I used to believe that people from germany were called germs, and that they had a lot of germs. I was afraid to shake hands with my mom's friend because she was german and i didn't want to catch her germs!
A childhood belief about nationalities
others believed things like this
- I was afraid of my grandma because i thought she had germs because she was german!Anon
- That germs came from Germany.— Alicia
- I used to think that germans had germs on them and that's why they were called that— Jessica
- When i was younger i thought germs and bacteria were the same size as me— Tasha
- I used to think it was illegal to speak German in Germany because of World War Two.— Anonymous
- My friend was in Germany, and she thougth that "ausfart" was a city.— Tone