When I was little (about 20 years ago), halloween wasn't a very big deal where I live in England, so I was very excited when i was invited to go collecting "candy" with a friend on the American army base nearby. Apparently I embarrassed her because I didn't know any of the american words, like jackolantern or candy. All night I was knocking on doors demanding "treacle treat" and then crying when I got neither treacle or candy (which i pictured as some sort of sugary sticks wrapped in american flags!), but normal sweets and chocolate.
A childhood belief about sweeties
others believed things like this
- I thought if you took some candy and buried in the yard, you would grow a candy tree.Anon
- I thought that the barber sign meant candy because I thought it looked like a candy cane.Anon
- Living near Canada's border without cable, I didn't know I was American. — Romania
- I used to believe candy floss were a pink spider web around a stick so I didn't want to eat any. 🍭🕷🕸— Agate
- i used to believe that i am american.
i am japanese . — mayumi - I thought that all black people were African-AmericanAnon