When I(from India) was in USA for an assignement(Software), I found that my Manager believed, everybody in India had Elephants just like people in US had Cars.She couldn't understand why we laughed for a looong time before we could explain her.
A childhood belief about places
others believed things like this
- I thought that Indian Summer was like the weather in India.Anon
- I used to believe that India and Indonesia were right next to each other since their names sounded alikeAnon
- When I was little, I couldn't understand why people called me a tomBOY, instead of a tomGIRL.— Amanda
- I thought that people were like cars because cars have exhaust pipes, and people fart.— Matt
- Mom couldn't understand why at dinner time I wanted Chicken Pox.— Kristin
- I used to think that boysenberry was poisonberry and couldn't understand whay anyone would want to eat it.Anon