When i was young i used to hear the term 'Midlands' on the local news and imagine it was a vast, sprawling desert area somewhere the other side of the world. Little did i realise it was simply the name for my local area.
A childhood belief about places
others believed things like this
- Well into adulthood I thought that a local anesthetic meant one from the area near the hospital..— D'sparil
- I always believed that we lived in Manchester (we didn't) but it was always the main place on the local news!— Richard M
- When I was around four,I used to think when it rained in my area,it rained over the WHOLE world too...Anon
- I used to beleive that the moon was where the local fair was.— tah
- I used to believe the local Catholic church was Disney Land.— Sherri
- I used to think that "No standing signs" meant that you weren't allowed to actually stand in the area!Anon