We grew up abroad, and didn't get many foreign newspapers and anything American was considered a real treat. When I overheard my parents talking about subscribing to a newspaper that I understood to be called The Herald Tribillion, I assumed this meant that each issue cost tribillion dollars. I reached the happy, yet misguided, opinion that we were phenomenally rich.
A childhood belief about money
others believed things like this
- I heard my mum talking about foreign people, and I later asked, "have you ever been to Foreign?"— Kia
- I used to think Buddy Rich was called Buddy Rich because he was my dad's friend, same with Buddy Holly. Anon
- I used to believe that the inspection stickers on cars indicated the cost of the car, ie, a 12 meant $12 etc.Anon
- I used to think that AM and FM stood for "American Music" and "Foreign Music."— Sylvia Fowler
- i used to believe anyone who didn't live in my neighborhood was rich.— Spencer
- I was shocked when I found out that dogs in foreign countries didn't know English commands.Anon