When my sister was little she thought that down town was New York. Whenever she was there she would sing New york New york.
A childhood belief about places

others believed things like this
- When I was young I thought that York Peppermint Patties were illegal drugs.— Shirley B.
- I used to think that New York was pronounced "Yew Nork"Anon
- That there was an underground tunnel linking New York to San Francisco.— Christophe Chang
- I used to believe that the "real" Santa Claus was at Macy's in New York City. All the rest were fakes. — Marcia
- I thought the big apple was literally a giant apple in New York Anon
- My sister used to sing Kylie's "cheese on my pillow", somehow tears works better.— Tom