See?  No hair cutting for girls but they hide it under a bonnet.
Yet the bloke's have facial adornments on display.

it is like our life in the 18th century to me before the industrial revolution

Ooooo look they're making gawjuss quilts again - they are simply the best at making quilts and they are so cheap 

Me too LB

thank heavens for that

Thanks Eugene. x  I feel better knowing that.

True but I'm sure they'd cope 

I think it's less control as emotional blackmail. They let the children go off for however many years and then decide what they want to do. IMHO, they must want to stay with the more intresting life, but many of them will feel the parental pressure.

thanks eugene

They so need to live somewhere like Holland Park:  big city houses. 

I'm not sure about that Cologne..... I would imagine it depends on what you want from life. I would think that for some the sense of community and belonging would be a bigger draw....

I wonder what sort of percentage 'opt out'

Be interesting to know Kaffy!

it can be - I'm surprised that Rumspringa for Gerry is taking so long as normally they only stay away for a year or two before returning.  There are many that chose not to return to be baptised that regretted it later but because they have been shunned they are not allowed to return to the community.  They then struggle with mainstream life and usually descend into drink and drugs   

It can also be the fear of what you don't know that makes them stay within their communities as well.

I don't think life on a S London estate would appeal to them at all

Ahh nice to see them having fun!

a quick google search says about 90% of them go back to the Amish life.

I can't see how they can call it a choice?

If you want to live out of the community it means you have no contact with your parents - or the rest of your family, ever again.  Not because of locale but because you're banished!
If that's not emotional blackmail I don't know what is.

Hi Baz  I agree, but just listening to the older boy talking about the things he will have to give up, I'm sure a lot of them struggle, especially if they've had their outside life for a while.

i agree baz - as i said earlier - i~ read a book where the detective was ex - Amish and she went to be a  police chief by her ex- Amish community - they would have nothing to do with her

i agree cosmo

Thanks Kaffy - I'm not surprised really!

they are not exactly showing them the 'best' of British life 

That was interesting.... see you next week I hope

That was interesting - Pengy, you obviously know a lot about it.    From what I saw on Google they usually have to decide to go back or not by the time they're 21?   Wasn't that guy older that?

Time to change threads...see you all in t'other one in a few minutes

Baz - off to the HL's thread now

What an interesting programme. I look forward to seeing the next one.

Ok...   en masse move to the highlights thread?

No they're not.  And yet, they talk of their idyllic life - so where's the UK version to compare?

I'm thread hopping too.  See you all in the HL

see you in the HL thread

I'm watching it on +1 because I want to see Taggart.

He's 23 I think he said.  I've seen a community in Pennsylvania when I was in the states and my fascination with them started from there 

heads to HL fred 

Bump.   2nd part tonight at 8pm.

Ohh looking forward to this tonight

Thanks for the reminder. I forgot the 2nd part was on tonight!

Well bumped, Cos! 


Evening all..

   *puts ear plugs in for forthcoming music* 

LOL Pengy... forgot about the music!