I thought that people in foreign countries dressed in their native costumes all the time, like German's in Leiderhosen, and Dutch in wooden shoes, and Russians in big furry hats. I guess those filmstrips we watched in grade school were REALLY old.
A childhood belief about nationalities
others believed things like this
- When I was a kid I used to believe that cartoons were people dressed up in special costumes.— Sarah-Jane
- I used to believe that clouds were foreign countries.— Ade
- i used to believe that the people on TV could see me. i never watched tv without getting dressed first!— Katy
- I was shocked when I found out that dogs in foreign countries didn't know English commands.Anon
- I heard my mum talking about foreign people, and I later asked, "have you ever been to Foreign?"— Kia
- I used to think that all Dutch people wore clogs and lived in windmills— American