I used to believe there were only three directions: north, south, eastnwest. I would argue with my mother when she tried to tell me that east and west were two separate directions,"But my teacher SAID!"
A childhood belief about speaking
others believed things like this
- I used to believe that north was always straight ahead. I could never face south, but I knew it was behind me!— Bruces
- I used to believe that the North Pole was the coldest place in the world and the South Pole was the hottest...— Logica
- I used to believe all of North America was Canada and South America was USA..— Daria
- For along time I thought the Middle East and Eastern Europe were just different names for the same place!— Helllowerer
- In old west lore, Billy the Kid was called 'buck toothed'. I thought this was because he sucked his thumb. — Monty
- I used to think Freud was pronounced frood, and that "Froid" was a separate person with a different name!— Gracie