Being Amish

Vocab

(social) outcast

marginal

(to) avoid

éviter

(to) be reluctant to V

être réticent à faire quelque chose

(to) belong somewhere

être à sa place quelque part

(to) conform to N

comply with rules, standards, or laws.

culture shock

choc culturel

(to) fit in

adapt to

headress/bonnet

coiffe

horse-drawn buggy / carriage

calèche

old-fashioned

outdated

on average

en moyenne

pious

pieux

plain

simple

(to) shun

to deliberately avoid someone or something

(to) socialise

mix socially with others

(to) value something

(to) consider something to be important

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