"There's a lot of misunderstandings in public services about what we do," he said.
One of the most pernicious misunderstandings in the West about Iranians is that they are dour religious fanatics.
"Who's Irish?" asked the Chinese-American writer Gish Jen in her story collection of the same name, exploring cultural differences and misunderstandings in the United States.
THANKS to all those who commented on my post about foreigners' most common misunderstandings in Brazil, which generated some media interest here.
Additional reporting by Jessica Glenza This article was amended on Friday 5 August to clarify some misunderstandings in Rhode's interview about the nature of California's gun laws.
Upon entering class, students should share their summaries with their group members and clear up any inconsistencies or misunderstandings in information that may have arisen.
One of the biggest misunderstandings in much of the discussion about Google's deal to buy DoubleClick is the perception that DoubleClick actually is involved in selling advertising.
For 10 years Brel had turned his back on fame to escape "a certain number of misunderstandings in myself that are destroying me bit by bit".
Gupta makes an important distinction between dependence and addiction, cutting to the heart of one of the greatest misunderstandings in the conversation about pain management.
"We are satisfied that any discrepancies in the implementation of our decree have resulted from misunderstandings in executing the court's mandate," the chief justice wrote.
MOD DG Buchris noted the two still relatively new administrations in the United States and Israel, and the importance of limiting the number of misunderstandings in the future.
