As a small child in the early 80s, I decided the Cold War was so called because of the harsh climate in Russia.
A childhood belief about wars
others believed things like this
- I used to think if you caught a cold during summer, it was called a "hot".— Brandon Campbell
- I thought cold sores, were really called cole slaw!!— kathryn
- I used to believe Germany was in Asia somewhere near Russia.— It's in Europe!
- As a small child I always confused someone being unconcious with someone being dead.— Rick
- I used to think that adult kangaroos were called Kangas and that child kangaroos were called Roos. Anon
- As a small child I believed that the word was "nakeup", finally I found out that it was actually "makeup".— Hannnah P.