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Originally Posted by pelathais
Attached is the Walmart near my sister's house. Most of my interactions have been "in traffic." LOL. But those were always friendly.
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There was an Amish community about five miles from the town I went to college in. One of the girls in my dorm brought in an article about the Amish. That got me started reading. It irritated me that some students said things that weren't true, and it irritated me that the Amish seemed to be treated poorly in that town (both because of some locals and some college students).
I enjoyed seeing them at auctions, around town, and in their local shop. Even though we didn't ever talk much, they reminded me of my own family in some of their ways, demeanors and mannerisms.
After college, I stayed in the area. At the time I would have insisted that I knew a lot about Amish life. I needed an antique table repaired and took it to them. They told me they'd be happy to work on it, but that they weren't sure how they would let me know when it was done. I told them I could drive out and check in a week or two. They told me they weren't sure it would be done by then though, and didn't want me to waste the trip. I shrugged and said it was only five or ten miles, it wouldn't be a big deal. The look on their faces told me I still had a lot to learn. Five or ten miles may not be huge in a car, but it's a sizable trip in a buggy.
For me to overlook a little detail like that as a 20-something year old was understandable and a lesson well-learned. When Hollywood overlooks the details, it detracts from the realism and distracts people from the meaning behind the movie.
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