My brother once referred to the neighbor as a lesbian (she was Lebanese...)
A childhood belief about nationalities

others believed things like this
- Until I was about 11 or 12 I thought that "prostitute" referred to a female criminal.Anon
- I used to believe that the phrase "Mamma Mia" referred to a girl named Mia.Anon
- I used to believe the ^^ emoticon referred to 2 pointy ears like a cat, instead of closed eyes.Anon
- i used to think that the term 'necking' referred to boyfriends and girlfriends who rubbed their necks togetherAnon
- I use to think labor day was neighbor day where you would go out and visit all your neighbors.— euphonic
- when I was a kid my neighbor told me if I picked my nose I would poke out my eye. I believe him. — Jane