I used to believe that people in foreign countries, china for example, made different sounds when then laughed. For instance, we would laugh like Ha Ha Ha and the would say chang chang chang.
A childhood belief about foreign languages

others believed things like this
- The Chinese language just had three words: ching, chang, and chong.— MD Caruso
- I used to believe that clouds were foreign countries.— Ade
- I also thought that people in different countries coughed, sneezed, laughed, or cried in their own language!— Mini
- 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 believe that the twinkling of the stars made the sounds that crickets made.Anon