One day when I was about 5 or so, I heard my grandma say 'That guy looks Jewish'. She was pointing at him, but I thought she was just pointing directly at his coat.
I got this idea that Jewish was a brand of some sort.
So the next day at my friends house, we were playing dress up and she asked me if I liked her crown.
I said, 'Yeah, is it made by Jewish?' right in front of her mom.
A childhood belief about appearance
others believed things like this
- Since Germans speak German, I thought Jewish people spoke Jewish.— Lori
- I grew up Jewish. Until I was about 10, I believed that everyone who wasn't Jewish was Catholic.— Philm35
- I used to think that jewish men wore "kippots" or "yarmulkes" to cover their bald spots..— Charlotte
- Street signs with the upward pointing arrow was for airplanes. — Tammy
- I used to believe that a half moon was gods finger nail, and his finger was pointing downwards.— clo
- I used to believe that Madonna's "dress you up in my love" was "dress you up in nylon."Anon