16 Commonly Held Amish Myths Busted!
4. Myth - Local People Resent The Amish
Aside from the horse dung, the Amish also cause congestion on the roads as they travel in their slow buggies around the rural neighbourhood. This can result in accidents and sadly even sometimes fatalities as car and buggy collisions are a very real and unfortunate event.
Despite the inconvenience of sharing the roads with vehicles that sport a mere two horse power, most locals accept and welcome the Amish. Not only do they bring in tourism, they support local businesses and offer fresh produce and tours of their farms and facilities.
It's not unusual to see dedicated parking spots for horse and buggies found everywhere from outside small hardware stores to the local Post Offices. Add to that, the Amish do not attempt to recruit outsiders so no door-to-door knocking at eight in the morning, no judgment day style "The world is nigh!" signs on roadsides and no missionary desire to convert any one to their religious choices.
The Amish are indeed unusual and have a radically different lifestyle but they are welcomed by most modern towns' people.