I used to believe that a germaphobe was a "germanphobe", someone who is scared of Germans. I overheard a conversation between my mom and someone on the phone and she said "germaphobe". I would wonder why someone would be scared of Germans, maybe because of their accent or something. I dunno
A childhood belief about speaking
others believed things like this
- I used to think that germans had germs on them and that's why they were called that— Jessica
- I believed that all Germans were Nazis because of one of my classmates.— Joseph
- Since Germans speak German, I thought Jewish people spoke Jewish.— Lori
- I always thought that my relatives were really tiny, and inside my phone when I talked to them on the phone.Anon
- I used to believe that rainbows got scared and went away if you went outside— Kate
- I used to believe that when you grew up, nothing scared you anymore. Anon