my Amish dude, but whatever. It is what it is.

We have had extensive barn work done by Amish crews, excellent, unsurpassed.

[JimSp]

Many Amish communities have no prohibition on drinking alcohol. I regularly always walking out of convenience, stores with six packs or 12 packs. I have bought alcoholic beverages for Amish bishops that I was dining with. Etc. etc. it’s only some communities that turn a sour eye at it.