I made an offer for the little Amish farm and the realtor said he would take the offer to the owner at the farm. You see the Amish don't have phones at home or electricity nor indoor plumbing. They do use technology; just that they are careful about how much and when.
This makes for an interesting circumstance when doing business with them. Instead of talking to a little plastic box in your hand you go and visit with them and talk about the business in person. This is the way business is done in most of the world except the developed world. I like doing business this way. I get to see how the other person reacts to my communication-most communication is non-verbal. Posture, hand, eye movements, facial expression, rate of breathing, sighs, shifting of weight and a host of other voluntary in-voluntary actions and learned regional, social expressions color communication. The little plastic boxes cannot transmit that kind of information.
Also the when you have to visit someone in person and get their attention to do business the pace slows in one respect and in another the response is immediate. Usually you know where you stand in regards to how they feel about the issue at hand.
I like the the personal face to face business style seems more real.
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