When I was a wee lass my Auntie would often call Brazil Nuts - nigger toes. Now, I must explain...she was born in the late 1800's and my father was born in 1913 so maybe that explains the term, I really don't know. They were certainly NOT prejudiced people and were respectful of everyone. When I was very young, I had this terrible feeling that people with black skin had their toes removed and it upset me to no end. I suppose I was about 5/6 when it was explained to me where the expression came from and why. I can't imagine anyone using this expression today I am in my 52nd year, have never used the term and just can't imagine using it.
A childhood belief about nasty food
others believed things like this
- At a young age I couldn't imagine how people without glasses could marry the ones wearing them. — Ana
- I used to believe that people born on leap year would only age once every 4 yearsAnon
- i believe that if im born in december im older then people born in may— runawayfox16
- My father always told me that if I wore socks to bed I would grow hair inbetween my toes. Anon
- I used to think that the expression "The former or the latter?" was actually "The farmer or the ladder?" — Fitzwilliam
- I used to believe cartoons where real people. You can imagine how that went... — Emma