are there amish puerto ricans out there? or can amish people only be dutch?

Answer 1

It's a culture thing, and they practice their religion with-in the culture. A Puerto Rican cannot be amish because he/she is not of Amish Ancessors.
Who are the Amish? Are they the same as the Pennsylvania Dutch?(http://www.800padutch.com/amish.shtml).
The Amish are a religious group who live in settlements in 22 states and Ontario, Canada. The oldest group of Old Order Amish, about 16-18,000 people live in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The Amish stress humility, family and community, and separation from the world.

Although Lancaster Amish are Pennsylvania Dutch, all Pennsylvania Dutch are not Amish. The Pennsylvania Dutch are natives of Central Pennsylvania, particularly Lancaster and its surrounding counties. Unlike the Amish, they are not all one religion. Instead, their common bond is a mainly German background (Pennsylvania Dutch is actually Pennsylvania Deutsch, or German). They also have Welsh, English, Scottish, Swiss, and French ancestry.

Answer 2

Where did you people go to school?
Puerto Ricans amish people? The more I read that staff the more I am convinced that people in this country have only basic education, or graduated from schools with GED.

Answer 3

You have to be born Amish to be Amish. They are all related, even if it is a few generations back. You cannot "join" the Amish like you would a religion. It is not just a religion, it is a way of life.

Answer 4

We have Amish people here in Northern Indiana. Nice enough people. There are also Amish people in Pennsylvania.

I had never heard of Amish until my family moved here in 1964!

Answer 5

German, not dutch and yes, you have to be born to it to be a 'real' Amish. Just like you have to born in the Big Apple to be a real New Yorker.

Answer 6

thats a really good question. i dont know either