I grew up in Nova Scotia, Canada where a lot of places are named in Native Canadian (ie, tatamagouche, etc) and we used to drive by a place called Musquodobit Harbour on our way to Clam Harbour beach. I always thought it was called Mosquito Bite Harbour and thought I would never like to go there!!
A childhood belief about places
others believed things like this
- Because of Pocahontas, I grew up believing Native Americans noises sounded like English to Native Americans.Anon
- I used to believe that mosquito larvae were baby hammerhead sharks. Made the ditch a very dangerous place!— Karen
- I used to think there was a place called Caucasia and everyone from there was Caucasian.— Lucy
- I used to believe that electricity was manufactured in a factory in a place called 'Electriz City'.— Sally
- I thought Clydesdale was a place dreamed up by a little boy named Clyde.Anon
- i used to believe i was native american because i was a native of america!!!— rachel