Umbrella Academy: Why The Amish Call Klaus “English”
Warning: Contains SPOILERS for The Umbrella Academy season 3.
The Umbrella Academy has Klaus in search of a purpose in life and where he came from, which leads him to the Amish countryside, where he is referred to as "English." Klaus wants nothing more than to find his mother, thinking it will help heal the trauma and pain he is in, so he begins asking the Amish about his mother, Rachel. What Klaus finds is that the Amish are not so welcoming to him, but it's unclear whether or not they're insulting him when they refer to Klaus with the nickname of "English."
Surrounded by trees and cows, Klaus and Number Five take a trip to Pennsylvania in The Umbrella Academy season 3, episode 2, «World's Biggest Ball of Twine.» Klaus feels this will be the answer to everything he's been missing because he will finally learn where he comes from. Klaus asks about his mother, Rachel. Caleb, an Amish man, is quick to step in. Caleb tells Klaus to "walk [his] fancy boots back to town where [he] belongs, and leave [the Amish] be." He then shoves Klaus to the ground, and Klaus is confused because he thought the Amish "were supposed to be nice." It is here that Caleb tells Klaus this is a misconception and he calls Klaus "English." After discovering all the cows are gone, Caleb can also be heard yelling, "English, the cows are missing! What did you do?"
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Though Caleb calls The Umbrella Academy's Klaus "English," in anger, it is not necessarily negative because the term is used widely to mean someone who is not Amish. Sarah-Beth, Rachel's sister, also calls Klaus "English," when she first meets him and when she tries to protect him by telling him to leave. While
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