Last summer some of my friends and I (Canadians) were in England and we ran into a group of Americans, probably about 15 or 16. They asked if we were Americans, and we said no. So they asked if were from Canadia, in reply we asked if they were from Americana.
A childhood belief about nationalities

others believed things like this
- I thought Canadians came from Canadia.Anon
- Because of Pocahontas, I grew up believing Native Americans noises sounded like English to Native Americans.Anon
- I usd to believe that, all Americans were left handed and we all died when we reached our 100th birthday!— Greg Baron
- When my son was about six or seven, he asked my Dad who was in his sixties then, if he was the first man ever.— Lisa
- I once asked my mum when she was a little boy, and I wondered when it was my turn too.— Confused
- I once asked my mom when our cat would learn how to talk.— jenny zych