Let's meet the pack:

THE AMISH:

	Ruth, 20. Factory worker and the oldest girl of 13 children, Ruth was raised on a farm in Ohio in an Old Order manner. Cute and energetic, she had numerous duties on the farm as well as inside the home...and oh yeah, she’s a wicked hot Amish chick.
	Miriam, 21. Waitress and hotel maid. One of 13 children, Miriam was brought up in a religious family on an 80-acre farm in Ohio, growing corn and raising animals. Her father is a bishop, her brother is a deacon and her uncle is a pastor of the church. But she looks smoking hot in a 2 piece, painted on bikini.
	Randy, 24. Construction worker, is one of seven children raised on an 80-acre corn farm in Indiana. As with Amish custom, Randy grew up without electricity in his home or a car; instead, he customized his horse-drawn buggy. In addition to traditional Amish garb, this kind hearted Forest Gump adorns his body with ripped up muscle layered on ripped up muscle with a light and delicate coat of perfect tight tan skin.
	Jonas, 20. Construction worker, was raised in a strict Old Order manner in Iowa. Sharp, independent and confident, he enjoys riding horses, playing pool and reading. A self-described "bad boy," has been known to say "shit."
	Mose, 24. Construction worker/former teacher. Mose grew up on a farm in Wisconsin, working the fields and laboring in the family sawmill. Raised in a strict Old Order manner, he taught school in his community for three years. Intellectual, mature and artistic, he invents and constructs gadgets and toys in his spare time, often giving them as gifts to friends and family. One of his numerous inventions is...a stick. Ok, this dude is seriously Amish.

THE CITY KIDS:

The pack of city kids is a perfect blend of cliché, crazy, ignorance and cleavage. A perfectly fair introduction to a bunch of Amish kids exploring the city to make a life altering decision on whether or not to leave their family and friends for an Xbox and tivo.

	Whitney is our token black girl. Something foreign to the Amish folk who when asked if there were any black Amish kids Miriam replied "I have a friend who gets real dark in the summer time." Not only is there a black chick in the house, but she’s from South Central LA and she speaks her mind. I sure hope they balance her with a crazy white chick.
	Ariel is a Vegan waitress from Los Angeles and thinks cows are from outer space. She is a prime example for the argument that life is so much easier when you're hot. This yoga enthusiast who believes she senses the alien life within cows, is the life of all parties. With such fun quips as "eggs are just chicken abortions" she is sure to prove a valuable member of the reality TV family.
	Kevan, the half Persian half White guy spends his time teaching children how to swim, which would be so sweet if I wasn't convinced he's only doing to be able to tell a chick "I teach little kids to swim." It's not that I’m a cynic; it's just that I'm jealous.
	Meagan is the sexy, charming, funny, good-looking, multi-talented, smart, sexually charged fashionista. Don't believe me? Just ask her. The only thing more distracting than her pomposity is the confusion when one sees she's really an average looking girl who just doesn't get it.
	And of course, there is Nick. I truly love Nick. This Bostonian seems to be the only one of the housemates I may actually hang out with in my own life. He's loud. He speaks what he thinks, and his accent makes me giggle.
	What?! NO GAY GUY?! Of course there is a gay guy! Good ol' Reese. This overly plucked club promoter from WeHo (West Hollywood for those of you not in the know) make the Fab 5 look like the A-team.

Episode one lured me in with the promise of seeing silly naive Amish kids interact with smart sophisticated city kids, but brilliantly switched it up. Though the city kids may know how to use a parking meter, they have a lot to learn about life.

When the city kids arrived to the mansion, it was not unlike the real world season opening. Young kids plunged into a new hip environment and all seems well and familiar. Until the Amish arrive. They stand outside a glass door lined up side by side in their simple garb and ring the doorbell. Reese and Ariel rush to the door look outside and refuse to open the door until all the other housemates have had a chance to look out the door, gawk at the people who share cultural differences, and scream "Oh, absolutely not!" "They're freakin' Amish" and "HELL NO!" while the Amish kids just stand there in silence. Finally, the city kids open the door to the house, but not the door to acceptance. In terms of non Amish society, we don't necessarily put our best foot forward to welcome outsiders.

Posted by madeyoulaugh on July 28, 2004 11:29 PM