I grew up on a small island in the South Pacific. I (we) mistakenly believed that the childhood game called Red Rover, was called Run Over. After all, you RAN over, right? Unfortunately, it wasn't until reminiscing with my adult friends in the U.S. that I discovered that something had gotten lost in the translation. It now makes sense to me why I received strange looks when trying to explain this great game we used to play as kids called Run Over. I was shocked that no one in the U.S. ever played it before.
A childhood belief about speaking
others believed things like this
- I used to think that adult kangaroos were called Kangas and that child kangaroos were called Roos. Anon
- I used to believe that Ireland was called that because it really is an island!Anon
- I believed that the breed of dog called Boxer was called that because they could stand up and box.Anon
- i used to think easter island was called that because a giant bunny ran around and layed eggs there. — Oliver
- I used to believe that the game The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess was the longest game ever.Anon
- When I was a child I used to believe that when I played video games my real world changed like the game. — J