During World War II we lived in Sydney's harbour suburb Balmain, and government warnings included taking shelter under a staircase or strong piece of furniture in a confined space during air raids. When japanese submarines raided Sydney Harbour in 1942 all sirens went off and our terrified Mum put my sister and me under a heavy table she had dragged to the hallway. At age 7 I thought the japanese must be very exciting people because I was never allowed to play under the table at other times. My belief was strengthened when the Royal Australian Navy buried the recovered japanese bodies with full military honours - which surprised even the japanese, who had not suspected that "barbarians" could behave with such honour!
A childhood belief about wars
others believed things like this
- i used to believe that i am american.
i am japanese . — mayumi - My older brother made me believe that wristwatches were powered by tiny Japanese men inside them.— Outsider
- i used to believe that a ghost lived under my bed and that a giant lived under our dining room table.— nameless
- I used to belief that when it rained that all the birds died. Where eles did they go for shelter.— K digga
- I used to think that at funeral homes, dead bodies were propped up on the furniture, just hanging out!— pam
- When I was little I used to think that my uncle lived in a bus shelter.— tigga