I remember thinking that non-English speakers were much smarter because they could speak "so much faster."
A childhood belief about foreign languages
others believed things like this
- I used to believe that my dog could speak English, but he just didn't feel like it.— Mariah
- I used to think everyone in the world knew and thought in English, but choose to speak different languages. Anon
- I used to think that I was smarter than adults. Now I know kids are smarter than adults in many ways— Marshall M
- i used to think that the faster you go in your car, the faster the car radio went.— Matt
- I used to think that when I ate vegetables I will be smarter.— Dark_X_Raider
- I used to think that even people who spoke something other than English, thought in English— Peaches