When I was growing up there were only four countries: The United States, Canada, China, and Russia. China and Russia were on the other side of Earth and right next to each other, like Canada and the US are. And the Cold War was named that because it was in Russia, and it was cold there.
A childhood belief about nationalities
others believed things like this
- I used to believe Germany was in Asia somewhere near Russia.— It's in Europe!
- I used to believe that China was attached to the United States somewhere up near Washington state.Anon
- I used to think the "Cold War" was a war where countries tried to freeze each other to win the war. Anon
- I always thought that everytime it got cold or snowed, the plant Neptune came closer to earth.— Andy T
- I used to believe that America was one of the states of the United States.— Limor
- I used to believe that The Mall Of America was in Canada. — Adam