1. As a PA Dutch man that also speaks PA Dutch, what do you find is the biggest misconception about PA Dutch people and language? I think the biggest misconception is that all PA Dutch are Amish. As you know, in post WWII America there was a push for more tourism to PA Dutch Country, the Amish were the image that was advertised. I continually meet people with no knowledge of the PD and when I tell them that I speak PD, they almost always ask, “Was your family Amish?”. We too