I remember thinking that Indiana was India, and it was part of the United States. I remember thinking how cool it was to live in the same country as Aladdin (don't ask).
A childhood belief about places

others believed things like this
- I used to believe that the United States were a planet, since I'm from another country.Anon
- I grew up in Hawaii, and was pretty sure that our country, the United States, was the fiftieth stateAnon
- I remember thinking that non-English speakers were much smarter because they could speak "so much faster." Anon
- I remember thinking that the "Nude Furniture" store was some sort of naughty place. — Texas Rocky
- I used to think that girls' anuses were green. I remember thinking that as late as high school.— Jack
- I used to believe that America was one of the states of the United States.— Limor