I grew up in Florida were it doesn't snow. In school we would create snow flakes for decorations during the holidays. But it wasn't until I saw snow at age 18 that I realized snow flakes were microscopic, not 8x10.
A childhood belief about weather

others believed things like this
- i was convinced that snow was pink, i was devastated the first i saw real snow.Anon
- My dad told me that in Florida, snow is orange.— Belle
- I used to believe that I could smell when it was going to snow.
(I still can!)— sw - I used to think that snow was rain still in the bag.— Robert
- when i was a kid i used to believe that snowcones come from snow— Marianthy
- I used to believe that snow on the ground was clouds that were too tired to fly.— alex