I used to believe that "South America" was referring to the southern US states. Once, in class, we were asked to name some countries in South America. I raised my hand and said "That's easy! There's Florida, Georgia, Texas..."
I was mortified when the teacher corrected me.
A childhood belief about places
others believed things like this
- I used to believe all of North America was Canada and South America was USA..— Daria
- i used to believe that all of south america was mexico— katie
- i used to believe that hawaii was located right south of florida. hey, they both have great weather!— ashley
- I used to believe that America was one of the states of the United States.— Limor
- I used to believe that the maps for the United States and Texas were identical.— JTexas
- I used to believe that north was always straight ahead. I could never face south, but I knew it was behind me!— Bruces