When I used to ask people where they were going on holiday as a child they used to tell me they were going abroad. I grew up thinking that abroad was the name of a popular holiday destination in France.
A childhood belief about places

others believed things like this
- I thought the holiday was called "Merrychristmas" so I would tell people "happy merrychristmas"Anon
- I used to think my birthday was a holiday everybody celebrated ]w]— Rin
- I used to believe Turkey day was a Turkish holiday. Then why are we celebrating it in America?— Lecia
- I used to think my birthday was a national holiday and the whole world celebrated it— アノン
- I used to think being on holiday meant that you were moving house temporarily, like with a change of address.Anon
- I used to think that aeroplane carry people to a destination which located on top of the clouds — kaizen7