OK, I was driving through an Amish hood, and I wondered, do Amish women shave their legs (and other parts)?
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NO \n  In the Amish or Pennsylvania Dutch community and religion it is a sin to alter your body.  This is also why married men have the beard and it is always squared off.  \nIn the Old testament of the bible specifically states that men should not cut the corners of their beard.
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Society says women have to shave. In some countries such as France the majority of the women don't. Their society does'nt care and believe it or not some men find unshaven women very sexy! It all depends on how you were brought up!
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I have not seen a hairy pub. Then again, I don't go to biker pubs, they are probably pretty hairy. -- If you are talking about a woman's pubes, definitely shaven.
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My husband is not one.  He met me with my "natural face" and fell in love with me anyway.  I do not wear make-up, and I do not "shave".  Neither does he.\n\nNeither one of us understands why people would want to smear animal by-products or chemicals on their bodies, or scrape sharp metal blades across their skin.  UGH!
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As you've noticed, shaving your legs aids in healing from road rash by making it easier to clean your wounds and reducing the amount of crud (dirt, grease, etc) that builds up on your skin before the crash.\n\nUnfortunatly you are limited to a few options:\nShaving: Requires frequent attention and some people get bad razor burn.  It's very cheap though.\nChemical creams: Nair or other brands "burn" away the hair.  It doesn't last much longer than shaving and can irritate delicate skin.  It's also more expensive than shaving, but is worth trying to see if it works well with your skin.\nWaxing: Painful, expensive, but lasts a long time.\nElectrolysis: Painful, extremely expensive, takes multiple sessions, but lasts forever.\n\nI personally wax because shaving irritates my legs; my husband (a racer) shaves.  One recommendation is to shave all the way up to your hips - don't stop at the bottom of your shorts.  When going down, you usually hit first on your hip, so make sure that area is hair-free.
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Were they Amish or Mennonite? They're not stupid, whichever they were. Please be a bit kinder.
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It depends how religious they are. Only married women cover their hair, sometimes with wigs sometimes with scalves or hats. Its because they feel that its an intimate thing to share with just your husband. There are some sects that shave their heads and cover their heads with wigs, but for a different reason.
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Girl,you just go ahead and try to shave your VAGINA.Your vagina is on the INSIDE OF YOUR BODY
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Shaving the legs is done for several reasons.\n\n1. It makes crashing that little bit less painful. Hair on the legs can catch the ground in a crash, making the road rash that much worse.\n\n2. When you do crash, shaved legs makes it easier to clean (read: scrub) and dress the wound properly. I've appreciated this on a couple of occasions.\n\n3. It makes massage easier as well - no hair to get in the way. While not necessarily applicable for the average joe, the masseurs of the pro riders insist on it (considering that they have to give upwards of nine massages during an evening, you'll see my point).\n\n4. It may be aerodynamic, but that's not necessarily the case. The real reason is conformity. Everyone wants to look pro. Sad, but true.
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No, I shaved mine once and got ingrowns too.
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Yes... I grew up around Amish country in Ohio.  My great-greandparents were Amish, but they "jumped the fence" (left the religion) before they committed to be baptized.  I still have Amish relatives in Indiana, and the family goes there for a huge family reunion in the summer.
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There are many religions that require women to be fully covered from neck to ankles.  Hasidic jews, for example, require women, even girls, to wear long skirs all year long.\n\nIt's a matter of modesty for most religions that impose this rule.
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Native Americans are naturally near hairless people. My mother is Cherokee and she brags to me that she never had to shave anything her entire life. So it's partially true, yet I doubt that every single NA woman is hairless.
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Many young women are hairy. Our culture these days promotes the hairless look, but it takes a lot of time and money (and I think it's a little sick that many men seem to want it). It's not at all unusual to have a slight mustache (it can be bleached), hair below the navel, some facial hair, and hair on the big toes. I was in this category. I remained hairy until menopause. After I was 45 or so, the hair on my arms and legs got a little lighter and less coarse. The hair on my big toes has thinned out and is barely noticeable. I got electrolysis for the hair on my face that was too dark for my pale skin. I hear there are laser treatments now that get more hair in a single treatment, but my electrolysist said that she sees a lot of women for whom laser treatments didn't work thoroughly enough.\n\nGood luck.
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True Amish don't have curtains.\nThe ones that do have curtains will normally pull them over to one side because it takes less materials to hold it on one side verses both.  They are ALL about function and not looks.
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Yes we grow hair down there and some girls remove it, some dont. there are many ways to remove it. The more common ones are- cutting/trimming, shaving, sugaring, waxing, depilation.
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No, that is perverse.  There are many Amish communities throughout the United States, from the East Coast to the West Coast.  Also, there are families in Europe.  \n\nAfter the Amish Rumspringa--- period of time when they reach 16 to go out into the world and experience everything---then the child chooses whether or not they want to remain in the Amish faith and lifestyle or join the "English---the world."\n\nAmish are very respectful, honorable, gentle, and faithful people.  I grew up around an Amish community.  They rely on each other and their faith in some incredible times.  Prostitution, perverse solicitation or inbreedingis not now, nor has it ever been, a part of the Amish culture.