my brother, as a kid, once mistook the name of the city "Miami" for "My Ami." A family friend, i guess, named robert (this was before my time), used to talk about "His Ami" all the time, so when our mother spoke of going to Miami, my brother blurted out, "No! It's not your ami, it's Robert's ami!"
A childhood belief about places
you weren't the only one
42 of you believed this
- When i was little my poppy said he had to go to miami and then i told my dad poppy is going to his ami.— Billy Bob Joe
- When my parents would tell me they were going to Miami I'd ask "How long are you staying in Yourami"?— Christy F
- When I was about three we went to Miami, florida. I kept asking my mom what her Ami was. LOL.— Audrey
- Ash where she was going my daughter said, Mama's ammy. Meaning Miami.Anon
- my brother said " i'm goin to miami wanna come?" to my little brother said "yeah! i'll go to your ami!"— blah
- While driving to Florida, my little sister asked, "Mommy, is your Ami the same as Mi-ami?"— 10-23