The Pennsylvania Dutch came to America early on (17th-18th century), whereas the bulk of German immigration seems to have happened later on in the 19th century, how did these different cohorts of Germanic immigrants interact with one another?

by Dry_Discussion

SiriusFaust

Well, Pennsylvania Dutch is not actually Dutch. Any Dutch or German person that has heard Pennsylvania Dutch can tell its actually an Americanised German. I have no idea why it is called Pennsylvania "Dutch" when it should be called Pennsylvania "German".